The Super Junior Program is designed for rising juniors to get on track with their college planning journey. Students will tackle seven essential steps in 90 days, including creating a top ten college list and establishing baseline ACT/SAT scores.

Here’s everything you need to know about becoming a Super Junior. The “Super Junior Checklist” is designed to help our students stay ahead of the stressful admissions schedule.  

1. What is a Super Junior? An eleventh grader who wants to get a head start on college planning. By completing our fast-track Super Junior program, students start the planning process when it matters the most: during the application pre-season. That way, when application season rolls around on August 1 of their senior year, they are well ahead of their peers. 
   
2. Why is this program needed? Junior year is the most crucial time for students to take ownership of their grades, sharpen important skills, and begin the college admissions process. All of this is time-consuming and overwhelming, from prepping for standardized tests to finalizing resumes. The Super Junior program alleviates the stress of college planning by helping students achieve their goals before senior year. 
   
3. How does it work? All Super Juniors will complete a “Super Junior Checklist” specifically designed to help them put their best foot forward. 

CLASS 101 Dayton Super Junior Checklist ✅

✅Create a top ten list of colleges and universities.
Our juniors are refining their college lists while researching possible majors. To do this, we will pull four-year course plans at colleges and compare how the same major might look different from school to school. We also explore each student’s college fit factors. 

✅Complete three college visits (either virtual or in-person)
We encourage our families to take advantage of on-campus opportunities whenever possible. We also will look at online open house events with juniors to encourage participation, particularly at schools that are located farther away. And we can help students prepare for visits by talking through their college “fit factors.”

✅Establish baseline ACT/SAT score
It is our recommendation that all juniors get a baseline ACT score before their in-school test in February/March. Some juniors have started ACT practice tests, others took a test in September or October. Class 101-Dayton will run practices ACT on January 11 and 25, 2025 for our students who do not have a baseline score yet. 

Remember that test optional policies do not eliminate the need for scores for select majors, and test scores can still improve a student’s chances for acceptance and merit scholarships at some schools. 

In 2026, the in school ACT in Ohio will be the newly updated format. But Ohio has determined all students should take the Science section, which is optional on national test dates. Therefore, we will offer science as part of our prep in the winter class. 

✅Document top trends from baseline score
Our goal is to put the best test prep plan in place for each student; these plans will look different based on each student’s goals. It starts with understanding the best test (ACT or SAT)  baseline and opportunities to increase the score. 

✅Take a DISC assessment & review career interest inventories
Students who work with Class 101 Dayton take the DISC, but they also engage in other career exploration through interest inventories and related self-reflection tools. 

✅Create a resume of all activities
We take time in college planning meetings to ask juniors to set goals for their junior year. This extends beyond academic goals to work, service, and student “separators.” Separators are projects, events, hobbies, etc. that could distinguish a student’s application from the usual list of high school activities. 

✅Super Junior Meeting
The last part of the Super Junior Checklist is to have a meeting to review all items on the completed checklist. Parents are always welcome to attend their student’s meetings, and we look forward to connecting with our junior parents this winter. 

4. What’s in it for students who become Super Juniors?
   All students who complete the program will be ahead on college applications! They also will be entered for a chance to win a national prize–a new Macbook or $250, or a local prize–$101 or a local gift card.
   
5. When does it start? The Class 101 Super Junior program kicks off November 1 and wraps up on Super Bowl Sunday, February 8, 2026. 

Class 101-Dayton does not enroll seniors, so junior year is the last year to start with us. And Super Junior season is the perfect time! Call us at 937-705-5113 to learn more!