Sophomore Year

1. You should consider taking the PSAT/NMSQT in October.
2. Meet with your Guidance Counselor periodically throughout the year. Don’t wait to be called in for a meeting. Take the initiative. Your Guidance Counselor wants to keep in touch with you about anything which is important to you.
3. Attend some information sessions with official college reps who visit Tennessee Christian Preparatory School during College/Career Day. You can never get too much information about prospective colleges and/or universities and their programs.
5. Get involved in activities which are meaningful for you. Those who get involved are typically more committed and energized about their entire school life.
6. Do well in school. Give your academic work your fullest attention. Ultimately, the colleges and scholarship programs will evaluate your performance at Tennessee Christian Preparatory School more than any other item in your background.
7.  Begin to develop a rough-draft of a “personal statement” or self-description, a description of you, your interests, your commitments, involvements, your ambitions, and your plans for the future. Also, begin to rough out a listing or résumé of any activities, honors, awards, jobs, sports, special talents, etc. The bottom line: you have got to communicate effectively and powerfully about yourself to your prospective colleges and universities, scholarship programs, etc. Never underestimate the power of a good-looking and well-written personal statement.
8. Visit colleges and universities whenever possible. Getting to a college campus, taking the official tour, etc., is the only way you will ever really know if a certain college/university is right for you;
9. Continue to read about various careers/jobs.
10. Use the Internet to learn more about various potential careers/jobs. Your Guidance Counselor can help you with this.

Next…Junior Year!