1. Time to Plan

2. Important Points Keep your grade point up Prepare for the ACT Take leadership roles in clubs Schedule challenging classes for your junior year

3. Careers and College Develop your goals What do you want to do after high school? How do you plan to get there? Use www.careercruising.com to narrow your career goalswww.careercruising.com According to Dave Kohl, professor emeritus at Virginia Tech: People who regularly write down their goals earn nine times as much over their lifetimes as people who don't. 80% of Americans say they don't have goals. 16% do have goals but don't write them down. Less than 4% write down their goals and fewer than 1% review them on an ongoing basis.

4. Why Do I Have to Do This? Your mom says, “What do you want to do after high school?” YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME ANSWERS! You create a clear vision for your future. Set goals. People with WRITTEN GOALS achieve them more often. CC helps the counseling department identify students for jobs, scholarships, and other opportunities Because it’s YOUR FUTURE.

5. Get Started 1. Make the Promise to Graduate…go to www.richmond.k12.mi.us, counseling page www.richmond.k12.mi.us 2. Take the Counseling Survey…go to www.richmond.k12.mi.us, counseling page www.richmond.k12.mi.us 3. www.careercruising.com www.careercruising.com Username: Richmond; Password: Bluedevils “My EDP” 1. Username: First Initial Last Name 2. Password: Student ID or 12345  Click on “incomplete” to see what you still need to do  Click on “complete” and update information  Click on the financial aid tab and complete financial aid selector When You’re Done….ACT Test Practice www.number2.com www.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html