New Year’s Resolutions for High School Sophomores
January 9, 2012
It’s 2012 – have you made your New Year’s Resolutions yet? In this series of posts, we’re offering some resolutions for students in each year of high school. Feel free to adopt one or two!
Sophomore year in high school is a great time! You don’t have to worry about taking college entrance exams just yet, or any of the other “college-type stuff,” so you can enjoy the year! Here are some New Year’s Resolutions for high school Sophomores to consider:
- Keep up your grades, and take SAT 2s. Grades and class ranks are important to college admissions officers, so make sure to keep studying and doing well in your classes. Also, keep an eye out for any SAT 2s that you might want to take (for more info about the SAT 2s, listen to this podcast).
- Get to know your guidance counselor. Your guidance counselor will be writing one of your letters of recommendation for your college applications, so now is the time to get to know him or her. Ask about summer internships that may be available from your high school. And make sure to attend any college application seminars that may be offered.
- Study for the PSAT over the summer. More than likely, you have already taken the PSAT a couple of months ago. You will be taking it again next October, when your scores will count toward the National Merit Scholarship. So, take advantage of the summer before your Junior year to start studying – either on your own with a PSAT study guide or with a tutor. And this prep time can be applied to the SAT test which you will be taking next year, so it’s time well spent!
- Start thinking about colleges that interest you, and visit them over the summer. Even though you haven’t taken your SAT or ACT yet, you can start researching colleges that have the major you are interested in. Start by compiling a list of school that pique your fancy, and then take some time over the summer to go visit the campuses. You’ll have a leg up on the junior year spring break college visiting frenzy!
To read our New Year’s Resolutions for high school freshmen, click here. High school sophomores, what are your resolutions? How are you doing with them? We’d love to hear from you! Stay tuned for more suggested New Year’s Resolutions for high school upperclassmen!
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