<p>I’ll try to answer based on my limited knowledge…</p>
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<p>I’m not aware of one on CC, but the collegeboard.com posts this: [High</a> School Senior - college admissions, financial aid, and SAT tests](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>How to Start Planning for College in the 12th Grade – BigFuture | College Board) to get you started.</p>
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<p>The common app is released on July 1. So, other than looking at the prototype (which I can’t find right now) and thinking about essay topics, there’s not much to do until then. </p>
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<p>Yes. Start making a list and - if you like - visit colleges in person. </p>
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<p>When you have a list of schools to which your son would like to apply, you have to research whether they take the common app or have their own. </p>
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<p>He’ll probably need them. Use this summer to work up a “resume” for teachers to crib from. Also, it’s been recommended that your son should also remind a teacher about a time that in class that had significant impact on the learning environment over all or his grade specifically.</p>
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<p>I think 2 is typical. And usually at least one is done before 12th grade. If you son hasn’t taken any, he should plan to register for Oct (definitely) and then perhaps Nov or Dec. Also, consider the ACT. Many kids do better on that than the SAT.</p>
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<p>Yes, it is. Come join us on the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/544629-parents-class-2010-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/544629-parents-class-2010-a.html</a> thread. :)</p>