SENIORS
Excel at School
- Check with your target colleges to see if they require the ACT or SAT subject tests. Take them in the fall. You can retake the SAT to improve your scores.
- Sign up for the ACT or SAT if you haven’t taken it or want to retake it. Go to collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/register for the SAT or actstudent.org/regist for the ACT.
- Prepare online at actstudent.org/testprep or khanacademy.org/sat.
- Start to think about how you will spend the summer after graduation. Consider applying for a summer camp, a program at a university, an internship or a job in a field you’re interested in. Many college orientations take place in the summer, so include them in your plans.
- Make sure you’re doing everything needed to graduate.
- Ask your counseling office to send first semester transcripts to schools where you applied.
- Keep your grades up. The college that you do attend will want to see your final transcript. Colleges expect you to finish 12th grade with strong grades.
- Celebrate your success.