Fill this sheet before you meet your counselor. You should leave with a provisional next-year schedule, backups, and questions. How admissions readers weigh academics is explained in what colleges look for in admissions. Activity scoring lives on the 9th Grade Activity Trial Scorecard. This page is courses only.
Use your school catalog and counselor. Graduation rules are school-specific. No single course is universally required for selective admission, and this sheet does not predict an admissions result.
Current courses
Write what you are in now, not what you wish you had chosen.
| Subject | Course name | Level (on-level / honors / other) | Current grade or progress | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Next-year candidate courses
List candidates from your school's course guide. Mark whether the prerequisite is met, missing, or unsure.
| Subject | Candidate course | Prerequisite (met / missing / unsure) | Why this candidate |
|---|---|---|---|
Graduation requirements (your school only)
Copy each requirement the way your school names it. Use the handbook, transcript audit, or counselor sheet. Do not fill this from a national credit list.
- School or district:
- Where I copied the requirements (handbook page, counselor sheet, portal):
| Requirement as your school names it | What your school requires | Done or in progress | Still need |
|---|---|---|---|
Academic snapshot
- Strongest academic areas:
- Areas needing support (subject, habit, or both):
Rigor and stretch choice
A stretch is one next-year course that is harder than this year's level in that subject. Choose a stretch only if you can keep strong grades with healthy effort. Do not add a stretch in every subject because a college is selective. Write "none" if staying at the current level is the better plan.
- Stretch course I am considering (or "none"):
- Why this one stretch, not more:
- Courses I will keep at a sustainable level:
Workload and time conflicts
Note hours that collide with homework. Do not score activities here. Use the Activity Trial Scorecard for Keep / Quit / Start.
- Workload or balance concerns:
- Extracurricular or time conflicts (practice, job, family, commute):
Questions for counselor
Write the decisions you need the counselor to confirm.
- Question 1:
- Question 2:
- Question 3:
- Question 4:
Provisional next-year schedule
Fill one row per block or period. This is the plan you take to the meeting, not a locked registration.
| Block or period | Course | Level | Confirmed or pending |
|---|---|---|---|
Backup alternatives
Write a backup if a class is full, a prerequisite is missing, or the stretch is too much after you talk with the counselor.
| If this course is unavailable | Backup course | Why this backup |
|---|---|---|
For help turning this sheet into a year-by-year plan, work with an Ivy Ready expert.