Keep doing your best in school – Study hard, earn good grades, and participate in class.
Ask your counselor about challenging and interesting courses (advanced placement or honors) you can take in high school.
Continue to explore different career options.
Start saving money now to help pay for college.
Continue taking advanced courses such as Algebra II and intermediate foreign language class.
Talk to your parents, older sisters and brothers, and other students who are attending college. If you don’t know any college students, ask your counselor to help you contact them.
Think about careers, majors, and jobs that interest you. Take our personality quiz, talk to experts in jobs that interest you. If you have access to a computer, research the jobs on the Internet.
Check out the Roadmap to College and begin to chart your college course.