Your Step-by-Step Guide to Sophomore Year of High School
Today, every year of high school is important for college admission. Sophomore year is a great opportunity for students looking toward college admission to show admissions officers how motivated a student is. Each year, students have many questions about the importance of sophomore year of high school. Here are a few of the most common:
- What should I expect from my sophomore year of high school?
- What classes should I take sophomore year?
- Can you put together a timeline of important dates for sophomore year?
- What should I do the summer before / after sophomore year?
- What advice or tips do you have for students going into their sophomore year of high school?
- Advice for students on what AP classes to take or how many AP classes to take?
- Should I start preparing for college my sophomore year of high school?
- Is it bad if I get bad grades my sophomore year or have a low GPA?
- What are the essentials for students (bucket list items) in my sophomore year?
- Can I transfer without penalty my sophomore year of high school?
- Is sophomore year important when applying to college?
College Admissions Step-by-Step answers all of these questions and a whole lot more. Admissions expert, Danielle Bianchi Golod, walks students and parents through each month of sophomore year starting in June of the summer before junior year. Each month’s goals are laid out in clear and easy to follow steps. Danielle then walks everyone through why each step is important and the best practices to accomplish each task with a minimum of stress. This is a true step-by-step guide to sophomore year of high school.
What Is Included?
You get access for all the entire sophomore year (from June through May) to all of Danielle’s month-by-month guides, checklists, video tutorials, and step-by-step processes built using her 15+ years of college admissions experience. You get immediate access to our online system 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You can find a complete list of all modules and lessons included below:
Modules
Preparing for College Admission - Sophomore Year
Danielle breaks down all of the things high school freshman should consider and do over the course of their sophomore year of high school. Each item is discussed in detail so that parents and students understand why each item is important to them and their over all success in high school and when applying to college. As always, each item is broken down step-by-step to make completing each task as easy as possible.
Lesson
10th Grade - June / July
Preparing for the summer before 10th grade is nothing to take lightly. This is when we can start to separate the students who can show a clear path to their interest(s) can become visible. With a little planning now, any student can begin to show college admissions officers more about what makes them tick.
Lessons
10th Grade - August
Lessons
10th Grade - September
Lessons
10th Grade - October
Lessons
10th Grade - November
Lessons
- 10th Grade November – Overview
- 10th Grade November – Checklist
- 10th Grade November – Midterms
- 10th Grade November – Poor Midterm Results?
- 10th Grade November – Missing School or the Same Class Due to Sports
- 10th Grade November – Keep Active on Campus and in Community
- 10th Grade November – Thinking About a College Major
10th Grade - December
Lessons
10th Grade - January
Lessons
- 10th Grade January – Overview
- 10th Grade January – Checklist
- 10th Grade January – Grade Results
- 10th Grade January – Keep Active on Campus and in Community
- 10th Grade January – Monitor Grades
- 10th Grade January – Work on Writing Skills
- 10th Grade January – Decoding PSAT Scores
- 10th Grade January – Decoding PLAN Scores
- 10th Grade January – Recommended College Guides & Tours
10th Grade - February
Lessons
10th Grade - March
Lessons
10th Grade - April
Lessons
- 10th Grade April – Overview
- 10th Grade April – Checklist
- 10th Grade April – Choosing Summer Plans
- 10th Grade April – Signing Up for the SAT Test
- 10th Grade April – NCAA Athlete Early Recruitment & Eligibility
- 10th Grade April – Learning Disabilities Looking Ahead
- 10th Grade April – Continue to Keep Active
10th Grade - May
Lessons
- 10th Grade May – Overview
- 10th Grade May – Checklist
- 10th Grade May – Preparing for 2nd Semester Finals
- 10th Grade May – Signing Up for the 10th Grade SAT Subject Tests
- 10th Grade May – Continue to Keep Active
- 10 Grade May – Confirming Summer Plans
- 10th Grade May – Summer Assignments / 11th Grade PSAT
- 10th Grade May – Learning Disabilities & Accomodations