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Hello Seniors !!!

You are about to begin one of the most memorable and significant years of your life. Here are some helpful guidelines:

1. Work hard your senior year. The best grades on your transcript should be this years. Don't get senioritis.

2. Make sure you have a schedule of courses that is going to prepare you for your future. Strength of schedule is a factor with scholarship committees.

3. Use the first semester constructively:

a) Do some college or school searches on the internet or at the library.

b) Begin searching for scholarships and learn how to enhance your application

c) Develop a resume.

d) Write your admissions essay or personal statement.

e) Begin asking for letters of recommendation.

f) Check college admission requirements, deadlines for application and if school requires a CSS Profile.

g) Establish a good rapport with your senior counselor and registrar.

h) Find out how your school announces which scholarship applications are available and when the college recruiters are visiting the school.

i) Go visit the Bridges Project for Education office.

) Work and save money for college

k) Do some positive self-development.

l) A successful senior year won't happen by accident, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN!

4. Unsure of what to do? Go to http://usa.cxplus.bridges.com and mess around. To obtain user name and password, get in touch with a counselor at our office.

5. For more information on going to college, check out these websites!

Information about Occupations and Careers

www.acinet.org

Information about Colleges and Universities

Information about Scholarships

www.fastweb.com

www.hsf.net

www.si.edu/nmai