What Do You Need to Succeed
This activity aims to help students identify their needs for postsecondary planning.
Discuss
After high school, everyone’s path is different, and it’s important to think about what you’ll need to succeed in your next steps. Whether you’re planning to go to college, join the workforce, enter the military, or learn a trade, identifying your strengths and the areas where you may need support is key. This lesson will help you reflect on what you still need to research. By understanding your needs, you can start planning for a smooth and successful transition to life after high school.
Use this opportunity to think about what you have learned so far in these postsecondary lessons. There are things you may feel confident about and have a plan for. There may be things you feel less confident about. That’s ok if you still have questions. These are big decisions and take time to research and talk with others who may help you. It’s important to know what question we have and who can help us. Even this is a step in planning.
Resource
Postsecondary Self-Evaluation. This is a worksheet to help think through what you know you have a plan or what you may still need help with. There are various questions that you can answer yes, you are prepared or no, you may need more help. Either answer is fine. For anything you answer “no” to, consider who could help you with that area, is it a guardian, teacher, counselor, or other trusted adult. You will want to plan who you talk to and when you will do it.
Discuss
After doing the self-evaluation, who is someone you can work with to help you? Are you feeling prepared? If not, that’s ok, this can be overwhelming. What is important is knowing who to talk to when you need help and making a plan.