Career Cruising

mONTHLY INSTRUCTIONS

START APPLYING TO COLLEGES! (As early as September 1st)

To assist in your college application process please update the following:

My Saved Careers (4) - May need to retake Career Matchmaker
My Saved Schools (3)
Career and Life Goals
- Click on My Goals and Plans
  - Create a SHORT and LONG term goal for Academic, Career and Post Secondary

Minimum 2
- Click on My Plan
- Click on My Activities and Experiences which is an activity on the left under My Plan
- Under My Skills and Abilities - ADD a new skill!

To assist in your college application process please update the following:

National (Through Career Cruising)

Local (School Web Page)

Under the High School Web Link choose
- Student Resources -> Local Scholarships
  - Complete the form. Upon submission a copy will be emailed to you. You can edit as long as you don't submit, but to be safe, complete the answers in a Google Doc and copy and paste them in.
  - Open December 1st. Due March 31st. Don't procrastinate!

Click Graduation Tracking - see how many classes you have taken as well as how many you need to graduate - Make sure you are on track!
Keep working on scholarships and college applications.

Finish completing scholarships and applications.

Financial Aid - complete FAFSA if you haven't already.

Finish your Career Cruising Portfolio:Check and update any of the following:

Finish your Career Cruising Portfolio! Get ready for a busy month!