1. Review your 11th grade and current class schedules with your school guidance counselor to make sure you have taken, and are taking, all college preparatory classes.

2. Take a list of the courses required by the colleges in which you are interested to your guidance counselor and review your past and present class schedule.

3. Maintain an "A" or "B" grade point average.

4. Continue to visit college campuses. Meet with a representative of the Office of Admissions whenever possible.

5. Attend college fairs and presentations by representatives of colleges and universities. If possible, attend a "High School Visitation Day" sponsored by a local college or university.

6. Check with your college advisor or high school counselor for information about scholarships awarded by local companies and community groups.

7. Check with your parents to see whether or not their employer/s have scholarship programs for the children of employees.

8. As early as possible in the Fall, make a final list of schools to which you will definitely apply for admission.

9. If you have not taken the ACT, obtain a registration form from your school guidance counselor. Your counselor can provide you with the exam registration forms and information about fee waivers. You must register for the exam about six weeks before the date of the examination, so be sure you register on time.

10. Prepare for the ACT by reading books and manuals with testing tips and sample questions. Check with your school counselor about materials which might help you. You'll be able to find many of these materials in your high school or local library or in local bookstores. You should also consider attending workshops on how to prepare for entrance exams. These workshops may be offered by your high school, by colleges and universities, or by private firms.

11. During the Fall, write or call the schools to which you plan to apply. Request an application form, financial aid information, scholarship application forms, and up-to-date printed materials about your proposed college major.

12. As you receive these materials, create a separate file for each college or university. Each file should include a checklist of all the admissions required by each school; transcripts; application fees; test scores; letters of recommendation; essays; and student aid applications. As you mail each item, you can check it off the list.

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