 Summer is a great time to help students get ready for college. Visits to colleges and universities or participation in special college summer programs for high school students can increase enthusiasm about college and help a student begin to discern the type of college that is the best fit. Registration for most programs has begun.Other activities for summer that enhance college readiness and competitiveness are standardized test prep programs and academic enrichment activities such as courses or simply reading. |
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It's September, and some families of high school seniors are beginning to get a little anxious about the college process. Most have visited colleges and gone to college fairs. Many have collected information about cost and programs. Some know the exact deadlines their children need to meet to get in. But most families do not know that they should be preparing for college application submissions in SEPTEMBER and scholarships in OCTOBER of the senior year.