College Planning We stress the importance of building an attractive transcript for college, while encouraging students to enjoy co-curricular activities as esteem builders and for socialization. With the continued importance of grades as a component of a career/profession, students are advised to begin researching their identified careers, and planning their electives accordingly for their junior year. Juniors are encouraged to pick six colleges, obtain information on some, and attend the Carroll College Planning Night and College Fairs. Seniors receive a College Bound Folder the 1st week of school with all the materials needed for their College merge process. Senior year the selection and application process begins, hopefully before Christmas, definitely by March 1st, when all seniors have completed the application process. A Financial Aid Workshop is held for parents and Seniors early December. Our students take the NEDT in the ninth and tenth grades, and the PSAT in the eleventh grade. Juniors and seniors take the SAT and the ACT. All of the tests above may be taken at Carroll. There is a supportive and cooperative network with other student services (i.e., student discipline). Guidance is utilized by teachers, and has been involved in formal, career-oriented groups such as Carroll Colleagues, Law Explorer's Program, and in less formal situations as some of the college counselors have met with their prospective seniors over the summer. The Guidance Department, which utilizes departmental meetings to discuss and plan, is a cohesive group of professionals dedicated to providing the best services available to our students.