We encourage you to start having conversations with counselors and your parents about your college interests. You should all be on the same page when it comes to your interest in:

• Going to a South Dakota public university or technical institute.
• Pursuing coursework that will put you on the right path for college. 
• The importance universities and technical institutes place on grades, and at what year will your school grades start to matter in the admissions process.
• Pursuing extracurricular activities (such as sports, performing arts, volunteer work, or other activities that interest you).
• Visiting them at their job and shadowing them to decide if their occupation matches your interests.