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2. Here we go – Change will happen!
You are preparing yourself for a future of changes:
Ongoing training, new opportunities, new learning…
Who are you as a person, a friend? What are you curious about? Difference between “Career” and “a job!”
Fishing
Running
Cooking
Mathematics
Mechanics
Heath Sciences
Did You Know Video!
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3. What does the word “education” actually mean? Education is training!
Education and training need to be broken down
Training is learning how to:
Listen effectively - Sit still for hours - Having fun
Read efficiently - Ask for help - Celebrate
Take good notes - Study with others - Sleep
Handle stress - Be competitive - Succeed
To be a friend - Exercise - Romance
Study and recall - Testing skills - Fail
Eat appropriately - Test anxiety - Computers
Working with adults - How to do work - Research
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4. What are the options for Grade 13?
Options after High School
Work
Military
Technical School – Universal Technical Institute
2-Year Community College – YCCC, CMCC, SMCC
4-Year Colleges – USM, UM-O, Husson, UNH, St. Joe’s
Nothing…
What are you really interested in?
How are you going to plan? What about resources?
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5. Important Documents and Websites
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
College Board – Great Resource for College Search
The Common Application – For most 4-Year Colleges
Application to Central Maine Community College
Universal Technical Institute
There are no easy answers when
when choosing training!
Return on investment…
Ask for help – Teachers, Counselors…
Use the Internet as your resource…
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6. Here we go – Change will happen!
You are preparing yourself for a future of changes:
Ongoing training, new opportunities, new and ongoing learning…
Copyright Klippert ’14