College Action Plan: Sophomores

• Make sure you're enrolled in challenging classes that will help you prepare for college. Colleges prefer four years of English, social studies, math, science, and a foreign language. 
• Remember that all four years of high school are recorded on your transcript, so give every course your best effort.
• Use your agenda for important dates and deadlines.
• Get involved with extracurricular activities.
• Go to college fairs in your area.
• If you are taking accelerated courses, listen for the announcement to sign up for the PSAT given in October. There will be another opportunity to take this practice SAT exam next October.
• Visit the College and Career Center to explore your career interests, research job-shadowing opportunities and learn about colleges.
• Visit local colleges while they're in session.
• Find out about college firsthand from college friends who are home for the holidays.
• Explore summer opportunities to add to your activity resume:  a part time job, and internship or volunteer position.

Below is an outline of what Sophomores should be doing throught the year.  As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to call!

September/October

• Get acquainted with the building, teachers and counselor
• Expectations session during Homeroom
• PSAT for sophomores in honors classes (first come, first served)

November

• Begin Career Exploration in classes with 10th grade counselors
• Start thinking about Job Shadowing or joining an Exploring Post
• Eastern Monroe Career Center Presentation (EMCC) on what programs they have to offer
• Academic Progress Checks after Q1

December

• EMCC Visitaiton Day (students MUST tour facility to enroll in a program) 
• Begin having conversations with teachers about what courses/level they are interested in taking next year

January/February

• Annual Guidance Reviews: Individual appointments with students to discuss post-secondary plans and course selections for Junior year.  Contact the counselor if you would like to be a part of this dicussion.
• Academic Progress Checks after Q2

March-May

• Finalize schedule choices for your Junior year. Remember to challenge yourself!
• Explore Opportunites for college classes at UR or RIT.  See your counselor for details
• Utilize resources and opportunities the College and Career Center has to offer:
  • Very Large Lending Library
  • Career Exploration
  • College Search/College Major Search
  • Scholarship Search
  • Workshops/Conferences
  • College/Career Related field trips
• Academic Progress Checks after Q3

June

• Study hard to prepare for final exams!  Remember, what you do this year can directly impact your post secondary plans
• Summer School Registration