First Semester College Planning Checklist for Sophomores
Below is some college search advice from the counselors and Pre-AP English team.
· Register for and take the PSAT test Friday, Sept. 19, Wednesday, September 24(during Collaborative time in the Commons) and Friday September 26 during the lunch room in the cafeteria. Registration is $20.00
· PLAN test is on Wednesday, Nov 5. This is a practice ACT test. Take the test seriously. It is a graduation requirement. It gives you an indication of strengths and weakness on the ACT test.
Study Hard and do well in school – take your sophomore grades seriously. Your grades (9-12) will appear on your EHS transcript. Also, think before you act: plagiarism and academic dishonesty may need to be reported on your college applications.
National College Fair is Tuesday, October 7th and Wednesday, October 8th at the Minneapolis Convention Center. There is an evening program from 4:30 – 8:00 pm on Tuesday for all students if you do not want to miss school.
Get involved in extracurricular activities. You never know where your involvement will take you!
Get to know your teachers. You may need one or two to write a letter of recommendation for you. Don’t be caught senior year with limited options in this area, especially since some selective schools have requirements of English and math teachers.
Take advantage of your MEA break or any other school break and family trips to start visiting colleges. Be sure to contact the college prior to visiting and schedule a tour. Begin to think about what you are looking for in a college in terms of size, majors, location, activities, etc. Minnesota colleges like St. Olaf have special days planned for MEA Break. They feed you two meals, give you a tour, and let you meet professors. Lots of ninth and tenth graders are there.
If you start researching schools now, you’ll discover any specific requirements like California public schools (like Berkeley, UCLA, UCSB) require a high school world history class. Click here for University of California requirements.
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