Middle School Students | San Diego Cal-SOAP

FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS

Dear Middle School Students,

It is NEVER too early to prepare for college. In fact, if you start preparing now you will be in much better shape to go to college by the time you are in high school! So what can you do now? Follow our steps to success below and you will be ready for the road to college!

Good Luck,

Cal-SOAP Staff

Read!

You need to be able to read and write well in high school, college, your job, and life. Reading does not have to be boring. There are so many different kinds of books on so many different topics. Here are some of our recommendations. Middle School Reading List.

Explore Colleges

Explore Colleges at Big Future

Private Colleges in San Diego

Alliant International University - http://www.alliant.edu/
National University - http://www.nu.edu/
Point Loma Nazerene - http://www.pointloma.edu/home.htm
University of San Diego - http://www.sandiego.edu

Community Colleges in San Diego

Imperial Valley - http://www.imperial.edu/
Mira Costa - http://www.miracosta.cc.ca.us/
Palomar - http://www.palomar.edu/
San Diego Community College District - http://www.sdccd.edu/
City College - http://www.sdcity.edu/
Mesa College - http://www.sdmesa.edu/
Miramar College - http://www.sdmiramar.edu/
Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District - http://www.gcccd.edu/
Grossmont College - http://www.grossmont.edu/
Cuyamaca College - http://www.cuyamaca.edu/
Southwestern College - http://www.swccd.edu/

STEPS TO SUCCESS

Develop Good Study Habits

Go to Class! Be on time!
Do Your Homework
Learn to Be More Organized
Learn to Manage Your Time Better
Study Hard (and you will get good grades!)

Explore Careers

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors-careers

Look for the Careers and Majors page. When you click on the career of your choice, scroll down to the "Make High School Count" heading to read what you can start doing now.
www.cacareerzone.org

Go to the Reality Check to see how much money you will be spending once you finish college. Find which jobs in your favorite industry will give you enough money to maintain your lifestyle!
www.bls.gov/k12

Oriented specifically for teens, learn about specific jobs, the steps to take to get the job, and the future outlook for the jobs.

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