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TNCAS Roadmap

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

Your Journey

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

Summer Strategy & Essay Kickoff
  • Update the college resume
  • Finalize and send out necessary information to letters of recommendation writers
  • Sign up and review the Common App
  • Begin the Common App essay brainstorm
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!!
Academic Excellence

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