Sophomore Year in High School

Fall

  • If there is a summer reading requirement, make sure all is completed.  The schools that require them make it a major assignment for the first quarter/trimester of school.  Not doing well can dramatically affect the final grade.
  • Continue your participation in school activities/community involvement.
    extracurricular
  • You know the school environment. Take a huge leap in accepting responsibility and wise choices this year academically and socially.
  • Set goals for yourself; you might have to make new friends who have similar goals as yours in order to stay focused on school.
  • Take the PSAT, a practice test for the SAT and take it seriously so that you can use to begin the college search process.
  • Visit the college career center.
  • Review your grades on your transcript with your counselor and set goals to improve GPA this year.
  • Understand your class rank which can affect the kind of college that will admit you.
  • Attend a local or Regional College Career Fair.
  • Complete the task list on Collegeboard to explore careers.
    volunteer
  • Add your school activities for a resume senior year.

Spring

  • Plan next year’s courses to reflect your interests, school progress, and emerging career plans.
  • Consider taking SAT Subject tests in your major courses if you are considering selective colleges and if you are getting A’s and B’s in classes.
  • Challenge yourself with Honors or Advanced Placement courses, if you are recommended.
  • Advanced Placement courses are high school courses that you can get college credit after taking the AP test and receive a 3, 4 or 5.
  • Attend an AP Potential day and evening Programs if you are recommended.
  • Create a College Board account and review the questions that you answered incorrectly to improve SAT scores.
  • Review your credits to make sure that you are on task to graduate on time.
  • Make sure that you are maintaining good relationships with your teachers who you will need to ask for recommendations in your senior year.
  • Attendance is important to college admissions and to future employers.

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Summer

  • Consider summer enrichment programs on college campuses.
  • Volunteer work is something that you can do in areas where you are considering a future career.
  • Summer reading can improve your vocabulary.
  • Consider a part-time job.
  • If you don’t have an email create one. Colleges will use it to contact you in the fall.
  • Consider an SAT or PSAT prep program at your school or local community college.
  • Check out Summer Bucket List via Fastweb.

 

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