SOPHOMORES
GOALS FOR 10TH GRADE
Welcome to your sophomore year! We’re excited to work more closely with you. The most important thing we can tell sophomores and their parents is this: relax! You are not behind. You still have plenty of time to figure out your college plans, and not very much of your sophomore year should be spent thinking about college.
Here's what you can expect from us in those few moments where you do think about college:
Building on last year’s Fresh curriculum, you’ll continue to develop and reflect on your personal interests. You’ll start to form a picture of what kind of colleges may appeal to you based on your interests and passions. We’ll also help you explore standardized testing options and set reasonable timelines for taking them.
You and your families will gain access to web-based college counseling resources like SCOIR and learn how they help with your college search and applications. We'll share more information about these types of resources in the spring.
Wondering when to expect updates from our office? We're sharing our sophomore college timeline in two ways. First, take a look at our brief "at-a-glance" timeline below. Then, feel free to browse our detailed, month-by-month timeline linked below as well.
AT-A-GLANCE TIMELINE
Semester One
Focus on finding your academic and extracurricular routine at Greenhills!
Semester Two
You will be assigned your college counselor in March. One-on-one work with your college counselor begins January of your junior year; however, should questions arise between those two periods, you are most welcome to reach out to your individual counselor.
We will send you your SCOIR account information in March.
Optional: The PSAT will be offered digitally. There is no need to prepare in advance for this practice test. Review your results to determine relative strengths and weaknesses.
Create free accounts with the following sites:
If applicable, take AP exams in May.
Attend college seminars, all of which are held during class meeting time.
March: Attend sophomore seminar on introduction to SCOIR.
TBD: Attend sophomore seminar on closing questions and summer plans.
Summer
Consult your counselor if you have any questions.
DETAILED TIMELINE
Once again, you're not behind! But if you're curious to know what you should be considering througout your sophomore year, take a look at the detailed timeline linked above. This documents offers tasks and priorities for sophomores by month.
SEMINAR RECORDINGS
Sophomore Grade Meeting, March 10th, 2021
In this video, Betsy introduces sophomores to SCOIR, the tool that students use to build and keep track of their college lists.
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