My Personal Timeline

By helfemp0608
  • Volunteer Start

    Volunteer Start

    Started to Volunteer for Red Cross to later get a job.
  • Job Applications

    Job Applications

    Apply for Lifeguard Jobs to help make some money for college.

  • Classed for DP in IB

    Decide on classes for the following 2 years including 3 HL classes that relate to the feild of art.
    HL:
    Psychology, English, Art
    SL:
    Computer Sciences
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    Visit Colleges

    Visit colleges during summer of sophmore year to junior summer. Get a feel for the enviorment, the activities, and locations.
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    Study For ACT and SAT

    Study on going for the tests in Winter and Spring of Junior Year
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    Consider what is important in colleges

    Consider, size of school, location, opprtunities, extra curricular activities, scholarships.

  • PRA (Princeton Review Assessment)

    Online sample questions of SAT and ACT

  • Classes: Junior Year

    Consider challenging classes

  • Sign Up for PSAT, ACT, and SAT

    Leave at least 5 weeks between the time you sign up and take each test.
  • PSAT TEST

    PSAT TEST

    Could qualify me for a National Merit Scholarship

  • Interviews

    Schedual Meetings or interviews with colleges or admissins representatives.

  • Narrow College Selection

    Consider: money, scholarships, location.
  • SAT TEST

    SAT TEST

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    Assemble Portfolio

    Assemble a portfolio and resume with awards, honorable mentions, academic achievements, and test scores.
  • ACT TEST

    ACT TEST

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    Recommendations

    Ask teachers to write recommendations to attach and send with resumes.
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    Final Colleges

    Schould have final colleges in mind.

  • Evaluate Credits

    Evaluate schedual and make sure all credit requirements are met, and add any classes to help build up my portfolio.
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    Finalize Applications

    Finalize applications to be sent to colleges, including a resume of accomplishments, recommendations, and essays. (Submit for early submission)
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    Financial Aid

    Check with counseling office for any financial ais and scholarships that I meet requirments for.

  • FAFSA

    Complete any financial aid applicaions.

  • Contact Financial Aid at Colleges

  • Tuition

    Tuition

    Finial Decision on college and pay the non-refundable freshman tuition.
  • Room and Board

    Room and Board

    Fill out forms and tests required for room and board at college.
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    Start 4 year Degree in Graphic Design

    Minors to consider:
    advertising, arts and entertainment menagment, commercial and advertising.
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    College

    College to graduation
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    Internship at Advertising Firm

    Apply and work as and intern for 3-4 years during college.
    Learn to work with different and new programing.
  • Reconsider Major

    Reconsider Major

    Ask myself if this is really what i want to do, and what feild i would liek to go into of this degree.

  • Apply for a job

    Apply for a job as an art director or a position in a leading feild of media. (considering I have the internship for the past years)