It can happen. You lose track of time and the next thing you know your student is a senior. Without a clue what to do next, parents feel like they are behind, but don’t really know the steps to take. If you have a senior and you don’t really know what to do next, let me provide some direction.
Read what classes colleges want to see, and determine if there are any holes that need to be filled. Here is the article about planning high school courses that I hope will help:
Recommended Courses to Take in High School
Don’t worry about the past, just try to fill holes.
Consider the whole idea of college preparation for a moment, to determine if there is anything else that might be missing. And this article is a checklist for graduation:
9 Easy Steps: High School Graduation Checklist
Remember, you aren’t trying to worry about the past, your focus is just to identify potential weak or lacking areas.
After assessing your situation, focus on just two things: taking the SAT and going to a college fair.
First: register for the next available SAT. Here is more information:
- Learn about the test here.
- Register for the test here.
Make sure you put it on your calendar, and then be sure to take your child to the test. If possible, take a sample test in advance, so your child isn’t surprised by anything.
Second: go to a college fair. Here is more information:
- Read the article How to Choose a college.
- Links to Christian College fair.
- Links to all-inclusive college fair.
Going to a college fair can help your child decide if college is appealing, and if colleges may have scholarships for your child.
After assessing and taking immediate action on the SAT and college fairs, then create a transcript. For help with transcripts, here is my solution: The HomeScholar Total Transcript Solution.
For $47 you get an audio course about how to make a transcript, an e-book to read the details, a huge variety of templates in Word and Excel to use, and 30 days of help from me. Pretty much a straight line from where you are to completion. Whew!!
You can call me during my free office hours, 1:00-2:00pm Pacific Time on Wednesday. You can find my phone number and a time zone chart here, so you know when to call:
I know that you are feeling a little bit “behind.” If you quickly take the SAT and go to a college fair, you will be right back on track!
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Leticia says:
This is incredibly helpful! Thank you.
January 8th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
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