Things to Think About - Sophomore Year

• "The Sophomore Year: 2012-2013" (published in Fall 2012 by the Undergraduate Deans Office)

• Sophomore year checklist

You may find it helpful to discuss some of these topics with your undergraduate dean.

Correspondence to the Class of 2015

• Greek Life Recruitment and Educated Choices
• Letter to Parents and Families of the 2015/ Sophomore Class

Spring 2013 Weekly Emails to the Class of 2015

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four
• Week Five
• Week Six
• Week Seven
• Week Eight
• Week Nine

Winter 2013 Weekly Emails to the Class of 2015

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four
• Week Five
• Week Six
• Week Seven
• Week Eight
• Week Nine

Fall 2012 Weekly Emails to the Class of 2015

• Week One
• Week Two
• Week Three
• Week Four
• Week Five
• Week Six
• Week Seven
• Week Eight
• Week Nine
• Week Ten

Academic

• Declare a major by the end of your 5th term
• Complete language requirement
• Complete PE requirement
• Access resources, including the Pre-Major Advising office
• Maintain or improve your GPA
• Study skills
• Renew commitment to academic success
• Time management
• Presidential Scholars Research
• Sophomore Summer Requirement - While sophomore summer is an opportunity for the class to bond, it continues to be a rigorous term and we encourage students to maintain the same academic focus they would apply during the rest of the year.
• Leave term planning
• Apply for off-campus programs (LSA/FSP)

Career/After Dartmouth Opportunities

• Consider setting up Career Services file
• Resume writing
• Internship and grant opportunities
• Meet/Contact students, professors, others to explore careers/majors
• Mellon Fellows

Personal

• Continue to expand social circles
• Strive to balance one's life
• Explore your own personal balance and wellness
• Continued exploration of extracurricular activities and opportunities
• Out-of-classroom contact with professors

Other Opportunities

• To Rush? or Not to Rush? - Find out more about Greek Letter Organizations & Societies and the recruitment process

Resources

We encourage you to check out the following Dartmouth web sites for other helpful information:

• Academic Skills Center
• Career Services
• Composition Center
• Dean of Faculty
• Health Services
• Off-Campus Programs
• Pre-Major Advising
• Tucker Foundation
• The Center for Research, Writing, and Information Technology (RWIT)