in my first year i learnt tonnes of random songs then i got my guitar teacher to choose solos he thought were good, eg satriani roben ford pink floyd. try learnin the seven note scales as aposed to the pentatonic cos u cant really do theory without them. i then started to get into theory. i could right hand tap pretty well in my first year but i couldnt sweep pick at any reasonable speed in my first year. i would suggest get the theory sorted cos once you know most of it it will unlock tonnes of stuff.
anyway good luck