Freshman Year

• Build strong academic, language, mathematics and critical thinking skills by taking challenging courses.
• Study hard and get excellent grades.
• Strengthen your vocabulary by increasing your reading. 
• Become involved in co-curricular activities. 
• You will take the PSAT in October. The results will not be used for college admission.
• Meet with your advisor and discuss your plans for the next four years. 
• Browse through college literature or surf the Web to get an idea of what kinds of schools may be of interest to you.
• Check out what high school courses colleges require.
• Know NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) requirements if you want to play sports in college.
• Keep an academic portfolio and extracurricular resume.
• Research career possibilities.