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| 11th
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Counselors
meet with students in small groups during the year.
Students attend a seminar presented by college representatives
in October. A College 101 seminar is offered for Sophomore
and Junior parents in February. |
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| 11th
Grade Goals |
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Students
may want to: |
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Meet
with your counselor. Find out if you are "on track." |
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Acquire
part-time volunteer or job experiences related to career
plans. |
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Take
the PSAT in the fall and college entrance exams (SAT
I / ACT, SAT II, TOEFL) in the spring, if appropriate. |
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Consider
career goals as you select classes. |
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Identify
appropriate college majors as they relate to career
goals. |
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Attend
career information programs and/or college fairs or
college night programs. |
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Take
career-related tests (e.g. ASVAB, etc.) |
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Continue
to develop skills in interviewing, resume writing, and
completing job/college applications. |
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Continue
your portfolio of academic and extracurricular activities.
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Start
to match your career interests with appropriate post-secondary
school options. Find out which options you are qualified
for and which will encourage your further growth and
education. (Parents may be interested in helping with
this research.) |
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Students
may also want to: |
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Ask
Junior teachers for college recommendations in the spring,
especially if applying Early Decision or Early Action.
Give your teachers time to do the best job possible
with your recommendations. |
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Consider
a summer internship, a summer camp, special summer program,
classes, work experience, volunteer experience, etc. |
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Visit
colleges. Although not all colleges offer interviews,
consider interviewing with an admissions officer. (Research
the school first. Your questions should show interest
in that school.) The visit is important to get the "feel"
of the school. Narrow your list to a reasonable number
of "dreams, realistic, and shoe-in" schools. |
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Look
into scholarships and other competition opportunities.
Some are directed towards Juniors. |
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Look into the merit scholarships offered by colleges/schools.
Frequently the best scholarships require college application
by a specific date that is earlier than the final due
date. (Parents may be interested in helping with this
research.) |
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Start
college applications early, especially for Early Decision
or Early Action. |
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Complete
the NCAA
Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse form in August
following the Junior year if you plan to play Division
I or II sports. |
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Research
THINK
AHEAD: It is very important to speak with your counselor
for the best advise. All of the following sites have
suggestions that will help start planning. However,
these suggestions may not take into consideration
the unique situations in Fairfax County Public Schools
or the requirements of your dream school. |
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FCPS
Career Connections |
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Career
Cruising |
Do
Career Matching, College Searching, and much more in
English or Spanish, compliments of FCPS. Get the login
and password from the Career Center. |
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Kuder
Career Planning System |
Virginia
provides this opportunity to do Career Matching, a skills
inventory, and a work values inventory at no charge.
Once students create a portfolio, that portfolio should
be available for life. Get access information from the
Career Center |
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Virginia
View |
Compiled
by Virginia Tech, this site can help develop skills,
examine careers, and find resources as well as activities.
Check out the ideas at Cross Roads 11. |
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Planning
and Preparing for the Future |
Consider
all of the information options. |
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This information
is provided for your convenience and perusal.
Postings do not indicate sponsorship.
Parents need to check and be satisfied with any program
chosen for their children.
This web page contains links to one or more web pages
that are outside the FCPS network. Neither W.T. Woodson
High School nor FCPS controls the content or relevancy
of these pages. |
page
curator:
K. Ishii
last updated: 21 September 2006 |
