A major in psychology is popular and practical from the perspective of having a clear career trajectory. The only option isn’t to become a therapist, though. Students who major in psychology go into everything from marketing to social work, to counseling, with many going on to graduate or medical school to achieve licensing. The first step is your undergraduate degree. There are strong psychology programs at most well-respected colleges and universities, but the Ivy League, UCLA, Stanford, Vanderbilt, Duke, and Rice are particularly famous for having outstanding psychology programs.
Economics Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Economics is a popular major that offers a bridge between STEM and the humanities. To excel in economics, you need to be strong in math, including statistics, and in history. Critical thinking is a key part of the excelling in economics, and so when we work with our economics-minded students on an activity strategy for sophomore year, we know that developing and emphasizing critical thinking must be front and center.
Physics Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you love physics, chances are that you love physics. We find that students with an interest in physics tend to be deeply passionate, curious, and driven. What they aren’t always doing automatically, though, is laying the groundwork for a successful college application experience. That’s where we can help.
Mechanical Engineering Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Mechanical Engineering is the type of engineering that builds things. As the name suggests, mechanical engineers design, make, fix, and operate machinery. Sometimes the machines are small enough to fit on your fingernail. Sometimes they are massive, like mining equipment the size of a residential home. No matter the scale, becoming a mechanical engineer requires a ton of specialized study — which is why one would major in mechanical engineering in college. As a sophomore interested in mechanical engineering, you likely already know this, though. What you don’t know is how to get from the mid-point of high school to a top-tier mechanical engineering program that can launch you into an impressive career. And that’s precisely where we can help.
International Relations Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are interested in government, policy, international business, research and analysis, or non-profit work, International Relations is an amazing major. International Relations is a great melding of the humanities that leads to a deep understanding of the global financial system and the relationship between different nations. Students take courses in economics, political science, history, and language, and go on to careers that span politics, policy, philanthropy, and global business.
Math Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
If you are passionate about math, you understand the power of numbers. This is especially true if you want to major in math in college. Every top undergraduate school in America has a top math program, and getting in isn’t an unsolvable equation (lol!). You need to be exceptional. Your grades must be exceptional across the board, not simply in math. Your standardized test scores must be exceptional, and not only in the math sections. And your activities, or how you spend time outside of the classroom, must also be exceptional. However, you don’t need to cure cancer or write and publish a novel as a high school student. You’re a prospective math major, and colleges want to see you immersing yourself in the subject beyond course offerings.
History Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Students interested in history are common, but students who want to major in history in college are of a rarer breed these days. In an era of STEM and questions around the immediate financial value of an undergraduate degree outside of the STEM fields, many students who would have once passionately pursued a major in history are now choosing to make history a minor. However, history is an amazing major, or second major, especially for students interested in pursuing a role in academia or teaching.
Marketing Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
An undergraduate major in marketing is industry agnostic. This means that you can apply the degree to any industry or field, pairing your passion in marketing with a passion for fashion or business or design or bringing people together. As a marketing major, you can move laterally, from one industry to another, and vertically, rising up the ranks of a company or marketing firm until you are truly an expert in your craft.
Entrepreneurship Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Entrepreneurship is a fairly rare major for the percentage of the popular conversation that the career path dominates. It’s only in recent years, really, that to be an ‘entrepreneur’ is recognized not simply as a title earned over many business experiences, but as a career path. Once upon a time, one became an entrepreneur only after succeeding (or, more often, not succeeding) in something else. Today, it’s more common than ever for us to meet high school students for whom entrepreneurship is the goal, though, and they want to start on that path early.
Classics Extracurricular Activtiy Strategy for Sophomores
A major in classics is about as old-school as majors come after, maybe, Latin. We can’t say that we hear from a lot of high school students who are dreaming of a degree in classics. We wish more would, though. While there aren’t many obvious jobs outside of education and academia that come from a degree in classics, a degree steeped in the humanities is actually a bit of a superpower these days.
English Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
A major in English attracts students interested in writing, teaching, communications, and media. It is a classic liberal arts major, although not limited to liberal arts schools, and every top school has a strong English major. Particularly notable universities with strong English departments include Harvard, Williams, Vassar, Columbia, and Amherst (discover more). An English major is so classic, in fact, that it is easy to take it for granted. You take English and speak English and that’s enough as long as your games are great, right? That is a big mistake.
Chemistry Extracurricular Activity Strategy for Sophomores
Chemistry is a classic science major, and a cornerstone of STEM, but high school students are often stumped as to how to stand out as chemistry-focused college applicants. There aren’t, often, chemistry clubs in the same where that there are robotics clubs. You can’t build an app like with coding, and it can be hard to stand out beyond having strong grades and matching test scores. At the same time, standing out is critically important. Relying solely on your grades and scores isn’t a good strategy.
How to Get an Internship as a High School Sophomore
You’re only a sophomore in high school, but you have big goals. This describes most of the students we work with. However, simply having big goals doesn’t mean that they will work out. In order to get into a top college, you need to begin pursuing your goals early in your high school experience. An internship can be a crucial piece of the puzzle, offering the opportunity to deepen and refine your interests beyond the courses and programs offered at your school.
10th Grade College Strategy for Business
Maybe you want to run a hedge fund or the next unicorn startup. Maybe you want to start companies, or maybe, you want to rise in the ranks. MAYBE you want to be a finance whiz or a marketing maven. Or maybe, you don’t even know exactly what you want to do, but you know you’re interested in studying business in college. If you’re stuck on where to start, don’t worry, we’re here.
10th Grade College Strategy for Data Science
If you’re interested in something STEM-y, enjoy your math classes, and also are really interested in computer science, you might also be drawn to data science. Like comp sci, data science has gotten a lot more popular over the last few years, especially because of its broad applications for future careers and high earning potential. Or, maybe you have no idea exactly what it is you want to study, but you heard data science might be cool. That’s totally fine; we can help either way.
10th Grade Strategy for Political Science
10th Grade College Strategy for Chemistry
Trying to be the next Marie Curie or Robert Bunson (yes… THAT Bunson. No, not the Muppet. The guy with the burners.)? Maybe you dream of being a pharmacist (a very stable job!) or a CSI tech. Or maybe chemistry was just your favorite class this year. Or maybe you don’t even know exactly what you wanna do, but you know that you like science and want to study it in college. You’re in the right place.
10th Grade College Strategy for Computer Science
Computer science is so hot right now. For the last few years, computer science has been the most popular major across the board. There are many career opportunities with computer science and many interdisciplinary applications for it, too, so we get it.
10th Grade College Strategy for Engineering
If you dream of building buildings or fancy mechanical structures, inventing the next lightbulb, or creating the next life-saving medical device, you’re probably interested in studying engineering. Or maybe you don’t even know that you want to study engineering, but you think that you might be! No worries; you’re in the right place.
10th Grade College Strategy for Biology
If you dream of becoming a doctor or the next Darwin, Pasteur, or Mendel, you’re probably at least a little bit interested in biology. Maybe you just know that you’re interested in STEM and want to explore biology or some other STEMy topics a little bit more before you commit. You have come to the right place because we are going to discuss how to explore your potential major as a sophomore.