How to plan for College ?

Choosing which college you are going to attend is a big decision. Probably for the first time in students life, you are going to have a chance to determine where students are going to spend four or more years of there life's. So students should not make the mistakes that high school students make and wait until the last minute to prepare for and select a college. Too often students wait until their senior year even the last semester of their senior year to decide where they want to go to college.

Colleges have specific admissions requirements: Most of the colleges especially in the areas of science and maths have specific admission requirements. If students wait until there senior year is underway to check into the admission requirements of colleges that interest them. Also some colleges have certain score requirements, if students' scores are not high enough to meet their standards students may need to try again. If students prepare for college in advance by deciding during there junior year where you may want to go, You will have more chances to take the test and to meet the colleges score requirements.

College of your choice may have an early application deadlines: Some of the more selective colleges want you to apply as early your junior year. Others prefer that you apply during the first month or two of your senior year. Some have later applications deadlines but their deadlines for colleges scholarships may be as early.

Many colleges have summer programs: Most of the colleges have summer programs such as dual credit programs, summer camps, enrichment programs and exploratory programs specifically for juniors who are trying to prepare by making college, major, and career choices Read more...