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Meet with your counselor to discuss, create and update your Individualized Career and Academic Plan (ICAP) |
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Take career-related assessments in Naviance |
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Talk to parents/legal guardians, teachers and a counselor about your interests and post-secondary goals |
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Talk to parents/legal guardians and other adults about their careers |
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Attend career and elective fairs |
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Identify and research potential careers |
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Look at colleges and identify high school courses needed for college admission |
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Educate yourself about the different kinds of diplomas and the requirements for each |
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Review the Program of Studies and identify courses you would like to take in the future |
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Enroll in Honors, Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment and other advanced academic courses offered in high school |
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Challenge yourself academically; strive for a higher GPA each year |
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Participate in school and community activities |
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Consider summer enrichment programs, including campus, school-based courses and college courses |
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Consider volunteering or service learning activities |
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Create a game plan in Naviance Family Connection and update it each year |
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Start exploring financial aid options |
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Review your academic record to ensure information is correct |
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Start narrowing your field of potential careers and identify colleges that offer related majors |
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Become familiar with the T.C. Williams College and Career Center |
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Visit the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria office |
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Take PSAT/SAT |
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Identify teachers, coaches or other adults who might write letters of recommendation for you |
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Attend college fairs and see presentations by college admissions representatives visiting T.C. Williams High School |
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Create a résumé in Naviance; update annually |
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Research and start applying for potential scholarships |
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Consider a part-time job or volunteer opportunity in a field related to your career goals |
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Start narrowing your college choices and visit the schools; create a filing system for notes |
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Consider community college, technical schools or apprenticeship programs |
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Start the application process for a military academy |
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Take College Entrance Exams (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject); retake as needed |
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Take the ASVAB if considering military options; retake as needed |
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Practice interviewing skills |
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Narrow your college list to five or six schools and visit the campuses |
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Write your college application essay and/or personal statement |
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Complete and send college applications; decide if you are applying for early decision |
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Consider applying to the Pathway to the Baccalaureate Program through Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) |
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Take the NOVA placement exams if considering the community college |
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Tell your counselor what colleges you are applying to so the appropriate information will be sent |
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Request letters of recommendation through Naviance |
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Complete the Federal Financial Aid Forms (FAFSA) as close to January 1 as possible |
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Complete the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria application and any other scholarship applications |
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Meet with a recruiter if you are joining the military; complete paperwork |
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Inform your counselor of your final post-secondary plans |
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Notify colleges by May 1 of your final decision |
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Participate in the Senior Experience program |
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Graduate with an action plan for your future success |
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