The 2024-2025 school year is coming to a rapid close. For some Moon students, this is our last year, and next year we will be moving on to the next chapter. Many seniors have chosen to continue their education at some sort of college or vocation/ trade school. This warrants a big change in our lives which we must prepare for in order to be successful in our next steps.

The first and most obvious step of preparing for college is to choose what college you will attend and what you will study there. Once you’ve done this, if you are staying on campus, then you’ll need to find a roommate. It is important to pick a roommate who has similar morning and night habits to avoid disturbances, inconveniences, and arguments. It’s also important that your roommate is someone you get along with, college is a big step and change, so it is helpful to have someone who can be there for you through that, and you for them.

Along with living on campus, decorating your dorm the right way will help you feel more at home and comfortable in a new place. Places like Home Goods, Target, and TJ Maxx are great places to shop for dorm room décor, as well as Amazon. It is also smart to discuss with your roommate and decide together how you might want the room to look to ensure it has a cohesive design.

Finally, the most important thing you can do to prepare for college is to soak up all the time left you have in high school. Again, college is a big step and change, and in order to feel ready to make that change and take that step, one must spend as much time as possible with one’s family and friends. So, while we all might feel ready to be done with high school, remember that one day we will all miss it. So, make the best and the most of the time you have left, that will leave you the most prepared for college.