College Preparation Checklist

TO DO:

• Meet with your school counselor or mentor to discuss colleges and their admissions requirements.

• Consider taking a practice Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) or PSATTM 10, or the PreACTTM.

• Plan to use your summer wisely: Work, volunteer, or take a summer course (away from home or at a local college).

• Go to career information events.

• Research majors that might be a good match with your interests and goals. Consider what fits well with your results from the career search at StudentAid.gov/careersearch.

TO EXPLORE:

• Learn the differences between grants, loans, work- study, and scholarships at StudentAid.gov/types.
  

• Think about starting to research different colleges.
  Play around with the College Scorecard tool at collegescorecard.ed.gov to explore schools based on size, location, programs, and more.