College Plans Begin For Many Students In Their Sophomore Year In The Dallas Schools
For many students in the Dallas schools, the start of their sophomore year means looking at their future plans. The Highland Park High School within the Dallas schools system, for example, began mandatory counseling sessions for all sophomores this year. Though only a few students within the Dallas schools are required to attend such guidance sessions, University High School in Irvine has had these mandatory sessions for nearly 30 years. Many school districts in California require college guidance counseling for high school sophomores, while some districts in Wisconsin require sessions during the freshmen year.
Today, college admissions are highly competitive. They look at everything from the applicants freshmen through senior years, believing that everything an applicant has become and has the potential to be is built upon their enculturation during these years. It is all foundational. With such fierce competition for college entrance, todays high school student cannot rely upon chance but must be prepared by the time they graduate from the Dallas schools. Students must have done...