Push Yourself

 

Take Hard Classes

Class Choice: It is best if you can take the kind of classes that will help prepare you for college.  Yes, they might be hard but so will college!

Step It Up: 2 get you more ready, take courses that will challenge you academically.  See if your school offers honors, advanced placements or other special classes for those students trying 2 be really prepared for college.

Know What Is Required: Know the road 2 college contains lots of classes in English, math, science and social studies.  You gotta know if you wanna go!!

Get Good Grades

Getting A’s: Like it or not, most colleges are going 2 look at your grades in high school 2 determine if you can be admitted 2 their college.  So if you get good grades you will have lots of choices about college.

Do grades always matter?  Not always.  Some colleges have open admissions policies that allow everyone to enroll and take classes.  So if you don’t get all A’s, college can still be in the picture for you.

Sometimes test scores matter too:  Colleges with highly competitive standards want students with good grades and good test scores so they can pick the best students that will fit in at their college.

Get Involved

Join groups and clubs: Whether it is for fun or 2 discover what you like, get involved in activities at school.  This may help you determine what your future holds.

In your community:  Lots of students get involved in activities outside of school.  Check out events in your community or groups at your church.  You otta or gotta be involved.

Stay involved:  You can be involved in activities in middle school, high school, college and as an adult.  Everyone  likes to have fun and explore their interests.