Reply to Regrets?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Regrets?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Echoing what the others said:

Work harder in 9th grade and actively seek help if you aren't doing wel.

Get involved at school early on to find something you are committed to and in which you can have a leadership position

Get to know your teachers and make sure they know you. This can include getting extra help during lunch and study hall. My son is a senior, and when they left school last March, he felt ill prepared to ask for recommendations. Since then, I've been telling my younger kids that they should work and act each day in each class as if they will be asking the teacher for a recommendation.

Keep track of everything you do from 9th grade on in resume form so that you won't forget. Just seeing how it looks on paper is motivating.

Use time in in 10th grade and summers to explore career interests and possible college choices. With DL, kids can take virtual tours during lunch time instead of messing around online.

Use the summer to explore interests and college options if you can. One of the lucky decisions we made last year was letting one kid quit his travel soccer team that he wasn't enjoying. That freed up time for us to visit colleges with our older son before the pandemic struck. It's never too soon to start thinking about this and you never know what is going to happen.

Work on your college essays the summer between junior and senior year and have them revised and in final form by the time applications open. [/quote]

This is good adivce. 
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics