please help!!!?

Question

I am a Junior in High School, and I know absolutely nothing about college, can someone please help me?

Answer 1

First, take a deep breath. I promise, you do not need to panic.

Second, go to www.collegeboard.com. That site is absolutely amazing. If you haven't taken the SAT or ACT, you can sign up there. I would suggest taking both, because they have two completely different testing styles and if you do well on one and bomb the other, you can use the better one. You can also search for the kind of college you want based on size, location, your intended major, etc. It's a very helpful search and it can narrow down your choices for which schools to apply. After your search, explore each school in which you are interested through their websites. In general, university web sites are incredibly helpful and will answer nearly every question you have. Make sure to note if you must live on campus the first year (in most colleges, you do) and see how much both dorms and meal plans cost. If all of your questions are not answered online, call the school and get the answers. Once you have a short list of universities, look at their admissions policies and make sure you meet the minimum requirements. Then look at the materials they require for admission (many places require extras like essays, personal statements, maybe even letters of recommendation) and get to work right now collecting or writing these extras. Talk to a teacher or advisor if you need help with your application or extra admissions materials. Then apply as soon as you can, because many schools not only appreciate the promptness, but also have early admissions and you won't have to stress at the end of the year about whether you were accepted.

Thirdly, sit down with your parents and discuss finances and see how much money you're going to need. Be sure to fill out your FASFA (this can be done online) with them and after that, visit the financial aid websites of the universities on your short list. There you can apply for university scholarships. Also, if you know your major, visit the website for the academic department because they most always have scholarships available, too. Most universities allow you to apply for scholarships before you have been accepted. This allows you to know, before you make your final decision on which school to attend, just how much money you will receive from each university if you go. Also, make sure and visit some outside scholarship search websites (one of the best is fastweb.com) for independent scholarships.

Good luck!

Answer 2

What do you want to know?

If you're considering college and feel overwhelmed, keep these things in mind:

1. Know thyself. The greeks had it right. Know who you are before you go to college. Your interests, your ethics, your personality type. Take assessments when offered (like Myers-Briggs or the AFVocational Test) especially when free!

2. Consider lots of things about choosing a college:
Class sizes/Professor's loads!- Some folks like big, some like small. Small school doesn't mean squat if Profs teach 3-4 classes. They have less time than university profs!
Location-you'll probably want a job after college. Does the area support your field? How far from home do you want to be?
Reputation- Does the university have good people in the area you want to study? Why do you think so? (Hint: US News & World Report sucks)
Alternative majors- You may change your mind. It's not a crime, so make sure you have alternatives
Cost- Good doesn't have to be expensive.

3. You may even transfer. Don't worry about it. It used to be a stigma, but be bold.

4. Getting accepted. Plan on taking the SAT's at the end of Jr year or beginning of Sr year. Review some to prepare, don't waste dollars on Kaplan or Princeton Review. Don't panic.

Find an activity you enjoy and stick with it. Are you in sports? drama? community service? Schools want dedication, so don't flutter from area to area for your entire HS career.

Work hard at your grades. Schools look for improvement THRU HS, so don't worry about the past. Learn what you can now.

Read books. Find a few "classics" and read them on your own. (Suggestions: Catcher in the Rye, Sun Also Rises, 1984, Paradise Lost (by F Scott Fitzgerald), The Death of Ivan Illych, Great Expectations)

5. Wait a year or two if you want to. Nothing wrong w/ Americorps, or just working for a while. Colleges won't hold that against you (in fact they often like it.)

College is a time to learn and enjoy learning. Don't be overwhelmed or intimidated.

Answer 3

You need to make an appointment with your guidance counselor. They have all of the information you could need and they can guide you to school that is fit for you. A few questions they will ask; Do you know what you would like to do as a career? Do you want to stay in state or out of state? If you have a lower GPA you probably will be advised to go to a junior college or a community college before you attend regular university. (this can be a wise decision smaller classes and usually closer to home) You need to take your SAT's or ACT's depending on the part of the country you live in. College takes a lot of planning but it is well worth it. Good luck!

Answer 4

College is where you go to school after you finish high school. It is completely optional. However, if you want a really good job like being a lawyer or an engineer or a teacher or lots of other things you must have a college degree. A degree is like a diploma, it is what says that you took all of the classes you had to and met all of the requirements to graduate. Also, you have to pay for college yourself. It is not free like high school.

There are several types of colleges. You could go to community college or junior college. This is usually the cheapest kind of college you can go to. People go to junior college if they can't afford to go to the university right away or if they don't have good enough grades to get in. Also, adults who have been out of high school for a long time often start at a jr college when they go back to school. You can only go to junior college for the first two years of your college degree. You go there to do your general education and then transfer to a university to take classes about the subject you want to study, also called your major.

A university is a bigger college than junior college. This is where you go to get your bachelor's degree. A bachelor's degree is the first level of degrees you can get from a university. It shows that you have studied a subject and know a lot about it. After a bachelor's degree comes a master's degree. This means you know even more about a subject than someone with a bachelor's degree. After that is a doctoral degree. If you get this degree, you are considered an expert in your field and can get a job teaching at a university. People with a doctoral degree are addressed as "doctor", even if they are not a medical doctor. It is a sign of respect.

If you want to go to college, then take the SAT test. It is a test that shows a university how ready you are to study at the university level. If your grades or your SAT scores are too low, you may have to go to junior college. If you want to go to a university, you have to apply in the fall of your senior year in high school. You can go to your local university and live at home or you can go to a university somewhere else in the country and live there, either in the dormitories or in an off campus apartment. Going to a university can be a really fun experience. I highly recommend it. Especially since people who have a college degree earn a lot more money than people who don't have a college degree. Good luck!

Answer 5

Sure.....to get into a four year school, you want to try and take the PSAT test in your 9th or 10th grade year, and the real SAT in 11 or 12. You can take it more than once, and they record the combined high score. Other than that, try to get involved with activites, anything from sports to bird watching clubs, because that sort of stuff looks good to many colleges.

Then, find a college you like and can afford (or better still, do that first) and apply. If you are not sure what you want to do, look at liberal arts schools. That means they have a core curriculum you take a lot of variety. that gives you a chane to try different courses and find what you enjoy and are good at.

Answer 6

College is scary, huh? Depending on your financial situation, you may want to go to a community college first. An AA degree is a nice accomplishment, plus it gives you time to decide what you want to do (if you haven't already). Beyond that, start looking at colleges you think you might enjoy attending and see how they rank (google "America's Best Colleges" or "Top 100 Colleges" or something like that). Then make a visit there and/or talk with students who attend there (they'll give you the straight scoop).

Good luck!

Answer 7

Ok go to your high school guidance counsellor... it's there job to help you figure out all the stuff you need to go to college. Depending on what part of the country you live in and what colleges you want to go to you'll have to take the ACT and/or the SAT. Your school or school district should offer classes or resorces to help you prepare. Also they will have Pre act and Sat meaning practice tests. In my state (wisconsin) you had to have at least 2 years of a foreign language to get into a University of Wisconsin school.
Start thinking about what you think you''ll like to do for a career... then you'll need to find out what a good school for that is... and what the admissions requirements for that. You'll find that out form your teachers (ask your psychology or history teacher what schools have good programs for that) But your high school guidance counsellor will have alot of that info! talk to em.

Also if you go on the websites for a college you'll be able to sign up for an info packet that will have all the good things and best programs of that school and tell you everything youll need to do to apply to that school and the requirements for admission...
Have fun and don't worry you'll figure it out :D and if you post your state... we'll be able to be more specific :D

Answer 8

Make an appointment to see your schools' guidance councelor. If your school does not have one, ask your teacher.

By this time in your life you should start to have an idea of what you like to do. Then you go to college to get the professional credentials to do what you like to do. Right now you may not have any idea what fields of study are available and this is what a guidance councelor can help you with.

Answer 9

You've got plenty of time to worry about college. Many college students spend a few years "finding themselves" and figuring out why they are there, and what they want to do with their lives. Ask any college student how many time they or their friends switched majors or dropped out all together!

College is like many other things in life - you will get out of it what you put into it. For some it is a stepping stone to greater things in life; For some it is a big party; For some its a waste of money because they never even bothered to try.

Answer 10

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