No clue where to start, help please?

BeanTownGirl
Mon, 05 Aug 2013 10:38:33 +0000

My advice to you is to get one or two good college admissions books and guides. Borrow some from the library if you don’t want to buy them. Read the chapters that will give you an overview of the whole process and how it all works.
For help in picking schools I really liked the Fiske Guide to Colleges. The same author also produces “Fiske Guide to Getting into the Right College” but I haven’t read that one.
Also there are some good websites that will help you get started:
Home – BigFuture | College Board;
[Prepare for College | Federal Student Aid](http://studentaid.ed.gov/prepare-for-college)

CC is a great place to ask specific questions, but it isn’t the best place to start out this process.
Also, have you talked to your guidance counselor yet? Many schools have a nice booklet of info and links to other resources? Many schools put these on their websites so you can get one from another school such as this: