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Preparing for college is very important, but you already know that, or else you wouldn't have clicked that link. In this page are some of the ways you could be the best college student you could be. media type="youtube" key="0NlGVqLbgt0" width="560" height="315"media type="youtube" key="vWYc9ko3bFY" width="560" height="315" If you want an in-depth article about how to be ready for your college glory days, click here. If you want to know about going to college only temporarily, just going to a community college or even if you want to apply for a job, click here.
 * ARE YOU PREPARING FOR COLLEGE? **

10 Ways to Jumpstart College Planning:
 * 1) ** Get Involved ** - Try new things! Maybe you'll find a new talent; a well-rounded student is a better student.
 * 2) **Do the Work**- Pretty self-explanatory. DON'T BE LAZY!
 * 3) **Take Challenging Courses**- Challenge yourself to see if you are greater than you thought you were.
 * 4) **Get Help**- Don't be shy, someone will always be happy to help you.
 * 5) **Read**- I heard that reading more makes you live longer... might as well take advantage!
 * 6) **Don't Delay-** When you have a chance to take a test, take it! That way you could have more time to take other courses.
 * 7) **Get the College-Bound Facts**- Ask someone who has college experience to guide you.
 * 8) **Involve Your Family**- I'm sure they have some juicy tips to help you through college.
 * 9) **Look for a Mentor**- You should learn as much as you can before you start.
 * 10) **Confront Personal Roadblocks**- If you have a problem, don't try to figure it out yourself, if you really can't. Ask for help; even talking about it could help!

Going to college takes great preparation and will power. To make sure that college goes as smoothly as it can be for you, here are some tips:

High school Action Plan:
 * 1) **Set goals**- You really don't have the drive to do anything until you have goals to strive for. Start with little goals and once you achieve them, start creating new goals that challenge you in regards of grades and life in general. What happens if you don't know what to work towards? Look up and check out **Get Involved** to help you discover and refine your special talent.
 * 2) ** Break It Down Year by Year- ** Don't wait until your final year of high school to apply for college. Here are some ideas for what classes you should take in high school to make colleges love you.

Courtesy of scholarship.com

If Your a Junior in High School
 * 1) Admission requirements to a University of California school
 * 2) Want to go to U.C. Berkeley? Get a rough idea what kind of GPA and SAT/ACT test score you need to get in.