Education is the most the key to unlock the golden door of freedom" George Washington Carver. There is a process for getting into a competitive college, or getting high paying jobs. There are three thing in order yo complete the goal.
The first step to getting into a good college is getting a high GPA. In order to get a high GPA you need to decide to do what is necessary to bring your grades up to a possible A+. If you have not already don't that. You must get at least a GPA of 4.0 nothing lower. In order to do this you have to stay organized. Just in case the teacher ask f or something you be quick to find it. Take solid notes and reserve them. Do all your homework and read pages for the next session. Study and practice skills beyond the homework. It help to keep your grades up. You could do extra credit it helps a boost in your grade. Don't ditch class because if you do you could miss something important that you need. Remember why your getting a high GPA. To get into good colleges and scholarships in attending the college of your dream.
The second thing you must do is get a high SAT score. To get a high SAT score you can take SAT practice test under the same conditions as the exam. On the real test it is important to answer the ones you know. Don't try to answer too many questions because if you push to answer all then all you may he get more questions wrong. Remember you aren't penalized for questions you don't answer but are penalized for wrong answers. You should pace yourself move quickly but carefully through the easy questions. The easy questions are always at the beginning. Go steadily and slowly through the harder questions. Don't answers 16-20 in each section unless you heave at least five minutes left. I that case look at the last questions and choose two you like best and try to answer them. You should know how to guess so if you can eliminate at least one of the answers always quess.
Finally the last thing you must pick a highly ranked college and have an interest in mind that you want to study. The way you pick a highly ranked college is to look threw a list if colleges and see which one is the best out of all of them. If you can't decide which college is best by visiting them. Then you also have to have a interest in mind that you want to study. So which ever college you want chose make sure they have what you would like to study.
Navigating college and high school is difficult but with a little effort you can make the right moves. The most important is to get a high GPA and SAT score. "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" Nelson Mandela. This quote is important because we seek the best path forward. Your powerful weapon is the subject your best at. Which you going to college for.
