New Year’s Resolutions for High School Seniors
January 11, 2012
It’s 2012 – have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? In this series of posts, we’re offering some resolutions for students in each year of high school. Feel free to adopt one or two!
Senior year in high school is exciting, and gone all too soon. Before this calendar year is through, you will have completed your first year of college! However, that’s a ways away, so let’s focus on the here and now. Here are some New Year’s Resolutions for high school Seniors to consider:
- Remind your parents about the FAFSA. Your parents should submit their FAFSA in as early January as possible in order to realize the best outcome. In this economy, everyone is looking for financial aid, so make sure your family is meeting with someone who specializes in financial aid, as your family accountant may not be your best resource. For more information about financial aid, check out this podcast.
- Decide which college you’ll be attending. By now, all of your college applications should have been submitted, or you’re submitting them tomorrow. The waiting game has begun! Soon, however, you will start to hear back from the colleges with their decisions about your applications. With any luck, you’ll have more than one college that accepts you! Once you hear back from all of your schools, weigh all of your acceptances carefully. Revisit the campuses, chat with college students about their experiences, and review the financial aid packages. As soon as you decide where you want to go, make sure to let the colleges know and write down important deadlines for course selections, financial requirements, dorm room survey dates and the like.
- Enjoy your Senior Prom. Even though you’ll be off to college in seven or eight months, take the time to enjoy this last year of high school! Go to the prom, enjoy the school play, hang out with your friends. Don’t forget to keep your grades up, though!
To read our New Year’s Resolutions for high school freshmen, click here. For Resolutions for high school sophomores, click here; and for high school juniors, click here. All you High School Seniors, what are your resolutions? How are you doing with them? We’d love to hear from you!
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