CAREER PLANNING ACTIVITIES (last update Thu, Sep 6, 2007) Career Planning Activities Assessment Testing If you have not taken the three assessment tests that measure you interest, skills and values, click here to get started! This is the first and most critical step in navigating your Roadmap and will get you a username and password to enter your own career account. Exploring Careers Find the career pathways that match your interest, skills and values and start exploring different careers that might interest you and give you an idea of what college major or career you will want to select. Click here to enter the Kuder Career Planning Program. Options other than College Not everyone will have the resources in either time or money to go to college. Family, health or other obligations may make going directly to college impractical. You can still plan a career and take the steps needed to be successful when you leave high school. Options like apprenticeship programs, military services and other programs can get you started in fields that teach you a skill, pay well and allow you to reach your potential.  Click here and learn more. High School Activities On the Road to College Athletics Participating in as well as supporting your athletic programs can be a very satisfying experience, forge friendships and build your sense of self, responsibility and leadership.  Click here and learn more. Attend Workshops Workshops are short-term classes that focus on a specific topic that may interest you. They are a great source of information. Different workshops will appear during the year so keep checking the events calendars. Click here and learn more. Career and College Days Any opportunity you have to learn about careers and colleges to reinforce your interest or develop a new interest are important to your journey to college. Many opportunities from many colleges will come up during your high school years. Check them out and sign up! Click here and learn more. Clubs and Organizations There are many clubs and organizations you can take part in. What you join and your participation will help tell your story to colleges and scholarship committees. Check out all the clubs available to you. High school isn’t all about studies. Click here and learn more. Community service Community Service is an important part of your high school experience and colleges and universities are interested in what type of community service you have undertaken. Find an opportunity to give back to and help strengthen your community. Click here and learn more. Downloads for Student Success Here is something to help you through high school. Use your I Pod to download five to ten minute videos that address subjects concerning you such as “how to manage stress”, family violence or concerns in high school such as “how to manage my time to get my work done” or “test taking tips”. Click here and learn more. English and Math Help There will be a number of opportunities to help you to brush-up and catch-up both in English and math. These are the most critical classes to get into college or find success after high school. Opportunities include after school tutoring, Internet brush up programs and workshops in English.  Click here and learn more. Join an Academy Farrington High School has a number of Academies. Find out what ones might interest you and help you on your “road to college”. Join an Academy! Click here and learn more. Junior ROTC Students that are interested in developing leadership skills and possibly taking ROTC in college should check into this program. Students taking college ROTC advanced courses including a five-week summer camp will be paid. Merit scholarships up to $16,000 in tuition per year and $500 for books are also available. Click here and learn more. Running Start This is a program that allows high school students to take college classes when they are a junior or senior in high school. Course can be used to satisfy high school graduation requirements as well as give you college credit. Click here and learn more. Summer Jobs These are opportunities to try out your interest or see what a career in a specific job will be like. You will have access to a job bank to help you find work that can help your journey to college and after you get there. Click here and learn more. Write a Resume A resume will help you get a part-time job or help you organize your school and work experiences to tell a college or university more about yourself.  Click here and learn more. Getting Ready and Choosing a college ACT/SAT exams Do you want to go to a four year college? Start preparing now. Most four-year schools require a certain score on either the SAT or the ACT for a student to be admitted. Start preparing now by taking the PSAT in your junior year. Click here and learn more. AP exams Some schools and colleges require AP Exam results in order for a student to be properly admitted. Click here and learn more. Apply to College Get you college applications.  Prioritize which ones you will do first by the date it is due. Fill it out, sign it, and turn it in with the necessary follow-up paperwork such as medical records (i.e. TB, MMR). Click here and learn more. Compare Colleges What do you want to study? Where do you want to go to school? Compare different colleges and universities. Start researching what they offer and why you might want to go to that school. Keep an on-going list to help you narrow down your choices. Click here and learn more. Take a COMPASS Test The COMPASS test is a placement test for the University of Hawaii Community Colleges system. The test has two sections, English and Math. Sign up now to take the COMPASS test and see where you place in college. Click here and learn more. Retake the COMPASS Test Were your COMPASS scores to low to be program eligible when you get to college? Participate in review and brush-up activities on the subjects you want to improve and retake the COMPASS test. A college representative will be at the school cafeteria each Wednesday during lunch to sign up students. Select a College Degree and Program Once you know what career pathway you are on; you can look at colleges and universities that will provide you with an appropriate degree. You can always change what career you want and then the college program you will need to take. Click here and learn more. Select your College Look at your list of college choices. Prioritize what is most important to you in terms of selecting a college (i.e. tuition, location, field of study, etc). Contact the schools that are on the top of your list and ask them to send you an application. Click here and learn more. Visit Colleges and Universities Not sure where you want to go to college? Start by taking tours of the universities and colleges in your area. Sign up today. Click here and learn more. Write a Personal Statement Thinking of applying for scholarships? Going to a four-year college or university? You will need a personal statement that describes you! Your goals, your dreams and how you are going to reach them. Sign-up for a writing workshop to learn how to write a personal statement or improve the one you have. Click here and learn more. Disabilities Resources College Disability Resources If you have a documented disability, you need to find out what support you can expect form the college or university you plan on attending. Learn about technical standards in vocational-technical programs and listen to students in college now. Click here and learn more. Technical Standards Tecnical standards is the term used to describe the minimum requirements to participate in and compete the core aspects of a class or program. You will want to know what these standards are so you can evaluate if you want to take classes in a specific disipline. Click here and learn more. Paying for College Or Other Training Apply for Scholarships There are thousands of scholarships available for college. Most scholarships have deadlines and application requirements. Make sure that you get yours in on time with all of the paperwork finished correctly.  Sign up here for a scholarship workshop. Click here and learn more Athletic Scholarships There are different athletic scholarships that are available for students. Start planning ahead and begin researching what type of scholarships you might be eligible to receive and NCAA requirements.  Athletic scholarships require you have good grades. Click here and learn more. Complete the FAFSA 4 Caster The FAFSA4Caster is a new tool that juniors can use to get an estimate on the amount of financial aid they may be able to receive for college.  As a senior, the following year all you have to do is update your financial information and resubmit your FAFSA. Start your college financial planning now with the FAFSA4Caster! Click here and learn more. Complete the FAFSA Need money for college? Go online now and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) after Jan 1st of your senior year. By submitting the FAFSA you may be eligible to receive free money for college. Click here and learn more. Research Scholarships There are thousands of scholarships available for college. Scholarships are based on all different criteria from ethnicity, high school grades, athletics, college degree programs you are apply to. Start researching which scholarships you may be eligible for now. Sign up here for a scholarship workshop. 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