Post-Secondary
If you are hoping to attend college after high school, you should be making A’s and B’s (preferably A’s) in the toughest classes you can manage. There is no big secret to college admissions; colleges are looking for good students with a proven ability to succeed in their academics.
Make sure to visit the webpages of the colleges you are interested in early in high school…or better yet, visit the colleges themselves! Look for “freshman class profiles” on college undergraduate admission pages to see what a typical accepted student at the school looks like as far as test scores and GPAs are concerned.
Some factors to consider when choosing a college are:
- Major/Field of Study – does this college offer the program I’m interested in?
- Competitiveness – how close do I resemble the college’s typical student (look at “freshman profiles”)?
- Location – how far away from home do I want to be?
- Cost/Financial Aid – how much is the college’s tuition rate and what aid/scholarships can they offer?
- Family Responsibilities
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9th and 10th grade college planning checklist
11th and 12th grade college planning checklist
GA Futures College and Career Guide
The senior booklet can be found here.
It contains information about applying to college and post-secondary planning.