<p>PoliticalProtege,</p>
<p>Your schedule looks fine for now. Just be sure to talk it over with your guidance counselor to be sure that you meet any specific graduation requirements for your school district.</p>
<p>The other thing that it isn’t too early to ask about is the money. Sit your parents down and find out just exactly how much money will be available for your education. If you are going to need to get nearly perfect grades in order to qualify for merit-based scholarships, you need to know that now. Not in two or three years. If your parents don’t have a clue about the financial aid process, or they don’t know how much colleges will expect them to pay (most parents don’t), have them run the calculators at [FinAid</a> | Calculators | Expected Family Contribution (EFC) and Financial Aid](<a href=“Your Guide for College Financial Aid - Finaid”>Expected Family Contribution (EFC) Calculator - Finaid) and read through some of the other information at that website. You could also point them to the Financial Aid and Parents Forums here. You don’t have to share your login. They can get their own.</p>