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How do I make a college spreadsheet easily as a rising high school freshman, and how do I actually activate it?

I’m a driven and creative 8th grader at Founders Classical Academy of Rogers who loves leadership, music, sports, and faith. I serve as Secretary of NJHS, participate in student council and choir, and play volleyball. I aspire to become valedictorian, attend a top university, and build a future where I can lead, inspire others, and honor Jesus through my talents and achievements. In the future, I hope to study Biomedical Engineering, pediatric nursing, pediatric psychology, or marketing. I also enjoy singing, songwriting, and reading.

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Sowjanya’s Answer

As a new high school freshman, start a college spreadsheet with a simple setup and expand it over time. Use Google Sheets and include categories like college name, location, size, majors, cost, admissions requirements, and personal notes. This spreadsheet helps you explore options and gather information, not finalize a college list. Update it regularly as your interests and goals change. Add tabs for activities, volunteer work, awards, and projects to keep everything organized. If you keep it updated, this spreadsheet will be a helpful tool throughout high school and simplify the college application process.
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Savannah’s Answer

Hi Lillian,

What a great question to ask, especially at your age! It shows you really care about your future, and I'm happy to help.

If your school uses Microsoft, save an Excel sheet to your desktop. If it's Google, save a Google Sheet. Name it "College Resume Activities." Create tabs like "Academic," "Business," "Music," "Sports," and "Service."

In "Academic," list your role in NJHS and any awards or positions related to your grades. You can add your GPA when you're a junior, so no rush now. In "Business," include any business clubs or online marketing you've done. For "Music," note your choir involvement and any songs you've written. I wrote piano songs in high school and used one for my college essay, so keep track of your favorites!

In "Sports," list your volleyball position. In "Service," mention your church activities and any community service, like student council. You can add a "Miscellaneous" tab for other activities.

You can use ChatGPT to help create a resume. Just ask it to make a one-page resume based on your spreadsheet, highlighting your achievements and activities. Compare it with a sample template to build your resume.

ChatGPT can also suggest 2 safety schools, 4 reachable schools, and 2 dream schools based on your interests, GPA, and where you want to study. Add this list to a "Colleges" tab in your spreadsheet. Research these schools online and connect with alumni on LinkedIn or reach out to recruiters. Your guidance counselor, friends, teachers, and family can also offer advice.

You're doing great, and good luck! Hope this helps.
Thank you comment icon Savannah, thank you! Lillian
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Dhanya’s Answer

Make a simple Google Sheet with sections for your activities, awards, grades, colleges, and goals. Use it to keep track of everything you do during high school, like clubs, sports, leadership roles, service, and academic achievements. To actually use it, set a reminder once a month to update it and add anything new. This will help you stay organized and make college planning a lot easier later on. Right now, the most important things are doing well in school, staying involved, growing as a leader, and helping others.
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Eesha’s Answer

AI tools like chatgpt and claude are a great way for this! it will get you used to using them as well and you can play around with the prompts. With the way the world is using AI more and more - this will be a great start
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Jordyn’s Answer

These ambitions are amazing and inspiring! Leadership roles at every stage will help you build leadership skills and position you for future opportunities you seek. Try to find ways to channel your passions in leadership roles in the activities you care deeply about. Think about how these roles will teach you skills that can be applied in the future, and help you further understand what you may seek in a career. For example, as part of student council, are you working on a team, managing different people's expectations, creating new ideas, executing plans, coordinating logistics, implementing policy? What do you like about those roles, and where do your strengths shine? This phase of life is all about channeling these strengths and looking at challenges as opportunities to develop more skills for the future.
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Deergha’s Answer

It's great that you have big dreams! Try focusing on one extracurricular activity that you really enjoy while treating others as hobbies. This can help you grow and stand out when applying to college. If you focus on improving, leading, and giving back to the community through this one activity, colleges will appreciate it. You can then make a list of colleges that match your interests and this activity. As you go through high school and choose your subjects, your career path will become clearer. Keep up the good work!
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