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Ultimate Goals (Life Goals)

Define three ultimate goals for this year.

Your goals should be challenging but also achievable and realistic. Push yourself, but set goals that you are capable of achieving with maximum effort.

Your goals should be enjoyable--you should truly want to work towards these goals.

Your goals should be flexible. As your priorities, interests and skills change, your goals will change too.

Enter your ultimate goals and choose a category for each goal:
  
  
  

Benefits you gain by reaching your ultimate goals:



Think about what each goal brings to your life and why it is important. When you know why you want to reach your goal, how to reach it will be easier to determine.
What you need in order to meet your ultimate goals:

It might be hard to see the specific resources, support and prerequisites you will need for longer-term goals, so think of the general requirements you will have. Don't forget to include unique skills, talents, abilities, attitudes and motivations that you already possess.

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What I gain by reaching my ultimate goals:


What I need in order to meet my ultimate goals:


Long-term Goals (5-10 years)

Define three long-term goals for this year.

Your goals should be challenging but also achievable and realistic. Push yourself, but set goals that you are capable of achieving with maximum effort.

Your goals should be enjoyable--you should truly want to work towards these goals.

Your goals should be flexible. As your priorities, interests and skills change, your goals will change too.

Enter your long-term goals and choose a category for each goal:
  
  
  
Benefits you gain by reaching your long-term goals:



Think about what each goal brings to your life and why it is important. When you know why you want to reach your goal, how to reach it will be easier to determine.
What you need in order to meet your long-term goals:

It might be hard to see the specific resources, support and prerequisites you will need for longer-term goals, so think of the general requirements you will have. Don't forget to include unique skills, talents, abilities, attitudes and motivations that you already possess.

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What I gain by reaching my long-term goals:


What I need in order to meet my long-term goals:




Intermediate-term Goals (2 - 5 years)

Define three intermediate-term goals for this year.

Your goals should be challenging but also achievable and realistic. Push yourself, but set goals that you are capable of achieving with maximum effort.

Your goals should be enjoyable--you should truly want to work towards these goals.

Your goals should be flexible. As your priorities, interests and skills change, your goals will change too.

Enter your intermediate-term goals and choose a category for each goal:
  
  
  
Benefits you gain by reaching your intermediate-term goals:



Think about what each goal brings to your life and why it is important. When you know why you want to reach your goal, how to reach it will be easier to determine.
What you need in order to meet your intermediate-term goals:

It might be hard to see the specific resources, support and prerequisites you will need for longer-term goals, so think of the general requirements you will have. Don't forget to include unique skills, talents, abilities, attitudes and motivations that you already possess.

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What I gain by reaching my intermediate-term goals:


What I need in order to meet my intermediate-term goals:


Short-term Goals

Define three short-term goals for this year.

Your goals should be challenging but also achievable and realistic. Push yourself, but set goals that you are capable of achieving with maximum effort.

Your goals should be enjoyable--you should truly want to work towards these goals.

Your goals should be flexible. As your priorities, interests and skills change, your goals will change too.

Enter your short-term goals and choose a category for each goal:
  
  
  

Benefits you gain by reaching your goals:



Think about what each goal brings to your life and why it is important. When you know why you want to reach your goal, how to reach it will be easier to determine.
What you need in order to meet your short-term goals:



It might be hard to see the specific resources, support and prerequisites you will need for longer-term goals, so think of the general requirements you will have. Don't forget to include unique skills, talents, abilities, attitudes and motivations that you already possess.

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What I gain by reaching my short-term goals:


What I need in order to meet my short-term goals:


Goals Into Action
Create an action plan for one of your short-term goals to chart the next steps you must take this year to prepare yourself to achieve your ultimate goals. What must you do now, later today, tomorrow, this week, and this month to accomplish your goals for this year?

Choose one of your short-term goals:


OR, enter a new one for action planning:


Time frame for this goal:   

To help you stay on schedule
How this goal supports your longer term goals:



Your short-term, intermediate, and long-term goals should serve as stepping stones to your ultimate goals.
Steps to achieve this goal:



Be sure to include a time frame for each step.
Your achievement markers or milestones for this action plan:



Define some milestones to help you check your progress.
Status of this action plan:  
The result of this action plan was:



Did you achieve what you set out to do? What factors contributed to your success? What would you do differently if you had to do it over again?

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Experiences
Name of experience:


Type of experience:


Date of experience:



Record the experiences you've had that have been meaningful or influential for you. They could be travel adventures, work experiences, sports, events like concerts and conferences, or anything else that you want saved in your portfolio.
Where did you have this experience? :


Description of experience:

Describe how this experience might influence your career and education planning.

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Activities
Name of activity:


Type of activity:


Dates of activity:
  To  


Or Present
Approximate number of hours spent on this activity each week:


Approximate number of weeks spent on this activity each year:


Description of activity:



How did you get involved in this activity? What skills have you acquired performing this activity? What are your favorite aspects of participating in this activity?
Do you plan to continue this activity in college?  

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Community Service And Service Learning

Physical Health Activities


Awards, Distinctions, Honors
Name of award, distinction or honor:


Related to one of your activities?


Level of award, distinction or honor:


Date of award or honor:


Description of award, distinction or honor:

How did you earn the award or honor? How can you relate it to your career and education planning?

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Leadership Experiences
Position:



Describe the highest level attained at your activity.
Related to one of your activities?


Level of position held:


Start date of position:



  To  
End date of position:

Or Present
Description of leadership position:

Describe your responsibilities in this position. What did you learn from this experience? What skills could you transfer to a work environment?

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Networking
Name:


E-mail address:


Relationship to you



Document friends, family and acquaintances who can help with your career and education planning. Keep the information current. This can become your network of contacts to help you plan your education, find work and discuss your options.
Description of this contact:


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Projects
Project title:


Project completion date:


School subjects used in the project:

Other:

Teachers/advisors for the project:


Description of the project:



What were the goals and objectives of the project? Describe how you planned and executed the project. What things did you learn? If you had to do the project again, what would you do different?
New words/terms/tools learned about and used in the project:



Did you use new tools, software or technology for the project? Was there language related to the project's topic that you had to learn?
Check the skills you used for the project:


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Career Planning

Suggested Career Clusters   (from the Career Cluster Survey)
Your reflections on your Career Cluster Survey results

Do these Career Clusters sound like they would involve careers in which you would be interested? Why do you think these clusters were suggested for you?

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Notes:


Saved Career Clusters and Career Pathways


Saved Careers




Career Finder Searches
Working for Yourself
Entrepreneurship* Checklist
* The assumption of risk and responsibility in designing and implementing a business strategy or starting a business.

Check the items below that describe you.









"Entrepreneurship will become a core skill which all our young people will need to exploit the opportunities emerging from science and technology, culture and communications."

Tony Blair, former British Prime Minister









If you checked many of these items then you might be a good candidate for working for yourself. Think about all that it would involve--like the factors listed above--then select the option below that is appropriate for you. You can always come back again and reconsider your response.




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My ideas for starting a business and thoughts on working for myself:




Career Planning Your Skills






High School Planning

High School Transition Plan

Planning for My Career Goals While in High School

Career Goals




AP Exams
Support for academic goals

College Planning

After High School Transition Plan




Saved Colleges and Postsecondary Schools

My Personal Statement


Intent to Register
My Intent to Register
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If your college is not found, enter the name then click Continue.


College
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Your reasons for selecting this college:


Expand on your reasons for selecting this college:
Include reasons that are not displayed above. Reflect on your selection process and your final decision.
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Reasons:


Notes:

College Planning Test Scores

PSAT SAT SAT Subject Tests Explore Plan ACT WorkKeys AP Exams
TOEFL

Graduate School Entrance Examinations

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) LSAT (Law School Admission Test) MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)
Education Planning Factors
Future Training Options and Needs


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Future Training Options and Needs


Your barriers to future education and training: Clear


Ideas for overcoming your barriers:
Describe the ways in which you can overcome the barriers your have identified. What resources are you are of that can help you overcome your barriers?

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My Barriers to Future Education/Training


Ideas for overcoming my barriers:


Financial Aid Planning

College Opportunity Fund Application