You can never be too prepared, too early, to plan for a successful university/college admission and program - down to checking program prerequisites at university and tracking them all along from high school!Lots of good links below as you can never be too prepared, but you certainly can be not prepared enough........
Find asap, register for, and attend any orientations at your university or college
especially for academic areas, library, graduate study, applying for scholarships etc.
University of California website graduate orientation links for example
http://sait.usc.edu/orientation/graduate/

(Take local free study skills workshops especially for your subject area/field)
On-Line Study Skills Improvement Information: CALPOLY
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html

(Find your local writing lab/free courses and take them all to improve grades)
The Owl at Purdue (Online Writing Lab)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
Owl Materials: Avoiding Plagiarism
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

(Sign up asap for your local university library orientation course for particulars)
QuickStudy: Library Research Guide The University of Minnesota Libraries
http://tutorial.lib.umn.edu/instructors.html

students.gov - Student Gateway to the U.S. Government
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public

Find the website/physical location of university/college awards/scholarships/funding offices
and government sources and ask, research, and apply for funding each year asap - also sign up and take any workshops
to help you do so.

Federal Student Aid Gateway - Information on Grants, Student Loans, Scholarships and Other Financial Aid
http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/

U.S. Students look this over often for news, new programs/resources of value to you:
ED.gov U.S. Department of Education Promoting educational excellence for all Americans
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml

MANY MORE MAHALO HELP PAGES FOR STUDENTS HERE ARE SOME:
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_College_Application_Essay
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Get_Into_College
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Get_a_Student_Loan
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Save_Money
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Reduce_Student_Loan_Debt
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Stop_Procrastinating
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Study_in_College
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_an_Essay
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Research_Paper
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cram_for_an_Exam
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_Chicago_Manual_of_Style_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_APA_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_MLA_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Bibliography
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Thesis_Statement
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Book_Report
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Grant_Proposal
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Improve_Your_Writing
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Beat_Writer%27s_Block

For Canadian Students in Canada Government of Canada student information portal
http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/index.shtml

Source(s):
http://sait.usc.edu/orientation/graduate/
http://sas.calpoly.edu/asc/ssl.html
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ http://tutorial.lib.umn.edu/instructors.html
http://www.students.gov/STUGOVWebApp/Public http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/
http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_College_Application_Essay
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Get_Into_College
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Get_a_Student_Loan
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Save_Money
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Reduce_Student_Loan_Debt
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Stop_Procrastinating
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Study_in_College
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_an_Essay
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Research_Paper
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cram_for_an_Exam
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_Chicago_Manual_of_Style_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_APA_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Cite_in_MLA_Format
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Bibliography
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Thesis_Statement
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Book_Report
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Write_a_Grant_Proposal
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Improve_Your_Writing
http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Beat_Writer%27s_Block
http://www.canlearn.ca/eng/index.shtml

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