College Planning
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Typical schedule for SAT and ACT test.

This schedule is no longer valid as College Board has stopped offering SAT Subject Test. You can still use it just for SAT and ACT planning.

Year	Month	Tests	Note
Sophomore (10th)	June	SAT Subject Test	May be considered for those taking World History. Must for certain Language Tests
	June	ACT	Too early. not recommended
Junior (11th)	September	ACT	Optional
	October	SAT Math Level II Subject test + 2 other subjects	TOO Fundamentally important
	October	ACT	Optional
	November	SAT Subject Test	May be considered for those who wish to take the Language test with Listening
	December	2nd SAT Subject Test	Must for World History or Latin
	December	ACT	Optional
	January	SAT	Optional
	February	ACT	Optional
	March	SAT Reasoning Test	Best time to try in the Junior year
	April	ACT	Optional
	May	3rd SAT Subject Test	Must actively prepare in coordination with School's finals and AP Exams
	June	SAT Subject Test	May be considered for those taking World History. Must for certain Language Tests
	June	ACT	Do actively prepare but only after SAT Subject Tests are over. Ground work for September Test
Senior (12th)	September	ACT	The real deal, This will likely be the test most usable for most applications
	October	SAT Reasoning Test	May be the last test before Early Decision Deadline
	October	ACT	Optional. Should avoid if decent ACT or SAT score has already been achieved
	November	4th SAT Subject Test	Must for Languages with Listening. This is likely to be the last test score usable for Early Decision application, preparation for this test should start at least 1 year before the test as there will be multiple events competing for student's attention near this test date
	December	5th SAT Subject Test	Should actively prepare in case of not being accepted via Early Decision, but only after the November Subject Test
	December	ACT	Should register for, but actively prepare only after the 5th SAT Subject Test is over. To be used as insurance
	January to graduation		Aim for the best scores in AP and all school classes. May resume extracurricular activities or part time works. DO NOT SLACK OFF!!!