How to Prepare for Going to College

Now that you've been accepted to that college, you have to get ready for whatever lies ahead. All you need is a little preparation and your next few years will be a blast.

Things You'll Need

  • Academic Counselings
  • Financial Aid
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Instructions

    • 1

      Get any scholarship or financial aid information from your high school's guidance counselor or your college admissions department.

    • 2

      Contact the college's student housing department to secure your on-campus housing, or research your off-campus housing options by visiting early or ordering local papers to be mailed to you.

    • 3

      Stop into your local school or office supply store to purchase working supplies and any furniture you'll need.

    • 4

      Determine your transportation while at school - will you need a car or can you bike, walk or take public transportation easily?

    • 5

      Request the school's class schedule so you can begin planning what courses you will take the first semester.

    • 6

      Select books for summer reading that will give you a head start when school begins.

    • 7

      Research campus jobs, your meal plan, and how and when you will get to school.

    • 8

      Get a summer job so you can have some extra cash to enjoy all that college has to offer.

    • 9

      Spend lots of time with your high school friends before you all head off in different directions.

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