Work with your school counselor to ensure that you are upholding NMPED graduation requirements using your

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Explore which Advanced Placement (AP) classes are available to you.

Attend a summer program if you need help with core academic skills.

Take the PSAT.

Ask your counselor about dual credit options

Research colleges and universities online.

Explore what type of degree program you might enroll in and which schools offer programs to meet your needs.

Attend a summer program or camp.

Create a profile on COLLEGEBOARD.ORG and use their tools for college, career and scholarship searches.

Create a list of potential colleges you are interested in.

Find a mentor or a mentoring program.

Connect with students going through the college application process.

Talk with your family about your future plans.

Encourage your parents to open a 529 account at THEEDUCATIONPLAN.COM (see page 67).

Open a savings account.

Continue contributing to your 529 plan if you have already opened one.

Consider working a part time job and devoting part of your earnings to saving for college.

Meet with a counselor to make sure you are on track.

Continue building your STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROFILE, found on page 57, with involvement, athletic, leadership and volunteering roles.

Set goals for your academic and personal achievements in the second half of high school.