Important dates for juniors

Gordon Chalmers, college counselor at San Francisco School of the Arts, sent out this calendar of college-related dates for juniors:

March 1 – SAT test date
7 – ACT deadline for the April 12th ACT

April 1 – SAT deadline for the May 3rd test
12 – ACT test date
17– College Fair at the Concourse Center (635 Eighth St. near Townsend, San Francisco) from 3 to 7 p.m.. A must for juniors and sophomores plus parents

May 3 – SAT test date
5 – Advanced Placement testing begins
6 - SAT deadline for the June 7th test
7 – Deadline for the June 14th ACT

June 7 – SAT test date
9 – Finals begin
13 – Last day of school
14 – ACT test date

To register for tests:
ACT – go to ACT.org
SAT – go to collegeboard.com

The wise junior takes the ACT in April, the SAT in March, the SAT II in either May or June and repeats the ACT in June.
Notes:
The deadline for the September ACT will be in August before school starts
The deadline for the October SAT will be right after school starts in September
The SAT II or Subject Tests are required by the University of California but not by California State Universities. Two subjects are required by U.C.s, but it is wise to take three tests as they will take your best two.

In my own family's case, my junior took the SAT in January and the ACT last Saturday, Feb. 9. He still needs to take the SAT II (Subject Test). He's not going to take the SAT or ACT again — he's done.