Planning
For Your Future
In your senior year you will be cased with a decision that will perhaps
be the most important one you will have been called to make - "What do
I do when I graduate?"
To
broaden your possibilities and future options,
you should begin now.
- Select
your academic courses thoughtfully.
- Maximize
your performance in those courses.
- Engage
in after school, summer, or weekend work
experiences.
- Participate
in your school's extracurricular programs.
Inquire into a variety of vocations that interest you as well as the
education or training they will require.
These
steps will be your keys to future opportunities.
If, upon graduation, your plans should
require more training or education, obtaining
information as early as possible
about the types of schools and colleges, their admissions requirements,
as well as their costs will be invaluable to your making the best career
and college choice.
Ideally,
you should select your school or college
only after careful consideration of your
own needs and preferences and a survey
of opportunities available at the individual
schools. At first glance, choosing an appropriate institution may seem
a difficult task - but, in fact, there will be a number of "appropriate" schools
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Steps
to Your Best College Choices
Take a close look at yourself! Identify first your own abilities
and limitations, interests and needs, goals and career options. Ask yourself:
- What
skills do I enjoy using?
- Of
the courses taken in high school, which
have I enjoyed the-most?
- What
courses have given me the most difficulty?
- Do
I like working with people, things, or
ideas?
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