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Keep taking classes that challenge you. |
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Work hard all year; second semester grades can affect scholarship eligibility.
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Stay involved and seek leadership roles in your activities. |
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Meet with your school counselor to make sure you are on track to graduate and fulfill college admission requirements |
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Apply to the colleges you have chosen. Prepare your applications carefully. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO DEADLINES! |
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Review the application process for FAFSA and make a note to do the actual application early in the spring once your parents file their income tax returns. |
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Go to your mailbox or check on-line everyday to see if acceptance letters or award letters for your financial aid have arrived! Once you have received notification of your acceptance; decide which college fits your academic
goals, career interests, and financial situation. You will have a short window of time available to reply back to the school if you choose to accept or decline the school's offer. Make sure to notify the colleges either way.
Those colleges that have limit on enrollment will need a response no later than May 1 of that given year. |
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Send a personal thank-you to those individuals who spent time helping you with aspects of your college admissions application, financial aid, scholarships, grants, and student loans.
The few minutes that it takes you to handwrite the thank you or send an electronic "thank you" is invaluable to your success in college. |
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Pack for college. Don't forget to include things that remind you of friends,
your high school years, family, and your accomplishments! Be prepared for the new
opportunities and challenges college will bring. Make sure to check out a "mentoring"
program for new freshman on campus and have a great time your freshman year! |