College and Career Research Project

College and Career Research Project

Step 1: What’s your personality?

Using your “Personality Type” results in Naviance, answer the following questions:

** If you have not yet completed this survey, please do so before answer the questions below **

(1)  What kind of personality features do you possess?

(2)  What are some of your strengths and “blindspots”?

(3)  What type of characteristics would your ideal job possess?

(4)  What are some of your preferred learning styles?

(5)  What are some of the potential careers and majors listed for you to consider?

Step 2: Research Careers (http://www.onetonline.org)

Choose 4 career options that you believe would fit your likes and personality best (these do not have to come from the naviance suggestions) and create/fill in a chart that represents the following:

Job Duties / Working Conditions / Training/Education Requirements / Earning Potential
(least – most)
Career #1
Career #2
Career #3
Career #4

Step 3: College Options

Keeping your possible career choices in mind, narrow your college search down to 4 possible college choices that could meet your education needs. Recreate the chart listed below and fill in the required information:

College/
University / Location / Majors that fit your career choices / Yearly Tuition + Room and Board / Cost of education for 4 years (yearly tuition X 4) / Monthly loan payment
(use the calculator link below for 30 years @ 5% interest) / Actual Amount you paid for college after 30 years
= (monthly payment *12) *30)

Use the following calculator to help you in calculating loan payments -- http://www.bankrate.com/calculators/college-planning/loan-calculator.aspx