
What to do
FIRST Year
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Study, study, study! Your grades now contribute to your overall GPA used for college admissions.
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Practice strong time management and organizational skills to help be successful in the classroom
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Get involved! Participate in extracurricular activities: sports, clubs and community service (required for Bright Futures Scholarships). Be sure to log service and work hours and turn into School Counseling Office.
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Visit the Wolfson College Resource Center and Wolfson College Resource Center Website.
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Explore career and college opportunities on www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
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Start building your high school resume of your accomplishments, activities and work experience. See Wolfson College Resource Center Website for tips for how to create a resume
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Become familiar with Florida scholarship and grant opportunities including Bright Futures.
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Students with 504/IEP requiring accommodation need to check in with the school counselor.
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Take the PSAT in October.
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Review your PSAT score report with your parents (Dec/Jan) and synch the results with Khan Academy for an individualized practice schedule to improve scores.
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Sign on to My College Quick Start for personalized college and career planning based on PSAT scores.
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Meet with your counselor to develop next year’s schedule, review your 4-year academic plan and talk about your college goals.
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Look for summer job, internship or volunteer position to help you learn about your field of interest.
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Put aside money for college or other post-secondary plans.
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Take advantage of summer vacations as an opportunity to tour college campuses.
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own records.
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Look for summer job, internship or volunteer position to help you learn about your field of interest.
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Put aside money for college or other post-secondary plans.
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Take advantage of summer vacations as an opportunity to tour college campuses.
 
