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My Educational Plan

Putting the Pieces Together

What vision do you have for your life five years from now? Ten years? Twenty? You don’t have to know the details, but achieving your potential requires that you have an idea of what you want out of life.

Highly successful people use their vision of the future to set goals, establish priorities, and provide direction for their efforts. But they didn’t always have a vision. They created one while learning more about themselves and the larger world around them.

Here at Wilkes, we will help you create a personal vision since you will learn much about yourself and the world around you. In the process, you will be exposed to many different perspectives that will help you expand your own. While much about this process will happen naturally, it is best if you have a plan to give direction to the changes in your life.

By answering the following questions, you will begin the process of developing your career and educational plan.

1. Are you confident about the general goals (career, educational, financial, etc…) you have established for the next five to ten years?

What are your goals? How should you begin the process of clarifying your values and establishing your goals?Learn more.

2. Is a higher education necessary to achieve your goals?

Would you say"yes"emphatically? If not,explore the idea further.

3.Do you know all the ways higher education will help you achieve your goals?

Most people do not. Think aboutsome of your options.

4.How sure are you that your choice of major is the right one?

If you're an undeclared major and have some doubts,examine your uncertainties.

5. Are you involved in activities outside the classroom that will help provid you with the necessary experiences to meet your goals?

Consider what's available at Wilkes.