A successful transition from high school to college requires that students have the necessary knowledge, skills, and mindsets in both academic and nonacademic areas. College preparation is a long process. Students complete a series of tasks including taking academic courses, searching for potential colleges, taking standardized tests, choosing a program of study, writing a college application essay, submitting applications to colleges, and applying for financial aid. High schools and colleges offer a wide range of programs and services to support and guide students in this process. However, the COVID-19 pandemic caused unexpected changes in students' high school experiences, including their college preparation experiences. To learn how students from the high school class of 2023 prepared for college, the authors reached out to a random sample of high school seniors in September 2022. Students were asked to report on their preparedness for college, the college preparation activities in which they participated, the college preparation supports they received, and the supports they wished they had received. In this brief, is shared what was learned from 1,485 students who reported that they planned to attend a postsecondary institution the fall after graduating high school.