Example Student Main Topics Who am

Example Student

Main Topics… • Who am I? • Where am I going? • What have I done and learned? • How am I going to get there?

Who am I? Personal traits… Independent Creative

Ambitious Stubborn

Passions… Art Travelling Learning Music

Hobbies + Interests… making music baseball hanging out with friends travelling with my family shopping

Strengths… leadership writing optimistic helping others

Where am I Going? Short term and long term personal, education and career goals… Short Term Educational Personal Career Long Term • Year-end provincials • UBCO and University Exchange Program • ARCC service Adventure • Maintain relationships and travel • Part-time job • Get a career that I am passionate about

Education and training… Courses I will need to achieve my long term education goal: • Principals Math 11 • Principals Math 12 • 3 grade 12 examinable courses • English 12 Helpful courses to achieve my long term educational goal: • Concert Band 11 and 12 • Commercial Music • Musical Theatre

Education: Institution and Program… Plan A… Institution – University of British Columbia Program – BA (Major or Honours in Music) Degree High school pre-requisites – -English 12 -3 other Grade 12 examinable courses -English 11 -Language 11 -Principles of Math 11 -Science 11 -Socials 11 Tuition - $4046. 00 Books and Supplies - $1400. 00

Plan B… Institution – University of British Columbia Program – Bachelor of Arts (Greek/Roman Studies) Degree High school pre-requisites – -English 11 -Social Studies 11 -Principles of Math 11 -Science 11 -Second Language 11 -English 12 -Three additional provincial examinable grade 12 courses Tuition - $5056. 00 Books and Supplies - $1700. 00

Financial Plan… Living Costs – room and board: $6, 650. 00 - personal expenses: $2, 500. 00 -health insurance: $432 Tuition - $4, 606. 00 Books and supplies - $1, 400. 00 Application Fee - $60. 00 Total Expenses - $15, 648. 00 per year

Co-curricular, Volunteer, and Community Experiences To Help Achieve My Goals… • Volunteering at local community events • Performing at school band concerts at OKM • Job shadowing someone in the music or recording industry • Take courses outside of school at the Rotary Centre of the Arts • Organize a local concert in the commercial music class I am taking next year at OKM

People In My Network That Will Help Achieve My Goals… • My family and the people my parents know could raise great opportunity for experience to work towards my goals • Friends can be good connections to have for getting jobs to help move forward towards my goal • My music teacher has connections for volunteering and job shadowing that directly relate to the music industry

Potential Challenges… • I may face the challenge of being surprised at the difficulty of first entering the music and recording industry, and finding my break • May be challenging to find related volunteer or community experience to my goal • May be challenging to stay determined during the schooling and education progress

Timeline to Achieving My Goals… Goal: To attain my career within 10 years of my Graduating year • At least 5 - 6 years to dedicate to schooling and education • At least 4 -5 years to find a position that fulfills the personal expectations I have for my career I will monitor the success of my goals by reflecting every 6 months – a year on what I have achieved and what I have left to achieve to reach my goals

What have I done and Accomplishments… • Keeping a partlearned? time job that will • Most proud of the improvement I’ve made in my marks in school • Learned how to play 3 instruments, and am learning the 4 th • Proud of getting MVP in a few of my softball games get me 80 hours of work experience • Raised over $1500 for MS with a team created by me and a friend • Earned a babysitting certificate and St. John’s emergency first aid certificate

Staying fit… How am I going to get there? Exercising on a regular basis • Jogging • Yoga • Gym membership • Baseball I will get my 80 hours of physical activity by continuing these activities in grades 11 and 12

Eating healthy… • Eat lots of fruits and veggie • Cook for myself – not eating out • Shop in health food stores • Limit the carbs, and • Drink at least 6 -8 eat more protein glasses of water a day

Managing stress and maintaining healthy relationships… When I’m stressed I … • Listen to music • Play music • Read a book • Watch a movie • Go for a run/walk Maintaining relationships • Be kind and considerate • Make a point of asking how they are and what is going on in their life • Write letters, make phone calls