When should i subscribe to a college?

Question

I'm going towards the last year of high-school and i have no idea when to subscribe. PLZ help.

Answer 1

Buddy, you could try to do it alone, but I would not advise it. What you need to do is go to your counselor at your school and get advice. They will tell you about all the steps involved (there are quite a few).

1. Scout colleges to see which one you think you might want to attend.

2. Take all necessary exams and entrance tests to get into that college.

3. Apply to that college (the college, after you apply will walk you through the steps with them)

4. Make sure you fill out your FAFSA if you plan to get financial aid.

5. Keep in close contact with your admissions counselor.

Answer 2

Well, what are you planning to major in. Find a college that has a good program in that and subscribe. It doesn't matter where you go to for the !st 2 years though, just get a good start and subscribe to a better college. You'll save a lot of money.

Answer 3

The first answerer is correct, this is not a process that you should try to attempt without parental advising and support (and help from your guidance counselor).

1.First thing's first-- you should've have already taken the SAT or ACT or both. If you haven't, then you had better start studying now and register for it BEFORE October. You want to make sure you have ample time to receive your scores and (if possible) try to take them over; although I must say you'll be rushed for time in terms of admission deadlines.

2. Many students make the mistake of thinking they can do everything they need to get into a good school in their last year of high school, and this is simply not the case. Have you volunteered or shown dedication to any extracurricular activity or sport? This is a very important soft factor in the admission process ( other soft factors include essays, extracurriculars, legacy, minority status, recommendations etc)

3. In terms of hard factors (i.e. GPA, test scores, class rank), how are those looking? What you need to do is go to www.collegeboard.com, look at the qualifications of most of the incoming freshmen entering the schools you are considering, and see how you compare. If you don't think you'll have a chance, I wouldn't bother. It would just be a waste of money as every college you apply to will cost from $20-70 just to apply.

4. Once you go to collegeboard.com and find a list of schools you are considering, narrow it down to about 4 or 5 schools. This should include two safety schools (schools you know you could get into), two good-match schools (schools you think you may be able to get into, but aren't really sure), and one reach (a school you probably won't get into--like an Ivy Leage--but you never know).

5. Make note of each school's requirements and deadlines (most college deadlines are the first week of January), and if you want to apply early decision (which increases your chances of being accepted, but legally binds you to that school--meaning they could give you no financial aid or scholarship money and you'd still have to go), most early decision deadlines are in early December.

6. You need to go to fastweb.com and research at least 10 scholarships a day that you might be eligible for. For every 20 scholarships you apply for, you MIGHT get one, so I advise you to apply for as many as possible. Most scholarship deadlines for your senior year are in September or October. This is a very important part of the college-admission process, and one that many students don't give enough attention to (Boston University cost me $47,000 a year, and I would not have been able to afford this had it not been for an outside scholarship I won through fastweb).

By mid-January, you should be waiting to hear from your colleges, and by March you should know if you've been accepted, and should be responding to financial aid awards and decisions. This is when you need to file a FAFSA and utilize any scholarships and grants you've been given.  

Most schools require a response to the financial aid by April, and by May, they ask you for your housing deposit (which is usually around $300-600 dollars). Come May, you should submit this housing deposit, and start preparing for orientation (which is usually required by the school).

I know this may seem overwhelming, but I guarantee you this will be the hardest year of your high school journey. By May, you should be celebrating your acceptances into college and getting ready to go for orientation. Break a leg!