1. Post-Secondary Planning: Junior Year

2. Topics to be covered Getting started – careers and post-secondary
Planning
What’s the sequence of my planning
What tools can I use to help guide my decision making?
What is a top 10 skill?
SAT/ACT

3. Junior Year….Most Important
What have you heard about this?
What are some things that are so important during the Junior Year?

4. Post-Secondary Planning: Junior Year
So you want to go to college…
According to the Chronicle of Higher Education and Higheredinfo.org
4-Year Public Colleges.
PA sends 60.9 % to college right after high school
PA Freshman Retention Rate (returning as sophomores) 80%
PA graduates 62.9% of those students in 6 years with a Bachelors degree.
Those are 4 year public schools. 11th Nationally.
More Perspective: In 2013
43,861 students in PA 62.9% graduated in 6 years
16,668 did not graduate in 6 years!
According to U.S. News and World Report, 1 in 3 students
do not return to college after the first year
As many as 1 in 3 first-year students won't make it back for sophomore year. The reasons run the gamut from family problems and loneliness to academic struggles and a lack of money. If schools you're considering have low freshman retention rates, you'll want to ask the admissions office why.
*PDE website

5. Success in the New Economy
By Kevin Fleming

6. Post-Secondary Planning : Junior Year
Retention rates What are they? Why are they important?

7. www.collegeresults.org Grab your cell phones…
Go to:
Choose any College/University you’ve been considering
Look at:
Retention Rates
Graduation Rates
4 year – 5 year – 6 year

8. Academic issues, too expensive, Not certain about your career pathway.
Retention Rates…
Academic issues, too expensive, Not certain about your career pathway.
Academic issues:
Learn how to study now
Ask for help/use resources
Challenge yourself academically

9. Retention Rates… Too expensive
Attend Financial Aid events, ask questions, fill out FAFSA form. Now October is the open registration.
Apply for scholarships (multiple ways) See our list of resources.
Dual enrollment/Transfer credits.

10. Retention Rates… Not sure about my pathway:
Caution-the undeclared major can lead to spending extra time in college=more money
See what supports the school offers undeclared majors
“Thinking well to be wise: planning well, wiser: doing well wisest and best of all” ~Malcolm Forbes

11. “The secret to getting ahead is getting started” ~ Mark Twain
Finding a career Planning a path

12. FINDING A CAREER… SELF-ASSESSMENT What are your interests?
What are you good at?
What kind of working conditions do you need in order to feel happy?
SELF-ASSESSMENT
9th Grade – Spark and Holland Code
10th Grade – Skills Inventory and PSAT/NMSQT
11th Grade – PSAT/NMSQT another class activity

13. 9th Grade Activity Spark/Holland Code

14. 10th Grade Activity Skills Assessment/Occupational Connections

15. FINDING A CAREER… A great resource: Go to www.mynextmove.org.
Choose which option best fits your level of knowledge on future plans.
“I’m not really sure,” “I’ll know it when I see it,” or “I want to be…”

16. My Next Move

17. FINDING A CAREER… Important things to remember about MyNextMove.org:
Thoroughly look through the profession/career profile page.
Check out what skills and personality traits are important in that profession.
Find out how much education is needed for the profession.
Take a look at the average salary for the profession.
Check which word is associated with the profession:
Bright Outlook, Green, and Registered Apprentice.

18. FINDING A CAREER…
Does your expected job fit with your life style?
Ask yourself if…
You want to spend weekends with your family?
You want to work a traditional work day (9am-5pm)?
You will be able to afford your lifestyle?
Examples: eating habits or shopping habits
Does the career match your skill set? Your personality type?
Great site for work-related personality type quiz-

19. FINDING A CAREER
The 10 Most Popular College Majors: 10. Visual & Performing Arts 9. Economics 8. Biology, Biological & Biomedical Sciences 7. Psychology 6. Health Professions & Related Programs 5. Communication, Journalism & Related Programs 4. Business Administration & Management 3. Engineering 2. Social Sciences 1. Business, Marketing & Related Services
2015

20. FINDING A CAREER… Top 11 In-Demand college majors:
Biomedical Engineering
Biometrics
Forensic science
Computer game design
Cyber security
Data science
Business Analytics
Petroleum engineering
Public health
Robotics
Sustainability

21. FINDING A CAREER
Most valuable majors in terms of salary and career prospects
Biomedical engineering
Biochemistry
Computer science
Software engineering
Environmental engineering
Civil engineering
Geology
Management information system
Petroleum engineering
Applied mathematics
Mathematics
Construction management
Finance
Physics
Statistics

22. SKILLS AND QUALITIES EMPLOYERS WANT
Leadership
Ability to work in a team
Communication skills (written)
Problem-solving skills
Strong work ethic
Analytical/quantitative skills
Technical skills
Communication skills (verbal)
Initiative
Computer skills
Flexibility/adaptability
Interpersonal skills (relates well to others)
Detail-oriented
Job Outlook 2015, National Association of Colleges and Employers

23. Curriculum Planning Guide

24. AGHS Top 10 Skills

25. SO YOU THINK YOU’VE FOUND A CAREER…
See if you can do any of these during high school:
Take relevant courses during high school
Job shadowing or Internships: (Schedule an appointment with Mr. Hoffman)
Volunteer (see our website/guidance bulletin board
Go to field related conferences (many in the summer)
Talk to professionals in the field
Bring Your Child to Work Day
As many as 1 in 3 students do not return to college after their 1st year*
1 shadowing experience = 32% higher retention rate in college**
1 internship experience = 52% higher retention rate in college**
*US News and World Report
** Vincent Tinto’s research on Retention Rates

26. Career Pathway Months October – Human Services
November – Science and Health
Toxicologist
Psychotherapist RN
Physical Therapist
February – Business, Finance, and Information Technology
March – Engineering and Industrial Technology
April – Arts and Communications

27. PLANNING YOUR PATH…
You will probably NEED some type of post- secondary education
The demand for higher level job skills are rising
In PA there was a decrease in unskilled jobs from 40% in to 20% in 2011*
Your path may include the following:
Technical School
Community College
Four Year College
*PDE website

28. PSAT-all Juniors took PSAT’s on 10/19
PLANNING YOUR PATH…
PSAT-all Juniors took PSAT’s on 10/19
Collegeboard.org for prep, SAT registration
Act.org for prep, ACT registration
The ACT test measures skills across a large domain while the redesigned SAT will measure fewer things much more deeply.

29. SAT Practice and Prep

30. SAT Question of the Day

31. SAT Test Dates and Deadlines

32. ACT Test Dates and Deadlines

33. See the resource list for college search sites
PLANNING YOUR PATH…
Finding the perfect…
Technical, Community, and/or 4-year college
Think about who you are and what you are looking for in a school:
For example, size, location, campus activities/sports
Fiskeguide.com has a GREAT survey you can take Sizing Yourself Up Survey
See the resource list for college search sites

34. Popular College Resources

35. MORE POPULAR RESOURCES…

36. PLANNING YOUR PATH… KEEP YOUR GRADES UP!
The application process-preparing during Junior Year
Student Recommendation Form – “Brag Sheet”
Essay/personal statement
Course selection-choose wisely, explore programs (i.e. dual enrollment)
KEEP YOUR GRADES UP!

37. Student “Brag Sheet” for Recommendation Letters

38. Resource List

39. Upcoming Guidance Events
PSAT/NMSQT Results/AP Potential Night
December 2016?
Junior Family Night Part II
Remind APP

40. Sign Up for AGHS Guidance Remind App Pick up a hand out

41. Remaining Fall College Visitations to AGHS
11/3 University of Tampa
11/3 Messiah College
11/3 Delaware Valley University
11/9 University of Maine
11/9 Clarion University
11/10 Pennsylvania College of Technology
11/10 Kutztown University

42. Refer to your Planning Checklist
FALL
Attend Junior Family Night
Challenge yourself academically
Get involved
Explore Post-secondary options
Get organized
WINTER
Complete a Self-Assessment
PSAT Results/ AP Potential Night
Register for the SAT/ACT
Course selection – choose wisely for your future
SPRING
Complete a “brag sheet”
Continue career search
Begin visiting schools
Begin brainstorming for your college essay/ personal statements
Attend Junior Family Night Part II
SUMMER
Summer job and/or Volunteer
Register – NCAA Eligibility Center
Stay involved
Visit schools
Complete summer work!!!

43. Post-Secondary Planning Junior Year
QUESTIONS?