EmPowerment 21 Intro/Game Film?– 17 min throughout workshop!!! Game Film #1 Testing Optional minhttp:// Netbook Computer!!! – 3 min Game Film #2 Scholarship Search from the audience (Grade, Degree, Sex, School, Profession, Degree, etc.) – 7 min Game Film #3 Picking a Major – 14 min (David Garcia) Timeline (Step by Step Guidance) minhttp:// Game Film #4 Picking a College: – 9 minhttp:// Residential Community Colleges – 4 min Game Film #5 How do you compare minwww.Collegedata.com – Why are you NOT practicing? – 3 min Game Film #6 FAFSA& Student Aid Gumbo follow-up - 15 min Questions & Answers – 3 min EP21 What if I want to sit out a year before I go to college?
Game Film Vanderbilt Video Clip ( !!! (2:00) (3:40) (1:19 – 3:17) (1:58) Shreiner College Video ( (2:55) B4A0358&lf=PlayList (3:02) B4A0358&lf=PlayList (2:06)
Financial Aid Gumbo TA_PROMO=TA_TP1 TA_PROMO=TA_TP1 ROOM & BOARD IS NOW TAXABLE….BE PREPARED!!!
Sample Scholarship Search Query Scholarship Search examples 7th grade scholarships th grade scholarship Scholarship.com culinary biology Smithsonian Internship, etc. USDA
David A. Garcia, M.A. Career Counselor – Freshman and Undecided Students / College Majors & Career Exploration 101
INTERESTING FACTS Only 1 in 3 college seniors eventually major in the same field they chose as freshman About less than 10% of new college students feel they know a great deal about their chosen major College graduates change their career 3-5 times and change jobs times Thriving in College & Beyond, by Joseph B. Cuseo, Viki Sox Fecas & Aaron Thompson
IMPORTANT TIPS Start College Major and Career Planning NOW Use Campus resources Visit Campus Career Center
COLLEGE MAJOR & CAREER CHOICE Reaching an effective decision about careers involves four steps: 1. SELF-ASSESSMENT (Freshman Year) 2. RESEARCHING OPTIONS (Freshman / Sophomore Year) 3. EXAMINING FIT (Sophomore / Junior Year) (internships, informational interviewing, volunteering) 4. MAKING A CHOICE / PREPARING (Junior / Senior)
1. SELF-ASSESSMENT Measure Interests, Skills, and Abilities Often available at College Career Center Free tool - O*NET Interest Profiler: p
2: RESEARCH OPTIONS Research majors & careers that are compatible with your interests, abilities, & values What Can I Do With My Major: O*NET: Americas Career Information Network
David A. Garcia, M.A. Career Counselor – Freshman and Undecided Students / Questions?