First of all, good choice about going to college.

Depends on where you are in your life, the college application process will be a little different.

If you are in high school jr/sr, you should

1.) Graduate highschool with a decent GPA.

2.) Then you need to take ACT or SAT, depending on which universities you want to apply for.

3.) Now you are about to have your high school diploma and your ACT/SAT score in hand, you can start looking at different universities you want to attend. Don’t be afraid to check out the school’s website or give them a call, ask for admission department. If you know what you want to study, go directly to that department and ask how you should apply for the school. (For example, you want to study accounting, you should goto a school you are interested in and goto their accounting/business department and ask an advisor there directly about the admission procedure).

4.) Fill out the admission application for each school you want to apply for (note most schools will require an application fee). Be prepared to write essays as to why you would like to attend the school you are applying for. A nice halfpage to page essay will suffice.

5.) Goto the financial aid department of the schools you think you might be accepted into, and start asking around for financial aids. There are other ways of getting money for college, such as grants, scholarships and work study. All these information can be obtained from the school’s financial aid department. Lastly don’t forget to check out AES (american education service) which will give you low interest loans for the duration of your study.

If you are beyond your high school years (assuming you never attended any colleges) and you have a HS diploma, you can still follow the above steps to apply for college. If you do not have a HS diploma, you can goto a community college and get your GED (high school diploma equivalent) and that will substitute your HS diploma.

In case you don’t get accepted to any of the schools you applied for, you can always attend your local community college. Build a good GPA as well as some general course credits during this period and apply for transfer to any colleges of your choice after 1 yr or 2.

I will probably miss some steps but here goes: #1 Find the college that is the right fit for you (financially, geographically, and academically). #2 Find out the admissions requirements to see if you meet them. #3 If so, apply. You can often get the application online or have one mailed to your home. #4. Fill out a FAFSA form if you need financial aid. #5. You will likely need to have an official HS transcript or GED diploma sent to the college or college transcript if you are transfer student as well as SAT scores. This info will be on the application. #6 Wait for the college’s decision.

Good luck!

Go visit a college counsellor. If you are in high school, your high school will have one, and most if not all colleges and universities will have one, usually if you go see the Registrar’s office they’ll have one there, or will know where you can find one. They can help you pick a program, and help you apply as well. It’s really difficult to give step by step directions, because it changes depending on where you live, what college or university you want to go to, and what program you want to take.

To get into a very respected school, I would make sure you have a good GPA (3.0 or better preferably), have at least one extracurricular activity, do decently on the SATs, and if you’re applying to a private school….get a couple letters of recommendation from your teachers and write a personal statement. It’s not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.

You are well to head. You can name up admissions and ask if you’ll be able to be doing any factor else. however seems like you’re set. I might name up monetary support and move over matters with them.