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Freshmen Class
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Fall
- Meet with your school counselor to learn which courses meet college entrance requirements and plan your enrollment in these courses
- Create a four-year class schedule that meets both high school graduation and college entrance requirements
- Take the most challenging and realistic course load, if possible
- Create a floridashines.org account and complete the assessments to begin thinking about colleges and explore careers that may fit your interests
Winter
- Talk with your parents about your academic strengths and weaknesses and explore tutoring resources for improvement
- Enroll in honors courses in the subjects you excel at
- Create a folder for college-related materials
Spring
- Get involved with clubs, activities, and community involvement - all of these things look great on a college application
- Record and track all of your credentials - awards, volunteer hours, etc.
- Look early for summer jobs and internships - preferably those that will help you expand your academic and leadership skills
- Find information in the School Counseling office, library, or online to start learning about college
- Plan a challenging course load for your sophomore year
Summer
- Continue to build your credentials over the summer
- Along with completing all summer reading assignments, create a list of other books to read as well
- Continue talking to your parents or any adults in your life about colleges and courses to take in high school
- Build your community service hours needed for graduation and the Bright Futures Scholarship