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In this section, you will complete a series of assessments designed to help you clarify your vision, identify your core values, and recognize your personal strengths. Through these activities, you will learn how understanding your values and strengths can help you make more confident and meaningful choices about your education, career path, and personal goals.
By the end of this section, you will be able to clearly express your personal values, describe your unique strengths, and begin shaping a vision for your future as a student and beyond.
Learn [Part 1]
Learn [Part 1]
In this activity, you will explore how the skills you build in high school and college can prepare you for a wide range of career opportunities and to navigate life after high school. In these videos, Sal Kahn interviews a panel of recent high school graduates who discuss 5 high-paying career paths, how they decided what to do after high school, and what advice they would give their younger selves.
You will watch the Khan Academy's videos linked and embedded below:
Is College Right for Me - Part 2 | 44 min
Apply
Apply
(Optional) Use the information you learned to complete the activity outlined below.
After watching and reflecting on Khan Academy’s Is College Right for Me - Part 1 and Is College Right for Me - Part 2 videos, please complete the Personalized Decision Matrix. Click the previous link or the image to make a copy of the Personalized College Decision Matrix that you can complete.
Personalized Decision Matrix
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Learn [Part 2]
Learn [Part 2]
In this activity, you will reflect on your personal strengths and how they can help you to make more confident and meaningful choices about your education, career, and life direction. The VIA Institute on Character Character Strengths Survey can help you identify and measure your 24 character strengths, as well as understand your unique strengths and how you can leverage them in various aspects of life.
You will follow the steps below to complete the free VIA Institute on Character Strengths Survey:
Click Character Strengths Surve, or enter directly into the VIA Institute on Character Site embedded below.
Create a free account using your email address.
Choose the appropriate version (ages 10–17)
Complete the survey, this will take approximately 10–15 minutes.
Character Strength Survey
Copyright: © 2025 VIA Institute on Character. All rights reserved.
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Apply
(Optional) Use the information you learned to complete the activity outlined below.
After completing the VIA Institute on Character Character Strengths Survey, reflect on the following questions:
Which of your top 5 character strengths do you feel shows up most in your life, and how do you think and learn? (Example: If "Curiosity" is one of your strengths, how does it affect your learning)
How does one or more of your strengths potentially help guide your decisions about college, career, or individual life goals after high school?
Click the link to access Module 1 Section 02 - Know Who You Are - Connecting To What You Want To Do.
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