9th Grade - Freshman Year

• Attend an orientation session at your new school.
• Meet with your high school counselor.
• Create your free My CFNC Account at CFNC.org, if you haven't already. Develop a CFNC High School Planner and enter grades, awards, honors, etc.
• "Invite" your counselor to your online High School Planner.
• Make sure you are on schedule to meet college entrance requirements.
• Challenge yourself academically. Slightly lower grades in challenging courses are better than higher grades in easy courses.
• Choose electives carefully, ensuring that they don't replace the college-preparatory courses you need.
• Explore career possibilities in the CFNC.org Career Center.
• Start thinking about which colleges suit your career interests.
• Use the CFNC website to "tour" lots of college campuses.
• Talk with your family about a college savings plan and explore savings options at CFNC.
• Create a file to keep:
  • copies of report cards,
  • a record of honors and awards, and
  • a list of extracurricular activities, clubs or sports involvement at school, volunteer work, community service, and paid employment.
• Explore the College Test Prep section at CFNC.org.