No more guessing. Just grade-by-grade clarity for the road ahead.
📋 Grade-by-Grade College Planning Checklists
You don’t have to do everything at once. Just the right things for this year.
✅ Printable + Digital Checklists
📆 Monthly Milestones:
Track testing, applications, scholarships, and key deadlines — all broken down by grade level and season.
🎓 Grade-by-Grade Planning:
Know what matters in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade — and what doesn’t.
📥 Want them all in one place?
📦 Download the College Ready Starter Kit📌 Fridge-Ready Versions:
Clean PDFs for each grade you can print, post, or hand off to your teen.
💼 Smart Tools for Every Stage
- 📁 Scholarship Tracker:
Sort scholarships by deadline, priority, and competitiveness. - 📝 Essay Toolkit:
Templates, prompts, and real essay examples — including Honors and Presidential apps. - 📨 Reference Request Kit:
Who to ask, how to ask, and what to include.
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