Reality Check: Web Link http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/Default.aspx

Choose #1 Reality Check

BUDGET:

What did you pick for…. / COST ($)
Housing
Utilities
Food
Transportation
Clothes
Health Care
Entertainment
Personal
Miscellaneous
Savings
Student Loans
What is your Monthly Expense?
What is your Annual Expense?
What are you going to have to pay in Taxes annually?
So just how much money do you have to make yearly to survive?

HOW WILL I MAKE IT?: Web link: http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/Default.aspx

Choose #2 Future Salary

What is the Title of the Career/Job you found that will support you?

What should your Annual Salary be? $ and Hourly Wage $

What kind of education(s) does your job require? (associate’s degree, bachelors, certification, etc…)

Are the “working conditions” something you will enjoy?

How many hours will you be expected to work weekly?

Tell me in 2-5 sentences what you learned from this Reality Check activity? (OMG I’m going to have to go to college, live with my parents for longer, eat less, go out less, etc…)

OSCAR Explore Career Cluster:

Go to this website to answer below: http://www.texascaresonline.com/clusters/clusters.asp

What Career Cluster did you pick?

What specific Career Group did you pick?

What Occupation in that Career Group did you pick?

What Occupational Education and Training does it require? (Doctoral, Masters, Bachelors, 2 year, certification, etc.)

What Abilities does it rank as the two (2) highest?

What Knowledge does it rank as the two (2) highest?

What Skills does it rank as the two (2) highest?

What Work Value does it rank as the highest and briefly explain what it means in your own words?

Under the Labor Market tab what does it say?:

Number of Texas Employment in 2004 =

Number of Projected Texas Employment in 2014 = Hourly Wages in 2006 =

Turnover Rate =

Average length of time Occupation = Average Age of Workers in this job =

CONCLUSION: Do you think the career you chose will be a good match and is it something that you can do? Explain why you think the way you

Occupational Outlook:

Go to this website: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ Go to the search button and search 3 jobs that interest you.

What are the outlooks for job #1?

Training/Education = Certification(s)/License(s) = Does it require job shadowing/ mentoring/ apprenticeship = Earnings = Expected Job Prospects = What do they do on the job = Working Conditions =

What are the outlooks for job #2?

Training/Education = Certification(s)/License(s) = Does it require job shadowing/ mentoring/ apprenticeship = Earnings = Expected Job Prospects = What do they do on the job = Working Conditions =

What are the outlooks for job #3?

Training/Education = Certification(s)/License(s) = Does it require job shadowing/ mentoring/ apprenticeship = Earnings = Expected Job Prospects = What do they do on the job = Working Conditions =

CONCLUSION: So which one of these occupations is something you could see yourself doing for the next 20+ years or not? Explain why you think the way you do

Career Preparation:

Use any of the websites we have been exploring or use “Google” to answer the following questions:

What are some software certifications you could work toward in this class? (HINT: Search for

AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, drafting, or Solidworks)

AutoCAD Certification: http://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/Autodesk_AutoCAD.html

Which software certification did you select?

Copy and paste the HTML web link to this =

Why did you select it?

To be able to take the certification test:

How many hours should you have used the software =

What type of format is the test (all questions, practical, what) =

How does the Exam help you? =

CONCLUSION: Is this something you might be interested in pursuing? Explain why you think the way you do.

Select a College:

AREA OF STUDY: What do you think you want to study or get your degree in?

Go to this website to answer below or just search the internet for other sources: http://www.collegefortexans.com/apps/CollegeMatchUp/

Pick two (2) colleges and compare them:

Why did you pick College #1?

Why did you pick College #2?

College #1 / College #2
Name:
Type of School (2 year/ 4 year/ Technical) :
Location/Address:
Number Students Enrolled:
Setting:
Website:
Average ACT scores:
Average SAT scores:
Over all GPA after 1 year enrollment:
Graduation rate:
Undergrad student-to-faculty ratio:
Average cost of in-state tuition
Average cost of on-campus room and board:
Facts/Reputation that you find important:

CONCLUSION: Of the two (2) schools which one do you think you might actually want to attend and why?