Planning for college can start as early as your sophomore or junior year, to get started on your college plan and/or career path draft out goals.  Examples of some goals are: applying to 2 scholarships each month, study for SAT or ACT exam once a week or look into 1 college per week that you are interested in.   I was a high school senior once so I would assume that most of you have not done these things and there is probably not much time to invest in accomplishing these goals.

That's the problem of many teenagers now a days.  Students are too occupied by graduating that they forget to stay on task, most people refer to this 'illness' as  senioritis.  Symptoms include falling behind on class work, tardiness, ditching and incomplete assignments.  Senioritis can happen as early as junior year.

This is a big problem when the end of the spring semester comes, graduation becomes a question and your anxiety kicks in.  Questions like, how do I apply for financial aid, how will I afford school, will I be graduating, what will I do if I don't graduate.  Don't be that person and stay ahead, it will make your senior year remember-able and hassle free.

Loans may be an option, if you didn't apply to FAFSA.  However, loans are not free money, loans have to be paid back - you are borrowing money when getting a loan.

Everyone likes free money and that is what scholarships and financial aid is, free money that will allow you to go to college, buy books and supplies.

Make the best out of your graduation experience, just keep in mind to also be responsible at the same time, get informed on what you need in order to graduate and plan ahead to make it happen.