| 1.Take college application seriously. | | | | mail. It's not a bad idea to set up a filing system for |
| If you didn't start your junior year, the beginning of | | | | yourself so that when you are ready to work on |
| senior year is when you need to decide which | | | | your applications, you know exactly where each one |
| schools you will visit and which schools you'll apply to. | | | | is. |
| 2.Make an appointment with your guidance counselor. | | | | 5.Don't Procrastinate. |
| If you feel overwhelmed by the number of schools | | | | Applying to college can be a very scary thing, but |
| to which you could apply, you're not alone. The good | | | | don't hide from it. The sooner you get to work on |
| news is that your guidance counselor is sitting in his | | | | your applications, the better off you'll be. |
| or her office right now with stacks and stacks of | | | | 6.Don't fall prey to senioritis. |
| materials to help you develop a list of schools to | | | | This terrible condition strikes many students in their |
| apply to. | | | | last year of high school. You have been working |
| 3. Get Rid of What You Don't Need | | | | really hard. Don't put the brakes on now. |
| If you're not already inundated with marketing | | | | 7.Stay rested. |
| materials from every college in the land, you will be | | | | To do your best in school and on your applications, |
| by the end of your visit with your guidance | | | | make sure you're getting at least eight hours of |
| counselor. Do yourself a favor. If you know a school | | | | sleep a day. To accomplish this, you will also have to |
| does not appeal to you, don't take the brochures. If | | | | pay particular attention to Tip #5. |
| they get mailed to your house, throw them away. | | | | 8.Don't stay home on Saturday. |
| Though you should probably consider some schools | | | | Go out and have some fun. People work more |
| that aren't you're magically perfect ideal, there are | | | | effectively when they mix it up with some |
| also some that you will know just are not right. For | | | | downtime. |
| example, if you have no intention of moving to | | | | 9.Spend time with friends and family. |
| Maine, then you don't need to hang onto that | | | | Without getting too schmaltzy, you might be moving |
| Bowdoin brochure any longer. | | | | away next fall. Now is the time to make memories |
| 4.Keep Track of What You Do Need | | | | that will last a lifetime. |
| You've met with your guidance counselor; you know | | | | 10.Don't take college application too seriously. |
| which schools you want to investigate if not apply to. | | | | Yes, college is important. But, no, applying to it should |
| Your guidance counselor has probably sent you home | | | | not take over your entire life. Don't let the stress |
| with some materials, and probably more are on the | | | | and pressure get to you. |