Tips for Sophomores

Things to do

• Keep those grades up!
• Talk to your parents about financial aid options.
• Continue your conversations with your guidance counselors, teachers, family members or trusted adults about your plans for college or other paths toward a career.
• Find out about AP and other honors-level courses for junior year.
• Continue extracurricular activities.
• If you have room in your schedule, consider a part-time job or volunteer position.
• Look into participating in academic enrichment programs, summer workshops and camps with specialty focuses – such as music, arts and sciences.
• It's not too early to start studying for standardized tests like the ACT and SAT.
• Investigate your options for participating in concurrent enrollment next year.
• Start thinking about what factors are important to you in choosing a college.