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Sophomores’ To-Do List for Winter Break

by Betsy Chapman

The Office of Personal and Career Development has asked us to share some information about what students should be doing over Winter Break to help prepare them in their journey from college to career. Vice President for Career Development, Andy Chan, writes the Heart of the Matter blog, and today’s message is for sophomore parents and families.

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“Sophomore year brings forth a lot of challenges as your student begins to juggle a full academic workload, extracurricular activities and the decision regarding their major of study. Now that they have completed three semesters at Wake Forest, they should be able to identify the types of courses they like and dislike and be prepared to declare their major and potential minor(s).

Here are three easy things that you can encourage your sophomore student to do while they are home.”  Read Andy Chan’s full blog entry for sophomore parents.

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