<p>Besides taking voice and dance, I would say audition for everything in your area, whether you think you have a chance or not. One thing that I think helped my D was that she had a ton of audition experience. She was extremely comfortable in audition situations by the time she did college auditions, and was also used to rejection. She went in with a great attitude, and I think it really showed in how she presented herself. Do as many auditions as you can between now and college auditions (of course I would not recommend auditioning for something if you do not intend to take a part if it is offered to you!)</p>