Right now relax, you are still a kid, enjoy it!!!

2) teaching in middle school will require a Bachelor’s degree (4 year) in middle grades education. Becoming a counselor requires a master’s degree and some experience teaching.

3) Your GPA – your GPA should be as high as you can have it be based upon your ability. You should never work from the perspective that “what’s the minimum I should do” but instead simply always perform your best.

At this point, worry most about doing well at the level you are in and the rest will follow.

Courses colleges generally expect you to take in high school are Chemistry, Biology, and 2 other sciences (1 of them is usually Physics), 4 years of English, 4 years of Social Studies/History, 4 years of math (Algebra 2 junior year or before is best), 2 years of a foreign language (whichever language you choose), 1 year of visual/performing arts (which can be music, art, or another class that your school counts as an art – Web Design might be). If you go beyond your schools requirements, colleges will like that too.

Be involved in clubs. Take as hard of classes as you can complete (which may or may not be the hardest the school offers).

Good luck!

First take a deep breath and relax. You should be taking at a minimum the college prep. level classes for your freshmen year (you should sit down with one of high school counselors to find out what this is called at your school). If possible take the honors level courses and APs if you can handle the work. Your GPA is important but is not the end all be all- especially if you can show you’re are taking challenging courses. In other words it’s better to be a ‘B’ student in harder classes than an ‘A’ student in easy classes. College is going to be harder work than high school and you need to show that you can handle that.

The other half to getting in and getting scholarships is to be a well rounded person. You need to be involved in extracurricular activities like clubs, student government, sports, etc… If you can hold office or be on a committee it would be much better (you don’t have to be president- treasurer of the math club counts too!). Try to mix in the academic (math, science, etc…) with your interests (drama, language, etc…). You also really need to show some volunteer work. Pick something ongoing you enjoy… soup kitchen, peer tutoring, habitat for humanity, etc… It’s also better to show involvement in a few activities than just joining a bunch of stuff too. Scholarships are the same way- they want a well rounded student. Depending on the income level of your family, you may be eligible for grants from the government (which you don’t pay back) or student loans- some with no or very low interest (which you don’t pay back until after you’ve graduated). If you know you want to be a teacher there are also programs which will pay your student loans off in return for teaching at rural or inner city schools.

One other thing I’d like to throw out- apply to the best schools you are academically suited for regardless of the cost- test scores will give you a good indication of this (ACT or SAT)- often times it’s the expensive private schools that have the most scholarship money- so they could actually cost you less than the “cheaper” state university. But in order to be competitive for those slots and that money you will need to show you are a well rounded involved student- not just one that sits in a class and has a high GPA.

If you are really concerned about it at this point, I would make an appointment with a guidance counselor at the high school you’ll be attending and lay it out for them. This is their job and they will know you better academically as well as what the schools in your region are looking for.

Good luck- college is great and it will make life after college that much more enjoyable as well.

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