·                    Start a calendar with important dates and deadlines

·                    Attend the Junior League Career & College Night at Garrett Coliseum September 26th 6:30pm-8:30pm

·                    ASVAB Test October 10^th   8 - 12

·                    Get involved with extracurricular activities.

·                    Through collegeboard.com, use College Search to find out the required courses and tests of colleges that you might be interested in attending. Learn about college costs and how financial aid works.

·                    Find out about college firsthand from college friends who are home for the holidays.

·                    Consider course work for next year.

·                    Get free AP preparation through collegeboard.com.

·                    Look for great summer opportunities — job, internship, or volunteer positions.

·                    Start your summer reading list.

·                    Start your college search: CollegeComparisonWorksheet.pdf

·                    work hard in all your classes

·                    Plan to visit college campuses to get a feel for your options. Start with colleges near you.