It’s your junior year, getting ahead on your college planning will more than pay off next year. 我们的 初级的清单 offers tips 和 ways to prepare for college. Be ready 和 confident when your senior years arrives. Keep your grades up 和 enjoy your year.
Review the categories below or download our 初级的清单 (PDF).
Take 行为 prep courses. Ask your school counselor about 类. 访问 www.行为.org 了解更多准备技巧.
参加行为考试. Take it at least once your junior year. If you take it again during your senior year, 体育菠菜大平台 only looks at your highest score. Your 行为/SAT score is not needed for admissions, but some scholarship applications may require it.
Get a taste of college life. Attend a conference or camp at 体育菠菜大平台; have lunch with a friend on campus 和 visit their 房间.
与体育菠菜大平台代表交谈.请求的信息 和 when a rep visits your school, ask many questions.
Meet with financial aid 和 academic reps. While on campus, see those who can answer your questions.
Uncertain about your career path? Identify interests, talk with others in various fields, job shadow, attend major fairs. It’s okay to not declare a major before you start college; college students often change majors.
夏季就业. Find 工作 in fields you’re interested in to give you a better insight to a career path.
研究. What are high-dem和 工作? What interests you 和 what degree or training is required? 体育菠菜大平台 has tools to help you. 访问 syria-events.com/Focus2.
接触. Find people in industries you are considering. People love to give advise to students.
Keep your online profile spotless. Use caution with your social media posts. Delete content that may be viewed unfavorably by employers, colleges, scholarship committees.
Discuss college finances with your family. 父母会帮忙支付吗？? Will loans be necessary? Will you work while attending college?
省钱. Continue to save money 和 watch your account grow. Take on extra summer 工作 if needed.
了解FAFSA. Learn all you can about FAFSA 和 各种援助: loans, grants, work study, scholarships.
研究奖学金. Learn all you can about 体育菠菜大平台奖学金, local groups, businesses. 他们需要什么？? Search online to find a larger pool of regional 和 national scholarships.
Build scholarship material. 奖学金 may require a resume, essay, recommendation letters. Start your resume now 和 fine-tune it later. Think of teachers 和 counselors who you can ask to write recommendation letters. Maintain those connections.
参与. 课外活动, 工作, volunteering are important elements for scholarships, especially those that develop leadership skills. 脱颖而出.
Attend financial aid sessions offered by your high school. You 和 your parents will be more informed 和 prepared your senior year.
Consider military options.参加后备役军官训练军团 和 国民警卫队 will help pay for college. Talk to your counselor.
比较成本. If you consider other colleges, compare annual cost equally using 15 credit hours per semester for tuition/fees, 房间, 餐, indirect cost (books, 服装, 运输, 等.). 体育菠菜大平台提供 最低的成本 among all Nebraska universities.
权衡成本. Some 工作 require a certain degree but don’t require a degree from a certain school. If you’re thinking of a pricier school, don’t justify taking on huge debt for the “experience.” The 30-year-old you, will thank you.
