Preparation: High School Juniors

Timeline

Senior year will be hectic for you, so enjoy your junior year! Still, it is not too early to explore your options for a university education. These tips may help you:

September/October

  • Talk to your guidance counselor to make sure you are taking the right classes for TOPS and the Regents core. These courses help pay tuition and ensure your acceptance at any public Louisiana university.
  • Attend college fairs at your school or in your parish. Keep the materials you collect from LSUA and other university admissions counselors until you have a short list of top colleges. You may want to make a file for each university, and keep any notes from conversations you want to recall later.
  • Attend open house at LSUA and at any other school that interests you. Campus visits give you a good sense of the college and whether its environment is right for you. For open house dates at LSU Alexandria, please visit the calendar of events on our Website.

November/December

March/April

  • You are almost a senior! Continue to work hard! Remember that the work you do now will help you compete for acceptance to the university of your choice.
  • Make an appointment with your guidance counselor to schedule classes for next year. Be sure that you discuss the TOPS and Regents' core curricula. Like most universities, LSU Alexandria now requires completion of the Regents' core for admission.
  • Schedule a LSUA campus tour by contacting the Admissions Office at 318-473-6417, 1-888-473-6417, or vising Schedule A Campus Tour page.

If you are interested in taking college classes in the summer, please see our requirements for Early Admission. If you think you are qualified for this special admission category, complete the Application for Admissions, the Early Admission Form, which must be signed by your parents and principal, and send LSU Alexandria your official high school transcript and ACT Scores. You may be able to take up to 6 credit hours over the summer and continue taking classes throughout your senior year. For classes offered in the summer and fall, please view our schedule of classes

If you are unsure of your major, you can take a free aptitude test that may help you with your decision by contacting the LSU Alexandria Student Services office at 318-473-6545. You can obtain a PIN and take the DISCOVER test from home or make an appointment to take the test on our campus. This test will give you insights you may not have thought about and contacts to obtain additional information.