| This is the year to really start pouring it on. You have the first year of high school under your belt and you should have learned some valuable study habits and test taking skills by now. You need to focus on taking rigorous courses and doing well in them. Colleges are looking specifically at the courses and the grades you earn beginning with this year, so make it count.
Get involved with some clubs. Colleges want to see that you are involved and civic-minded.
- Take Geometry or Algebra II, college prep English, and a language other than English.
- Try to earn A and B grades in all your classes. Studying hard in high school will help prepare you for college coursework.
- Update your High School Course Planner with the courses you complete in the 10th grade and those you plan to take in the 11th grade.
- Focus on your class work and your homework to develop the study skills you will need to succeed in college.
- Take part in enrichment programs, special summer workshops or camps at CSU campuses in music, science, engineering, writing, filmmaking, theater, language, and many other subjects.
- Sign up with your school counselor to take PLAN (a preliminary ACT test) to prepare for the ACT. PLAN can help you prepare for success in college.
- Visit your counseling office to sign up for the PSAT (Preliminary SAT). This test will help you gauge your strengths and weaknesses.
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