| Most parents would love to see their children | | | | be done fairly early the senior year. You will need |
| succeed. Something that many parents would like | | | | to have your taxes done at least for this process |
| to see their children do is go to college. This is a | | | | to begin. |
| process in itself if you are wanting to get your | | | | Get your child to take the ACT and the SAT |
| child ready for college getting everything together | | | | early. Take the practice tests first to get an idea |
| to begin. Find out what you need to do to get | | | | of what score your child will be getting. Try to |
| your child ready for college. | | | | get your child to finish these before the senior |
| When high school starts, this is where you need | | | | year. If scores are low, during the early senior |
| to start doing your research. You need to look at | | | | year these could be taken again. |
| what the colleges your child might want to go to | | | | Start raising finances trying to see realistically |
| requires. What it takes to get through high school | | | | what you can afford. Talk about how this will |
| and what it takes to go to certain colleges are a | | | | work for your child in your family. These |
| bit different. Generally you are going to need | | | | arrangements need to be made. |
| advanced math, science, four years of English, | | | | See if your child is mature enough to go away to |
| and a few years of a foreign language. | | | | college as soon as high school is over. Some |
| Look up scholarships early. Some of these can be | | | | people aren't and want to take some time off |
| applied for as soon as you get to high school. | | | | which is fine. |
| Many others must be completed by the time the | | | | Many parents want to see their children go to |
| senior year of high school starts. | | | | college. Find out what you can do that will help |
| Make sure you have your information ready for | | | | your child get ready for college. |
| your child to fill out financial aid forms. These must | | | | |