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Things to Think About - Sophomore Year

• Sophomore Class Letters
• Sophomore Year Checklist

You may find it helpful to discuss some of these topics with a class dean.

Academic

• Declare a major by the end of your 5th term
• Complete language requirement
• Complete PE requirement
• 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? - Deciding to join a Coed organization, Fraternity or Sorority

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
• Tucker Foundation
• Premajor Advising