Post-secondary Pathways
This pathway includes attending a 2-year college, a 4-year college, a trade school, a certification program, or an apprenticeship.
What is Education and Training?
Money for college that does not need to be repaid and is often based on financial need.
What is a Grant?
This resource helps students find career requirements, job outlook, and salary information.
What is the Occupational Outlook Handbook?
This document highlights your education, experience, leadership, and skills.
What is a Resume?
This document helps recommenders learn about your achievements, leadership, activities, and goals.
What is a Brag Sheet?
This post-secondary pathway includes business ownership, freelancing, and content creation.
What is Entrepreneurship?
This federal application helps students access grants, loans, and other financial aid.
What is the FAFSA?
GPA, test scores, community service hours, and personal statements are examples of these.
What are Admission Requirements?
This written piece explains your experiences, growth, values, and future goals.
What is a Personal Statement?
Teachers, professors, and academic instructors belong to this recommendation category.
What is Academic Core?
A student takes a year after high school to travel, volunteer, or participate in cultural exchange programs.
What is Exploration and Transition (Gap Year)?
Florida students may earn this scholarship program based on academic achievement.
What is Bright Futures?
Students should request these from teachers, counselors, or mentors when applying to college.
What are Letters of Recommendation?
Words like "led," "organized," and "developed" are examples of these resume-writing tools.
What are Action Verbs?
Coaches, supervisors, advisors, and faith leaders are examples of these recommenders.
What are Character Advocates?
Teach For America, the Peace Corps, and the military are examples of this pathway.
What is Service?
These loans do not accrue interest while the student is enrolled at least half-time.
What are Subsidized Loans?
Missing these can hurt a student's chances of admission even if they meet requirements.
What are Application Deadlines?
Name three components of a strong resume.
What are education, experience, objective statement, activities/leadership, skills/certifications, or personal information?
Financial barriers, burnout, family dynamics, and changing goals are examples of these.
What are Common Challenges in Post-Secondary Planning?
Why is it important to create a Plan B and Plan C after high school?
What is having backup options if the original plan changes or does not work out?
Name two places students can search for financial aid opportunities.
What are the DCPS website, state/federal resources, scholarship search engines, CollegeBoard, or FAFSA resources?
Name three common parts of the college application process.
What are essays, transcripts, letters of recommendation, deadlines, application forms, or fee waivers/vouchers?
What is the difference between a resume and a personal statement?
What is a resume summarizes qualifications while a personal statement tells a personal story and explains goals?
This January activity helps students evaluate what they have completed and what still needs attention.
What is the Current Progress Checklist?