Personal Monthly Budget Project 2015 - College & Major Selection Day

PRIOR TO STARTING THE BELOW ACTIVITIES, PLEASE COMPLETE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA STUDENT SURVEY LOCATED AT THE LINK LISTED TO THE LEFT.  WHEN COMPLETE, READ ALL DIRECTIONS AND
BEGIN YOUR JOURNAL ENTRY!

Objective:  Students will use online research tools, conversation and creativity to identify a prospective college or career path for themselves.  Based on the selection of college's they choose, they will identify a major course of study as well.  Once identified, students will perform a number of tasks to record and explain their choices.  Students will be asked to complete the following tasks as they reflect on their choices:



1.  Constructed Response Journal Entry - Weebly.com Journal

2.  Navigation and Completion of College/Major Choice Project

3.  Completion of Online Form to record choices.

4.  Completion of Google Document (SHARE) to outline information about their choice.





Today, the first thing you will create is a Journal Entry (Weebly Journal) after reading the following article:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers/college-majors/the-college-major-what-it-is-and-how-to-choose-one



Please describe what major you are interested in and why you chose it at
this point in your life.  I realize college is a few years away, and I
am sure your interests might change between now and when you are going
to go to school, but you will use the information you develop today to
research future careers tomorrow.  Eventually, you will be responsible
for choosing a College, Career, and your first Job after college to
complete the PERSONAL MONTHLY BUDGET PROJECT (PMB) over the next few
weeks!





If you choose not to pick a college and major, you must identify another path to a career.  You will need to identify how you will receive training, and complete all the steps below based on that training choice.  I will explain what I mean in class.



After your Journal Entry is complete, please go to CollegeBoard.Org and create an account. (CLICK HERE). 
You will use this site to research your College and Major and use the
information tomorrow to decide what your first career might be.  You
must complete the COLLEGE SEARCH and MAJOR AND CAREER SEARCH sections of
the CollegeBoard.Org website prior to completing the survey below.



When you have completed today's research, please add the name of your
college and the major you have chosen to the Google Spreadsheet by
answering the following questions on this link: 



https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a1yKllyW3DBgE_-H6U3P2dLHR_n-PKDvP6ZDcKNFviM/viewform?usp=send_form





Next, you must open a NEW Google Document and Copy/Paste the following information into it:





College Name

College Address

Major Area of Study you would be interested in.

Sport you are interested in participating in.

Fraternity/Sorority you might belong too.

Extra-curricular activity you might be in.
What dorm you would be in during your freshman year / Where would you live?

How much the school costs (Credit Hour/$)

The name of the Sports Mascot

Name 2 places to eat.

Name 3 things to do around campus

Name 3 things to do off-campus

List the phone number for the following people:

• Dean of Students


• School Police


• Dining Facility


• Sports Complex


• Main Campus Phone Number 

Name the document "College Choice (Your Last Name) CS P(?)" You must find out all the information listed above about the college or career training program you are most interested in.  You need to SHARE this document with me for credit.  In the case of a career training program (ITT Tech, Electrical Union, etc.) you will need to fill in as much information as possible.



Monday we will discuss Financial Literacy and Financial Planning. 
Later in the project you will see a list of entry-level positions that people
could choose based on a variety of decisions.  You will be entering
your college and major and choosing a career with this site.  Your
choices will determine where you will live and what career you will
start with.  We will also be discussing financial planning and investing
later this week.



When you have completed the Journal Entry, College & Major
Survey, and Google Document above, you are free to work on anything else you owe me for class.  I would suggest you focus on the Investopedia Stock Market Game so you might have additional income for your budget if you Buy/Sell stocks and make a little money.  Good Luck!



Good Luck!



Mr. S