Keep your grades up and take courses that show you are challenging yourselves. Community service and school activities can be a very important part of a scholarship application. Get involved. Letters of recommendation from teachers, a community leader or club sponsor can be very impressive to organizations awarding scholarships.
The Bright Futures Scholarship application process does not begin until December 1st of the student's senior year. This will be an on line application. The Financial Aid (FAFSA) process for seniors will begin on January 1 of the student's senior year. This will also be an online application. Visit www.fafsa4caster.ed.gov to begin preparing your financial aid forms early and to learn how much financial aid you might be eligible for based on your current financial situation.