Tenth Grade 10-3: After-Graduation Planning – Students will describe their desired life 20 years into the future. They will associate personal values with different careers, will rank careers according to alignment with personal values, and relate the five paths to career options. 10-7: Introduction to Program of – Students will describe possible careers within a career cluster of interest, and will create a draft program of study. 10-15: Defining Credentials – Students will identify the types of credentials associated with the different post-secondary paths, will identify occupations associated with different post-secondary credentials, and will select one career possibility and identify the needed post-secondary path and credentials. 10-16: Why Go to College? – Students will list reasons a postsecondary education would benefit them, and will identify a potential college major to prepare for a career of interest. 10-18: Paying for College: TheWashBoard.org – Students will describe the purpose of TheWashBoard.org, and will use it to identify at least one potential scholarship match. Eleventh Grade 11-3: Junior-Senior Calendar – Students will identify the time-sensitive tasks they must complete for college applications, and will describe their progress toward graduation and postsecondary education. 11-6: College Searches – Students will how to organize an online search for college information and will identify information for a college they are interested in attending. 11-7: SAT and ACT Strategies – Students will outline effective methods for SAT and ACT test-taking, will access practice questions for each section of the SAT and ACT tests, and will work with other students to practice SAT or ACT test taking skills. 11-8: Post-Secondary Admissions Requirements – Students will describe the admission requirements to a Washington State public or other four-year college or university. They will summarize their progress toward meeting post-secondary admission requirements. They will also complete a high school graduation requirements credit check. 11-13: College Inquiries – Students will identify at least two colleges that interest them, and will request information from these colleges. 11-15: Post-Secondary Application – Students will locate the application form for a postsecondary program of choice, and will log on and begin work on an application. 11-16: Preparing for the College Application Essay – Students will list the attributes of an effective college application essay, will evaluate college application essay examples for strengths and weaknesses, and will create an outline for their college application
Session 4, Activity #2: The Application – Students practice filling out a college application. Session 4, Activity #3: Teacher Recommendations – Students look at a teacher recommendation form, and determine who to ask for their recommendation letters. Session 5, Activity #1: Managing Expectations – Students learn about different types of college admission, and use a college application tracking chart to help track their applications. Session 5, Activity#2: The College Essay – Students read sample admissions essays and begin brainstorming their own. College BINGO Activity Complete your BINGO card by locating teachers or other school staff members that experienced the following college scenarios or can answer “yes” to the following situations. Be sure to get the individual to sign in the space, and you can only use each person for one space! B I N G O Attended a College Lived at Home While Attending College Worked Full-Time While Attending College Is Still Close Friends with their College Roommate Studied Abroad While in College Attended a College in Washington Went to College on a Scholarship Changed Majors 2 or More Attended a 2-Year College Majored in Math Majored in Science Attended an College FREE SPACE Worked for the School Newspaper, TV Station, or Station in College Met their Significant Other in College Year