1. Rushford-Peterson High Sophomore Parent Night Focus: Career Awareness and Future Panning

2. R-P Students – Career Planning 8 th Grade – EXPLORE 9 th – 12 th Grade – Access to MCIS 9 th – 11 th Grade – Career Advisory 10 th Grade – PLAN 11 th Grade – ASVAB, Career Expo 12 th Grade – Senior Seminar

3. Why Go to College? Prepare you for your future career Increase your Earnings Average Yearly Earnings H.S. Graduate: $29,950 Associate’s: $39,936 Bachelor’s: $54,756 Master’s: $65,676 Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics 2011 Planning for the future

4. Best-paying jobs-Associate’s Air Traffic Controller $113,547 Radiation Therapist $76,627 Nuclear Medicine Technologist $69,638 Nurse $65,853 Diagnostic Medical Sonographer $65,853 Areospace Engineering $61,547 Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

5. Best-paying jobs – Bachelor’s Petroleum Engineer - $122,242 Airline Pilot $105, 518 Aerospace Engineer $102,409 Nuclear Engineer $99,715 Computer Hardware Engineer $98,134 Software Developer $96,034 Chemical Engineer $92,934

6. College Search – Getting Started Next year: 11 th Grade Will be attending Career/College Expo in La Crosse Plan to take the ACT in spring/ summer Start visiting college campuses Take challenging courses Get involved in school/community activities Maintain successful grades in all courses

7. College Search – Getting Started Guidance Office Website resources See handout College Reps Attend College Fairs Schedule College Visits** - Take during junior and senior years.

8. College Search – Getting Started Different types of schools Technical Colleges Community Colleges Private Vocational Schools 4 year Colleges & Universities Planning for the future

9. Community/Technical College Requirements Open admissions No ACT required Class rank is not considered Check with college for specific program requirements Ex. Nursing – checklist needs to be completed before accepted into program

10. 4 Year College Admission Requirements Rigorous Core Classes Advanced Math, English, Social Science, or Science. 2 years of a single foreign language 1 year of fine arts ACT Class Rank/GPA Planning for the future

11. ACT Exams Recommended to take April or June of Junior Year Desired Scores ACT score goal should be at least 21-23 Send scores to colleges (4 for free) Planning for the future

12. Preparing for the ACT Ways to Prepare: Take rigorous courses Take the PLAN Free practice tests available www.act.student.org www.march2success.com Area workshops (costly)

13. Earn Credits for College AP Courses Concurrent Enrollment College in the Schools OCHS (On-line College in the High School) Articulated Courses See handout

14. Scholarship Information Never too early to start looking for info about scholarships Sign up with www.fastweb.comwww.fastweb.com See handout Planning for the future

15. PLAN RESULTS

16. Your Scores

17. Your Estimated ACT Composite Score Range

18. College Readiness

19. Profile for Success

20. Your Career Possibilities

21. Counseling Resources Please check out my website for additional college/career planning resources. www.r-pschools.comwww.r-pschools.com Check out www.act.org/path/parentwww.act.org/path/parent Excellent resource. Sign up to receive ACT Parent Newsletter Planning for the future

22. Questions? Thank you for attending! Planning for the future