Even though it is still early in the year, it is never too early to start planning for the future. Juniors should be soon registering for an ACT or SAT. Seniors should start applying to colleges and if they haven’t taken an ACT or SAT, they should register for one as soon as possible. To help students with the monumental task of applying to college, Indiana started College Go Week.
College Go Week occurs every year in September. It was created to encourage and prepare students to attend college. The state asks seniors to complete a college application, juniors to visit a college, sophomores to take the PSAT, freshman complete a college or career survey, and eighth graders to complete a high school graduation plan.
As an incentive to seniors, a list of colleges involved will waive the application fee. College Go Week includes many small or private schools in the state, but that doesn’t mean students shouldn’t take advantage of the week. Although this program only includes schools from Indiana, students that live in Illinois should still apply to these colleges. At this time, Illinois does not a program that waives application fees, but KnowHowToGoIllinois.org is a site that information about preparing for college.
This year, College Go Week is September 26-30th. For more information go to   http//www.CollegeGoWeek.org or http://www.facebook.com/pages/College-GO-Week/159634144053721.
See Ms. Arnold or Mrs. Abbasy for more information. Check to see if your college is participating .

A list of colleges participating in College Go Week:
Grace College
Hanover College
Manchester College
Oakland City College
St. Joseph’s College
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
University of Evansville
Vincennes University
Wabash College
Indiana State University