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Your Plan of Study

Your Plan of Study. A guide to thinking about your high school experience. What are your goals?. Date beautiful people. Be cool. Buy new jeans. Stay out late. Get a cell phone. Get a friend to text. Reach 300 facebook friends. Make my friends laugh. Graduate with a 3.5 GPA or better.

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Your Plan of Study

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  1. Your Plan of Study A guide to thinking about your high school experience

  2. What are your goals? • Date beautiful people. • Be cool. • Buy new jeans. • Stay out late. • Get a cell phone. • Get a friend to text. • Reach 300 facebook friends. • Make my friends laugh • Graduate with a 3.5 GPA or better. • Decide on a few careers I’m interested in. • Veterinarian • Modeling • Singing • Meet lots of people. • Enjoy high school • Prepare for what’s next Where will this get you? Where will this get you?

  3. “If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” -Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland

  4. You! • List your name. • Career Goal • You can list two or three if you want. • How much do you think you need to live on? • Let’s brainstorm prices. . .

  5. RENT = UTILITIES = FOOD = CAR PAYMENT = CAR EXPENSES = CLOTHES = ENTERTAINMENT = *The figures above represent a national average in some states the figures could be higher.

  6. LET'S FIND OUT. RENT = $635 UTILITIES = $230 FOOD = $445 CAR PAYMENT = $300 $300 CAR EXPENSES = CLOTHES = $145 $165 ENTERTAINMENT = *The figures above represent a national average in some states the figures could be higher.

  7. Do the math ! Monthly Total Rent: $635 Utilities: $230 Food: $445 Car Payment: $300 Car Expenses: $300 Clothes: $145 Entertainment: $165 Yearly Total Rent: $7,620 Utilities: $2,760 Food: $5,340 Car Payment: $3,600 Car Expenses: $3,600 Clothes: $1,740 Entertainment: $1,980 TOTAL MONTHLY: $2,220 TOTAL YEARLY: $26,640

  8. - $4,420.00 - $26,640.00 IN THE RED $340.00 a week $17,680.00 a year YOU'VE EARNED Total based on $8.50 an hour. I TAKE $13,260.00 TOTAL YOU'VE SPENT -$13,380.00

  9. Pathway • The route or group of careers that you are most interested in. • In Agriculture: Power & Structural Systems, Animal Sciences, Plant Sciences, Natural Resources, Food Products, Agribusiness, Environmental Sciences • This can always change . . .

  10. High School Classes • Core Academic Classes: the ones that are required • Career Path Classes: the ones you choose from the elective list that help you meet your career goals. • Suggested Electives: Your choices! Be wise.

  11. Advanced Learning • You can speed up your path by doing some things. • Duel Enrollment • Advanced Classes • College credit or not • Certificates and Licenses • A Stepping Stone to bigger and better things

  12. Post-secondary (Life after high school) • Certificates • Associates (2 year degree) • Bachelors (usually 4 year degree) • Graduate Degree (6 years – Masters) • PhD (many years

  13. Extended Learning Experiences • Curricular • Example: FFA, Robotics Team • Extracurricular • Basketball Team, NHS • Work Based Learning Experiences • HS Work Release Program • SAE’s • Service Learning Experiences • 4-H, Service Clubs • Program Accreditation / Professional Assn. • Write the activities you currently do in pencil in each category. • With a colored pencil, add the activities you could do to make you more prepared for your future career. If you have nothing to record in pencil in this section, you may want to reconsider your priorities.

  14. Career & Salary Options • Complete this by visiting www.onetonline.org and searching by career. You’ll find lots of information, including expected salary ranges by region.

  15. In conclusion . . . • A plan of study is an ever changing document. Feel free to come revise yours anytime. • If you’re feeling lost, ask to see a finished plan of study for your career. It’s a good starting point. • You’ll be happier in high school if you focus on how what you learn today relates to your future.

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