This page suggests opportunities to make the most of your time at Puget Sound. Although listed by year, many may be explored at any time during your career as a student.

First year: Starting out at Puget Sound

• Discover Tacoma
• Explore campus
• Meet the faculty
• Take a hike
• Understand the core curriculum
• Get to know your peer advisor
• Take a first-year seminar in Scholarly and Creative Inquiry
• Take a first-year seminar in Writing and Rhetoric
• Fulfill the foreign language requirement
• Participate in Freshfest
• Consider studying abroad
• Get a part-time job
• Schedule your courses
• Bring your papers to the Writing Center
• Explore campus housing options
• Stay healthy
• Join a fraternity or sorority
• Maximize your academic performance
• Explore and Navigation Newsletter

Sophomore year: Sharpening your focus

• Explore and navigate
• Choose a major
• Submit a study abroad application
• Write your resume
• Explore fellowships
• Find out what you can do with a major in...
• Apply for student research and travel awards
• Plan your future in health professions
• Make a difference
• Become a campus leader
• Take a language proficiency test
• Connect with Puget Sound alumni

Junior year: Sharing in the campus community

• Become a mentor
• Take a Connections course
• Research graduate schools
• Apply for fellowships
• Plan for health professions programs
• Search for internships
• Bring your personal statement to the Writing Center
• Attend ASK Night

Senior year: Looking to the future

• Know your graduation requirements
• Submit fellowship applications
• Get career advice
• Visit the Career Fair
• Find a job
• Prepare for the GRE
• Complete your graduate scholarship applications
• Apply for graduate school
• Celebrate commencement