What Can Students Do to Prepare for College?
Students can prepare for college and the college admissions process in a number of ways, some starting well before the application process begins in their junior year of high school. One of the constructive activities that will prepare students for life, as well as help them prepare for college, is to participate in extracurricular activities from a young age. College admissions committees are interested in the whole student, not just academic achievement, so extracurricular activities from athletics, to work, to music, to student government, to community service all serve the extra purpose of helping a child prepare for college. Extracurricular activities begun young can build an impressive résumé by the time a child reaches the end of high school. Students who learn any skill have not only a non-academic area to present to the college admissions committee, but also may additionally gain the opportunity to teach others, whether coaching children in soccer skills or giving drum lessons
