October 15, 2014

Apply Texas

1. Follow ACC the representative’s instructions to complete this process.

2. 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.

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

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

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

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?

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

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!

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