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October 15, 2014

October 15, 2014. Apply Texas. Follow ACC the representative’s instructions to complete this process. If you do not know your SSN, come to the table outside D100 and ask for it

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October 15, 2014

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  1. October 15, 2014

  2. Apply Texas • Follow ACC the representative’s instructions to complete this process. • If you do not know your SSN, come to the table outside D100 and ask for it *Please wait at least 10 minutes after rotation has started to come to table. You can also have the teacher call Ms. Behnke.

  3. Career Cruising Complete “Career Cruising” portion of handout. • From the HS website, click on Career Cruising on the right of the screen or www.careercruising.com/login/LKT • Username: LKT-123456 (student ID#) • Password: MMDDYYYY (Student DOB) • Create a Portfolio – please include your email address (you will not be spammed!) • Explore Assessments • Learning Styles Inventory – 20 Qs • Career Matchmaker – 39 Qs • Complete – My Skills – 45 Qs • Click three of the careers that interest you • List the name, education needed, salary, skills

  4. Reality Check Complete “Reality Check” portion of handout. • Go to www.texasrealitycheck.com/ • Click on option 1: Reality Check • Where do you want to live? Select a city • Identify average costs for different services in that area, including: • Housing, utilities, food, transportation, clothes, health care, entertainment, personal upkeep, miscellaneous, and savings • Then select “Find Careers that match the salary” • Write down 2 or 3 careers that match the salary you want and add to handout

  5. Career Path Complete “Career Path” portion of handout. • Go to http://www.yourfreecareertest.com • Complete the “Your Free Career” test • 52 questions • Record the top 2 best occupational careers on your handout

  6. Own It! Complete “Own It” portion of handout. • Go to https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/how-to-find-your-college-fit/college-search-step-by-step • Click “Begin Exploring” • Identify what kind of college, location, campus setting, cost, majors and learning environment are important to you • When you get to “My College Snapshot” page, click on “Find Colleges” • Based on results, what are your top 2 school choices? What is a “safety” school you can identify?

  7. Lame Excuses Complete “Lame Excuses for Not Attending College” portion of handout. • Go to http://www.collegeatlas.org/why-not-college.html • What excuses have you heard? • Have you said any of them yourself? • See how these students overcame their stories at http://youcango.collegeboard.org/stories

  8. Clean It Up! Complete “Cleaning Up Your Online Act” portion of handout. • Using headphones, watch the video at http://www.ownyourownfuture.com/12th/prep/video-hub/cleaning-up-your-online-act/ • Please do not visit any personal social media sites today, but think about pages you may need to clean up once you get home! • Create a “professional” email address!

  9. Helpful Links Visit some of the following sites for additional valuable information! • www.fafsa.ed.gov • www.collegeforalltexans.com • www.whatwilltheylearn.com/ • www.austincc.edu/highschool • http://www.ownyourownfuture.com/https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/ • http://www.aie.org/ • www.fastweb.com

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