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TNCAS Roadmap

A structured, milestone-driven journey from 9th grade
through college acceptance.

From First Meeting to Final Decision

The TNCAS Roadmap outlines every consultation, milestone, and deliverable across your student's high school journey — giving families a clear, confident path from 9th grade all the way to college acceptance.

20+
Consultations
4
High School Years
Free
Initial Consultation
Getting Started

Initial Consultation with Family / Student

Complimentary First Meeting

Initial Consult with Family/Student

  • Review student goals
  • Review parent goals
  • Complete general survey
  • Provide TNCAS services overview
  • Finalize the TNCAS affordable services plan
30 min free
Foundation Year

9th Grade

Start of 9th Grade
  • Review and finalize 9th grade curriculum
  • Discuss student extracurricular plan
  • Explore how to maximize interests and capabilities
  • Discuss goals; lay out HS curriculum and extracurricular framework
Year-End / Start of Summer
Test Prep Instructor
  • Review 9th grade transcript
  • Develop curriculum guidelines for 10th and 11th grade
  • Reevaluate student's interests and capabilities and how to maximize
  • Review student extracurricular options inside and outside of school
  • PSAT Skill gap assessment, guidance and setting goals
  • Students are evaluated by Prep Test 1
  • Identify the focus areas for the summer prior to 10th grade
Profile Building

10th Grade

Start of 10th Grade
Test Prep Instructor
  • Finalize the curriculum for 10th grade
  • Develop curriculum guidelines for 11th and 12th grade
  • Review extracurricular options in/outside of school
  • Initiate student brand development
  • Review the PSAT Skill gap assessment and guidance
  • Students are evaluated by TNCAS Test 2
  • Initiate a plan for PSAT
  • Schedule year-end meeting to review summer plans
  • Develop and provide the preliminary plan — TNCAS V.0
Year-End / Start of Summer
  • Review 10th grade transcript
  • Review of curriculum guidelines for 11th and 12th grade
  • Review of the progress of the preliminary plan TNCAS V.0
  • Discuss summer plans
  • Initiate the college major discussion and give research resources
  • Initiate summer activities geared towards building a strong profile
  • Review Plan for PSAT — Revise
Strategy Pivot

11th Grade

Start of 11th Grade
Test Prep Instructor
  • Finalize the curriculum for 11th grade
  • Develop curriculum guidelines for 12th grade
  • Review student brand development
  • Review extracurricular options in/outside of school
  • Review the PSAT Skill gap assessment and guidance
  • Students are evaluated by TNCAS Test 3
  • Review PSAT
  • Review and update the plan — TNCAS V.1
PSAT Scores Review
Test Prep Instructor
  • Students are evaluated by Prep Test 2
  • Initiate a plan for PSAT
Midyear Review
Test Prep Instructor
  • Review majors researched; next steps include job shadows/job interviews
  • Discuss 12th grade courses, as well as admission streams available
  • Review SAT/ACT Plan
  • Evaluate the progress in the foundational gaps for SAT/ACT
  • Plan for first SAT/ACT attempt
Year-End / Start of Summer
Test Prep Instructor
  • Review 11th grade transcript
  • Review SAT scores if taken in March
  • Review of the Profile
  • Review of summer activities geared towards finalizing personal brand
  • Review of the progress of the plan TNCAS V.2
  • Finalize the SAT/ACT Plan if needed
  • Discuss college visits: types of colleges and what to look for/record on each visit
  • Revise college major, if needed
  • Begin college resume
  • Initiate teacher recommendations request
Summer Before Senior Year

Summer Consultations

Execution Year

12th Grade — Senior Year

Start of 12th Grade
  • Finalize the curriculum for 12th grade
  • Update the college resume (TNCAS Profile 1)
  • Review extracurricular options in/outside of school
  • Review SAT/ACT Scores or Test prep
September — Application Launch
  • Request for a copy of the school transcript
  • Review/Revise the college major
  • Initiate college selection
  • Plan for supplemental applications/essays/tracking plans
  • Identify major themes of essays and initiate draft ideas
  • Identify minor themes of essay and initiate draft ideas
  • Create College applications tracking spreadsheet
  • Submission deadlines — Tracking progress
  • Tracking the recommendations
  • Tracking the transcripts
  • Tracking SAT/ACT scores
  • Tracking of miscellaneous items
  • Set up frequency of tracking progress
  • Research CSS Profile and FAFSA Deadlines
  • Review of FAFSA submission requirements
October — Early Action & Decision
  • Finalize the college major
  • Finalize College selection
  • Update College applications tracking spreadsheet
  • Finalize the Common App essay
  • Finalize supplemental essays, as needed to meet Early Action/Decision deadlines
  • College Tracking — Submission deadlines
  • Submission status — Tracking progress
  • Tracking the recommendations
  • Tracking the transcripts
  • Tracking SAT/ACT scores
  • Tracking of miscellaneous items
  • Final review of early action/decision applications
  • Instructing how to submit applications
November – December – January
  • Review completion of college applications
  • Review completion of honors college/special programs/scholarship applications
  • Develop a plan for potential interviews
  • Identify potential interviews
  • Begin interview preparation
  • Continue College Tracking, as needed
Final Step

Final Consultation — February / March

Senior Year — February / March
  • Evaluate the college acceptance choices
  • Schedule visits and interviews, if applicable
  • Suggestions to follow up/negotiate financial aid/scholarships with selected colleges
  • Finalize the college/program
  • Celebrate success!!

PSAT / SAT / ACT Preparation Services

A structured, multi-year testing strategy designed to close skill gaps and maximize scores — starting in 9th grade.

End of 9th Grade Consultation #3
  • Students are evaluated by TNCAS Test 1
  • Identify the focus areas to work on and improve during the summer prior to 10th grade
Start of 10th Grade Consultation #4
  • Students are evaluated by TNCAS Test 2
  • Initiate a plan for PSAT
  • Skills gaps improvement plan
Start of 11th Grade Consultation #6
  • Students are evaluated by TNCAS Test 3
  • Review the PSAT Skill gap assessment and guidance
  • Review PSAT — gaps and strategies to improve the score
  • Focus areas to work on and weekly test practice — 4 weeks
PSAT Scores Review Consultation #7
  • Review PSAT scores
  • Initiate the SAT/ACT Plan
  • Identify strategies to bridge the foundational gaps for SAT/ACT
  • Develop SAT/ACT preparation plan
  • Establish the schedule for SAT/ACT Preparation
Junior Year — December to April
  • Monitor the progress on SAT/ACT foundational gaps
  • Plan the first attempt
  • Review SAT scores if taken in March
  • Review the final progress and schedule for the test dates
Focus SAT Prep Sessions
  • English SAT Prep Hours — 5 Hours
  • Mathematics SAT Prep Hours — 5 Hours