IMPORTANT LINKS AND RESOURCES FOR SOPHOMORES
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Our Career Center team looks forward to supporting you in opportunities to take College Board exams!
If taking an AP Course, refer to details provided by your instructor & Mr. Medeiros.
ACADEMIC PLANNING AND SCHEDULING
Rigorous Academic Preparedness
Students have the academic skills and can successfully complete rigorous college and career preparatory curriculum and experiences.
Opportunity Knowledge
Students research opportunities, set goals, and make choices that support their long-term aspirations, and successfully navigate transitions to the next level.
Student Agency
Students believe in and activate their own potential, build relationships, persist through obstacles, and exercise their academic, social, emotional, and professional knowledge and skills.
Advancing College Preparedness
1. Define key personal attributes for academic, social, and financial fit related to college selection
2. a) Explore the significance of GPA at different stages of the academic journey
b) Explore college options and terminology
3. Evaluate personal level of readiness for scholarship eligibility
4. a) Reflect on how academic plans and course completion support progress toward desired major
b) Determine which courses or opportunities align with college goals and plans
c) Explore campus-, district-, or community-based opportunities to earn college credit in high school (dual credit, online learning, etc.)
5. a) Explore match schools, reach schools, and safety schools in order to determine the best academic fit during the selection process
b) Prepare for college entrance exams
6. Start working on activity sheet/portfolio
7. Sign up to take the PSAT test
Building Career Knowledge
1. Define key personal attributes for academic, social, and financial fit related to career selection
2. Explore career fields and career pathways, including what resources and opportunities are available locally
3. Investigate best-fit career fields based on academic, social, and financial fit
4. Reflect on how academic plans and course completion support progress toward desired career field