COLLEGE DREAMS AND GOALS “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

Career Options  Open Chrome.  Go to  Click on “October 2015” in “PowerPoints” under the “English III” Tab.  Click on your True Color to open a resource on careers for your personality.  Use this list to complete the first section on the “Long Term Dreams/Goals” handout.  You have 5 minutes.

LONG TERM DREAMS/GOALS  Thinking about college majors and future careers can be stressful, but there are resources out there to help  Go to  Click on “October 2015” in “PowerPoints” under the “English III” Tab.  Click on the Link called “Career and Major Search (or type:

General college major categories Click on a category for more specific interests College Major Search

Separate groups to narrow to your interest Click on one of the drop down groups

Separate categories Specific majors under the general category Click on one of the majors in blue

Overview of Major Description of real life work in your chosen major General topics you will study in school Cool variety of jobs and work in the major Specific requirements for this major that you may not know Challenges and tasks that are required in the major

Skills that come in handy in the major Once you have some colleges in mind, use this checklist to find which college is the best choice for your major Fun fact about current trends in the major/career Information on a specific college class and what path it will follow

General Career- interest Categories Click on category that interests you the most Career Search

Even more specific interests under the category Click on the category that fits best with your interest

Lists of careers in blue Click one!

Overview of Career Description of real life work in your chosen career General duties of the job Multiple jobs and tasks Specific requirements for this major that you may not know Challenges and specific day-to-day activities in the career

Skills that come in handy in the career What you can do now to begin preparing for college/ your future career Predicted job growth and how the career may be progressing and changing Average salary

WORKSHEET Now: What are the first steps to achieving these goals? List them here:

WORKSHEET  List how a postsecondary education can help fulfill these goals: (Specific major; college extracurricular activities)  MAJOR SECTION WILL HELP!

Find your top three college choices using the online college search on imfirst.org College Checklist

Website geared to first generation college students Great, interactive college search program to help you fill out your college choice checklist! Click on “Find Colleges” at the top of the homepage

College Check List Example  Choice #1: Louisiana State University  __Two-year University ✔ Four-year University  ✔ Public ___ PrivateAverage Tuition $: 22, 030 (LA resident)  Average Student Population: ____Small (less than 2,000) ____ Medium (2, ,000 ✔ Large (over 15,000)  ✔ In-state ___Out-of-state City: Baton Rouge State: Louisiana  University website:

Find Colleges Scroll down till you see: Click on it

Find Colleges  You will see a sidebar to your left on the screen  Each topic will help you search for schools for you!  Click on “location” first

Location Choose regions and/or states where you could see yourself attending college If you want a wide range of options for a particular region you can click “Check all”

Saving Your Choice Once you have checked all your ideal locations, click “save” in the upper right hand corner and move to the next category Remember: After making selections for each category make sure to click this button!

Majors Click on as many categories that you’re interested in studying If you’re not sure, try to find a few that match your interest If you’re really not sure NO WORRIES! You can skip this step

Programs

Advanced Search—very specific criteria

Schools that fit YOUR criteria

Location of college and official website

Filling out the Checklist Worksheet: 1. Two year or Four year? Is your choice a school that requires two years in order to graduate, or a traditional university that takes typically four years to graduate? 2. Public or Private? Public colleges are usually larger and less expensive than private colleges. Public: Southeastern, LSU, Southern University, University of New Orleans, etc. Private: Our Lady of Holy Cross College, Tulane University, Howard University 3. Student Population? College sizes vary greatly. If you don’t know the size, try to look it up or guess. Smaller colleges are more personal; larger colleges offer more majors and programs 4. In State or Out-of State? Is the school located in Louisiana? Where it it? 5. University website: Find the OFFICIAL school website. Hint: it will most likely have “.edu” at the end of it (Example: www2.howard.edu)

College Check List Example  Choice #1: Louisiana State University  __Two-year University ✔ Four-year University  ✔ Public ___ PrivateAverage Tuition $: 22, 030 (LA resident)  Average Student Population: ____Small (less than 2,000) ____ Medium (2, ,000 ✔ Large (over 15,000)  ✔ In-state ___Out-of-state City: Baton Rouge State: Louisiana  University website: