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CONVERSATIONTOPICS1.Besureyouknowwhatcollegeslookforinastudentespeciallythecollegesyourchildmightbeinterestedin.Thatincludesacademicrequirementsandotherareasofachievement.2.Seethatyourchildcompletesallnecessaryacademiccourses.Youcantalktotheschoolcounselortomakesurethatnothinghasslippedthroughthecracks.3.Knowbothhighschoolgraduationrequirementsandcollegeentrancerequirements.Talkwiththeschoolcounseloraboutcurrentrequirements.4.Ifyourchildneedsacademichelpaskteachersortheschoolcounselorhowtogetthathelp.5.Provideaquietstudyspacewithadequatelightthatencouragesconcentrationandfocus.6.Encourageyourchildtoread.Readingincreasesvocabularyskillsabilitytoconcentrateandgeneralknowledge.Sixwaystohelpyourchildbecollegereadyx1Waystox1xupagoodspacetodohomeworkx1x0ebestpeopletotalktoatschoolaboutyourchildx19sprogressx1Anysubjectsyourchildwouldliketolearnmoreaboutx1Whatyourchildthinkscollegewillbelikex1Yourchildx19sfavoritestoriesorsubjectsheorshelikestoreadaboutRecommendedHighSchoolCoursesSubjectClassesEnglish4yearsliteraturewritingcompositionandspeechMath3to4yearsalgebraIalgebraIIgeometrytrigonometryandorcalculusSciencewithlab3yearsbiologychemistryandorphysicsandearthspacesciencesSocialStudies3yearsU.S.historyU.S.governmentandworldhistoryorgeographyForeignWorldLanguage2yearsofthesamelanguageotherthanEnglishMorecompetitivecollegeswanttoseefouryearseachofmathlabscienceandsocialstudiesandthreeormoreyearsofaforeignlanguage.8