63.14.3.124 Comments Course plans lead to career plans and vice versa. Students really need to be formulating career plans in junior high.
Many students are unaware of college requirements until it is too late.
As counselors, we need to be providing students with every opportunity to be knowledgeable in career and course planning. By beginning early many of the college fears and anxiety can be avoided because students will know what is required and will have had the 4 years to get prepared. They will also have had time to explore and narrow their interests down. The younger the student, the more open they are to experimenting and exploring. We can not expect everyone to know what they want to pursue in college but we can focus in on a few specifics and avoid decision-making confusion and anxiety at the last minute.