Author – Unique Jones
Contributing Editor
EDU, Inc. Black College Source Magazine
It’s near the end of your senior year. Congratulations will soon be in order as you will be a member of the graduating class of 2009. I know the last thing on your mind is going to class, state tests, college applications, test scores, and all the things that comes along with being a senior. You are definitely deep into senioritis. Instead, you would rather think about prom, senior trips, parties and all the fun and exciting things that come along with being a senior.
Soon the Grammy style night of prom, full of fashion, lights and cameras will pass. That senior trip with friends will be over. Before you know it, you will look to your right and left at the friends that you have been with since freshman year, turning your tassel and walking across the stage at graduation. You will be the star in your family and friends eyes. You will attend the end of the year graduation parties, reminisce about the good times and say to yourself “Wooow, I am so glad high school is over.”
Wake up Class of 2009! Somewhere you got lost in the glitz and glamour of your senior year and forgot about life after high school. Your “high school” friend’s conversations have now shifted to dorm life, moving to another city, and experiencing college life. They transitioned into “college students” while you didn’t. Now you are in panic mode and completely stressed out because the big question is “What do I do now?”
Some will go off to college and begin their future careers, some will go to a vocational or technical college, and some will get a job and work. It is your decision! The point is…have a plan.
Plan what you want to do with your life and where you see yourself in the next five years before it is too late. If you want to go to college, it is not too late to fill out those college applications. If you have not taken the SAT or ACT tests, sure you may have to pay a late fee, but in the end it is still worth it. For those of you that may have missed the deadline for the college you are most interested in attending, or you may not be eligible for admissions, do not give up.
If you miss the deadline, you can always start in the Spring. If you do not meet the admissions requirements and you are adamant about getting into that specific school, work on getting your grades up at a community college and transferring into your dream college another semester. At least you have now earned some college credits. No matter what, as long as you have a plan, you are still on the road to success. Stay positive and Congratulations Class of 2009!
Please tell us about your experiences and what you have done to prepare yourself for life after graduation.
CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2009! What do you do now?
October 7th, 2009 at 10:55 am
i belive this is a good article because students do need to know about the process of preparing for college and most people dont know.
October 8th, 2009 at 10:37 am
i believe this a good article cause many people need to know how to prepare for college
October 8th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I have done many diffrent things to get ready for college. I have been taking diffrent AP classes so that I will understand and get the feel of what college classes will be like. Also I have done internships at diffrent colleges. For example Clark Atlanta 6 weeks Water Chemistry and Micro-Biology Summer Program where I spent six weeks at Clark Atlanta learn and Studying the diffrent aspects of water filtation and micro-organisms. This article is wonderful because it helps other people relize that college is fastly approaching us and we as students need to begin to think about what we are going to do after all the fun ends.
October 8th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
This article makes perfect since. It is allowing students and encouraging them to really be apart of their class by applying for SAT and ACT.
October 12th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Now that you have completed high school you should continue to go further and succeed in life. accomplish all goals.Go to college and build a career.
October 12th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
What the class of 2009 should do now is mainly focus on becoming successful and studying hard. In the mean time, you should think of things to help you concentrate more on working towards your goals.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:29 am
You should do the best thing you could do for your college years.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:57 am
i belive they need to prepare for college when they get out of high school and succeed in life
October 15th, 2009 at 11:34 am
I really think this was an excellent article for students to plan ahead for college.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Well i think they should study more and prepare for college. To become what you want to become, you have to believe in yourself.
October 15th, 2009 at 11:36 am
this is a good article that explains excalty what a senior have to go through and at the moment im going through the same thing.
October 19th, 2009 at 9:28 am
THIS IS A REALLY GOOD ARTICLE ITS ALWAYS GOOD TO HAVE APLAN TO START OFF WITH. BUT SOMETIMES YOU CAN NEVER FORGET YOUR SENIOR THE PROM IS BEST TIME OF YOUR SENIOR YEAR. SOME FRIENDS YOU WILL STILL TALK TO AND SOME U WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN BUT YOU MOVE ON. I AM CLASS OF 2010 THOSE, AND MY SENIOR IS STARTING OFF GOOD. I WILL MISS HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE WHEN YOU LEAVE YOU ARE ON YOUR IN COLLEGE AND THEY DO NOT BE [ON YOU WHEN YOU ARE IN COLLEGE BUT IN HIGH SWCHOOL THEY MAKE SURE YOU GET YOUR WORK DONE. THATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL ONE HELP AND THE OTHER WILL JUST GIVE YOU WORK
October 19th, 2009 at 9:35 am
people say college is the best time of your life so after highschool it is still fun time to come but at the same time its still bussness to be handle… so make your goals possible cause anything is possible !!!!
October 19th, 2009 at 10:18 am
I think this is a good article because it help kids with waht to do after college
December 9th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
WOW!!! this is so true.. many ppl dont think about life after high shcool.. to be truthful its scary to think about it but no matter what you still have to be prepared.. This article states facts and I hope everyone on the verge of graduating does something with their future.!!
December 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
This is good because people do need to get ready for college
December 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
This is a good article. It brings seniors to the realizaton that life goes on after high school. It tells people to be more prepared for life. I think that many students forget about their responsibilities and only worry about senior activities. This is ohkay because graduating from high school is a big step, however, it is important to think about where they will go after high school is over
February 18th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I plan to go to college and major in sports management and hopefully find work in that area upon my graduation from college.