Section+5.1

=5.1 Plans for my First Two Years out of High School=

Making the decision of what you are going to do after you leave high school can be very challenging. You may have different people in your life suggesting you take certain paths. Are these paths right for you? How do you know they are right or wrong? You will have to think of several possibilities before you can make a final plan. Below are questions to help you think about what you want to do after High School. Perhaps you wish to continue to further your education and perhaps you plan to enter the work force immediately, choose the set of questions based on whether you wish to go onto further schooling or directly to work. Answer carefully the set of questions in the set you have chosen.

If more schooling is what you want......

 * Where will you pursue your Plan?
 * What schools offer the program you want?
 * What are the costs? (tuition, books, lab costs, living expenses, transportation, entertainment,...)
 * How do you plan to finance all this?
 * How many years of study will your education or training take?
 * What are the admission requirements?
 * What are the application deadlines?
 * Why have you decided on that particular route?

Then you will enter the work force.

 * Where will you pursue your goal?
 * What is you estimated income?
 * What do you have to offer an employer? (Skills, knowledge, attributes - why should they want to hire you?) Link to Employability Skills 2000+
 * What will your living expenses be?
 * Why have you decided on that particular route?
 * What support will you have with this decision? (including family and friends)

__**Assignment #1**__ Take the two areas above and choose what road you would like to take (further education or enter the work force). Answer all of the questions that you see that are under the road you are choosing to take. Be sure to include a thorough plan for financing your future endeavors. The answers to these question form the first piece of your transition plan.

To ensure you can budget fairly preview Section 6.4.

Return to Unit Five Overview or go onto Section 5.2