1. 2012!!

2.  Be involved in Extracurricular Activities  Quality vs Quantity  Make sure you are getting leadership Positions  Ex: student president, varsity captain of a sports team etc..  Reach out to your Counselors  They can help!  Grades Matter  No C’s!!

3.  Practice  Study from Books  Public Library  Ask your Teachers for Help  http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice  Free Question of the Day  Free Practice Exam  Free Sample Practice Questions

4.  SAT can be taken as many times as possible  Ask Counselor for WAIVER!!!  http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee- waivers  2 Free Exams with Waiver!  Some Universities Require  SAT Subject Test

5. SAT DateSubject Test Available?Registration DeadlineLate Registration Deadline 11/3/12YES10/4/201210/22/2012 12/1/12YES11/1/201211/16/2012 1/26/13YES12/28/20121/11/2012 3/9/13NO2/8/20122/22/2012 5/4/13YES4/5/20124/19/2012 6/1/13YES5/2/20125/17/2012

6.  PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!  Some Universities Require  ACT WITH WRITING  http://www.actstudent.org/testprep/  Free Question of The Day  Free Practice Test Questions

7.  ACT can be taken as many times as possible  Ask Counselor for WAIVER!!!  http://www.actstudent.org/faq/feewaiver.html  2 Free Exams with Waiver!

8. ACT DateWriting Available?Registration DeadlineLate Registration Deadline 10/27/12YES9/21/20129/22/2012 – 10/5/2012 12/8/12YES11/2/201211/3/2012 – 11/16/2012 2/9/13YES1/11/20121/12/2013 – 1/18/2013 4/13/13NO3/8/20123/9/2012 – 3/22/2012 6/8/13YES5/3/20125/4/2012 – 5/17/2012

9. SAT DateSubject Test Available?Registration DeadlineLate Registration Deadline 9/21/13YESunknown 10/26/13YESunknown 12/14/13YESunknown 2/8/14YESunknown 4/12/14YESunknown 6/14/14YESunknown

10.  4 Free Application Fees Through SAT  Ask counselor for details  http://sat.collegeboard.org/register/sat-fee- waivers  Continue Editing Your Essays!  Ask several teacher for their Opinion  Have Good Relationships with Teachers  Continue a good relationship with the teacher that you might ask for a recommendation letter  It is important that they know what you think, and where and why you are applying to that school

11.  Do not worry about the price of a school  Most people do not end up paying that cost  Attending a selective private college can be cheaper than going to a community or state college.  Things to consider when looking at schools:  Majors (Academics)  Small vs. large  Climate  Sports (if that is important to you)  College Visits  Pay attention to deadlines  Plan Accordingly

12.  SAT with 2 Subject Test  ACT with Writing  Early Decision Deadline (Seniors)  November 1 st  BINDING DECISION!  Regular Decision Deadline (Seniors)  January 1 st  2 Letters of Recommendation

13.  MIT Minority Introduction to Engineering and Science (MITES)  http://web.mit.edu/mites/index.html  Six Weeks All Paid!  Application Deadline: January 15th  Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts  MIT Research Science Institute (RSI)  http://www.cee.org/research-science-institute  Six Weeks All Paid!  Application Deadline: January 6  Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts  Woman Technology Program  http://wtp.mit.edu/  Six Weeks All Paid!  Application Deadline: January 1 st  Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

14.  LEAD Engineering  http://www.leadprogram.org/summer- programs/lead-engineering-sei-csi  Application Deadline: January 25 th  Duration: Three Weeks  All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance!  Location: Atlanta, Georgia or Villanova, Pennsylvania  University of Texas MITE  http://www.engr.utexas.edu/eoe/precollege/mite  All Paid For!  Location: Austin, Texas  Application Deadline: UNKOWN (but is available February 1 st )  Duration: One Week

15.  RISE Summer Internship Program  http://oso.stanford.edu/programs/39-rise- summer-internship-program  Application Deadline: February 11 th  Duration: 7 Weeks  All Paid!  Location: Stanford, California

16.  Stanford Medical Youth Science Program  http://oso.stanford.edu/programs/28-stanford- medical-youth-science-program  Application Deadline: February 11 th  Duration: Five Weeks  All Paid!  Location: Stanford, California

17.  LEAD Business  http://www.leadprogram.org/summer- programs/lead-business  Application Deadline: January 25 th  Duration: Three – Four Weeks  All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance!  Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or Evanston, Illinois or Ann Arbor, Michigan or Durham, North Carolina, etc…  The McCombs High School Summer Programs  http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/prospective/H igh-School-Summer-Programs/  Application Deadline: April 2 nd  Duration: One Week  All Paid!  Location: Austin, Texas

18.  LEAD Global  http://www.leadprogram.org/summer-programs/lead- business  Application Deadline: January 25 th  Duration: 10 Days  All Paid but ask for Financial Assistance!  Location: Canada, Atlanta, South Africa!  EPGY Summer Institutes  http://epgy.stanford.edu/summer/highschoolprogram.ht ml  Application Deadline: UNKOWN (but opens December 1 st )  Duration: Three-Four Weeks  Paid: Unkown  Location: Stanford, California

19.  The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program  http://www.princeton.edu/sjp  Deadline: UNKOWN (but opens November)  Duration: 10 Days  All Paid!  Location: Princeton, New Jersey

20.  Reach Out to Your Mentor  Let Us Know Where You Are Applying!!  WE ARE HERE TO HELP!!!

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27.  Do Great At School!  Take and Practice for SAT & ACT!  Apply for College!  Make the Most Out of Your Summer! Email Us For More Information: Norma Torres: nmt1@rice.edu Zachary Marx-Kuo: zdm1@rice.edu Alberto Rodriguez: ar50@rice.edu Sussy Aguirre: sa28@rice.edu