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[quote=Anonymous]I just finished Crazy U and it is an easy read.  Not sure it gets exactly to OPs question but is entertaining.

OP, a lot of this depends on the type of college your DD is interested in.  The more selective, the more testing and testing prep you need to plan for.  Less selective schools and she may only need to take the SAT or ACT once, and won't need subject tests.

If she is aiming high then you probably want to start SAT prep by the end of the summer at the latest.  How were her 10th grade PSATs?  If in range of NMSF (around 218-221) then maybe worth prepping, otherwise just focus on SATs (or ACTs).

You should start looking at a few colleges this fall if you haven't already, just to narrow down the types of schools she is interested in. Start the visits in earnest in the spring.  I think fall of senior year is way too late, unless you are limiting her to state schools or a narrow geography or something like that.  The ED deadlines are Nov 1 and some schools like UMD want applications by Nov 1 as well for priority admissions. I have a rising senior and the list of schools is pretty much done.  Will start the application in August.  Once school and fall sports starts it will be hard to fit it all in so trying to get as much done as possible in advance.[/quote]

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