Your freshman year is behind you, you’re feeling more confident as a sophomore. You may not be sure about how to prepare for college, but our 大二的清单 has many college prep tips to start you in the right direction.
Review the categories below or download our 大二的清单 (PDF).
遵循 体育菠菜大平台 social media. See what's happening at 体育菠菜大平台. 遵循 Instagram, 脸谱网, 推特, YouTube.
Get a taste of college life. Attend a conference or camp at 体育菠菜大平台; have lunch with a friend on campus 和 visit their 房间.
与体育菠菜大平台代表交谈.请求的信息 和 when a rep visits your school, ask many questions.
收集信息. While visiting campus, ask for financial aid information 和 details about your major.
探索职业道路. Identify interests, talk with others in various fields, job shadow, research.
夏季就业. Find 工作 in fields you’re interested in to give you a better insight to a career path.
研究. What are high-dem和 工作? What interests you 和 what degree or training is required? 体育菠菜大平台 has tools to help you. 访问 pronewport.com/Focus2.
Review your online profile. Examine your 脸谱网 和 other social networks. Delete content that may be viewed unfavorably by employers, colleges, scholarship committees. 谨慎发帖.
Discuss college finances with your family. Will parents help pay? Will loans be necessary? Will you work while attending college?
省钱. Start now, create a plan, put money in an interest-bearing account. 找暑期工作.
研究 financial aid. Learn all you can about FAFSA 和 各种援助: loans, grants, work study, scholarships.
研究 scholarships. Learn all you can about scholarships from 体育菠菜大平台, local groups, businesses. 他们需要什么?? Search online to find a larger pool of regional 和 national scholarships.
参与. 课外活动, 工作, volunteering are important elements for scholarships, especially those that develop leadership skills. 脱颖而出.
Record Your Achievements. Begin an on-going list of your honors, 奖, 活动, 志愿者工作, leadership experience, 等. This will help build a resume later for scholarships.
构建 & 网络. 构建 good relationships with teachers 和 counselors who you can ask later to write scholarship recommendation letters.
Attend financial aid sessions offered by your high school. Be informed about the types of aid, including scholarships 和 how to qualify for them.
Consider military options.参加后备役军官训练军团 和 国民警卫队 will help pay for college. Talk to your counselor.
比较成本. If you consider other colleges, compare annual cost equally using 15 credit hours per semester for tuition/fees, 房间, 餐, indirect cost (books, 服装, 运输, 等.). 体育菠菜大平台提供 最低的成本 among all Nebraska universities.
权衡成本. Some 工作 require a certain degree but don’t require a degree from a certain school. If you’re thinking of a pricier school, don’t justify taking on huge debt for the “experience.” The 30-year-old you, will thank you.
