FreshmenSophomores

Time to Plan

Important PointsKeep your grade point upPrepare for the ACTTake leadership roles in clubsSchedule challenging classes for your junior year

Careers and CollegeDevelop 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 goals

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.

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.

Get Started1. Make the Promise to Graduate…go to www.richmond.k12.mi.us,

counseling page2. Take the Counseling Survey…go to www.richmond.k12.mi.us,

counseling page3. www.careercruising.com

Username: Richmond; Password: Bluedevils“My EDP”

1. Username: First Initial Last Name2. 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 Practicewww.number2.comwww.actstudent.org/sampletest/index.html