Remember: You should be talking with your parents throughout this entire process! This checklist is designed to give you general direction regarding what happens, and when.
- Get off to a good start! Study hard and turn in all assignments.
- Get to know your teachers.
- Meet with your guidance counselor.
- Read, read, read
- Take advantage of every opportunity to participate in enrichment activities.
- Develop, with your counselor, a four year plan for high school and ideas for college
- Review your academic strengths and weaknesses. Talk with friends and family about careers and possible college choices. You might also want to visit our Career Exploration site or Choosing a college.
- Attend, with your parent, any financial planning or "how to afford college" programs offered at your school or in the community. Consider Savings Plans in the Paying section of PEFmap2college.
- Visit a college campus, either locally or somewhere else.
- Check out KnowHow2Go for information that is targeted at middle school students.
- Hear from some recent Colegio Albania graduates who have gone off to college on the Meet the Grads page.
- Click through the rest of PEFmap2college.org for more information on all of these topics.