It is never too early to start thinking about what you want to do after high school.

Establish your own personal e-mail account if you do not have one already. 

Academics:

• Look at your personal learning plan...are you on track to take the classes that you want to take throughout high school?
• Make sure you are challenging yourself with your course selections, this looks good on your transcripts and also helps to prepare you for college testing.

 College Research:

• Start researching careers you might be interested in, and identifying what education you will need after high school.
• www.bigfuture.org 
• Research college profiles and what they look for in high school graduates.
• Attend the GCISD College Fair every year.

Get Involved in your school community:

• Start writing down your extracurricular activities and volunteer activities, include the following information:
• name of group or organization
• a description of your activities
• how many hours a week/month/year you are involved
• dates when you were active in the organization
• any offices you have held
• any awards you have received