Please read this information and these take steps this year to move along the path to prepare yourself for career and college options.
10th Grade Checklist
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Sophomore Career & College Preparation List
Tenth Grade College Preparation List
- Meet with your school counselor and mentor to discuss colleges and their requirements.
- Sign up SAT Practice Question of the Day
- Sign up SAT Practice Test
- Explore career possibilities in CIS, Naviance or College Navigator Explore Oregon
- Research colleges/universities/career-technical schools and their majors and fields of training.
- Attend college/career fairs
- Attend college visitation events at your school
- Research colleges/universities/career-technical schools and their majors and fields of training.
- Attend college/career fairs
- Review high school transcript: Are you on track for graduation?
- Look at college or training school admissions requirements to get an idea of what kinds of classes need to be taken now.
- Start exploring the differences in schools to determine what might be a good fit after high school graduation: career-technical, community college, or 4-year college
- Find information on federal financial aid at: StudentAid.ed.gov
- Volunteer in a field you may enjoy or in a career field that is of interest to you.
- Consider taking an SAT or ACT prep course
- Attend college/career fairs
- Review high school transcript: Are you on track for graduation?
- Get a summer job
- Continue to add to your resume or portfolio any new activities, honors, or achievements.
- Apply for at least 20 scholarships
- Continue to add your resume or portfolio any new activities, honors, or achievements.
