Understanding Your EXPLORE® Results

Prepare for a World of Possibilities

In High School and Beyond!

Objective for this Session

• Utilize ACT EXPLORE test materials/scores and the College & Career Planning guide to take four steps to a successful and rewarding life:

Materials For This Session

Additional Materials

Why Think About College Now ?

Message From Kurt Warner

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Four Steps to a Successful and Rewarding Life

Envision your Envision your ideal life.ideal life.

What kind of What kind of lifestyle do you lifestyle do you want to have?want to have?

How do you How do you want to spend your want to spend your time? time?

How might your How might your interests and interests and talents be used in talents be used in an ideal job?an ideal job?

What could you What could you do to make the do to make the world a better world a better place? place?

Give yourself Give yourself the freedom to the freedom to dream big about dream big about your future.your future.

Planning is the Planning is the critical second step to critical second step to success.success.

Once you’ve Once you’ve pictured the life you pictured the life you want, you’ll need to want, you’ll need to figure out the steps to figure out the steps to get there.get there.

Regardless of the Regardless of the career you envision for career you envision for yourself, you will need yourself, you will need training beyond high training beyond high school to get there. school to get there.

And, you will need And, you will need to complete specific to complete specific classes in high school. classes in high school.

So, start with your So, start with your goal in mind, work goal in mind, work backwards to figure backwards to figure out what you need to out what you need to be doing now, and be doing now, and throughout high throughout high school, to prepare for school, to prepare for the education or the education or training you will need training you will need after high school. after high school.

Working hard is Working hard is the third step to the third step to achieving your achieving your goals. goals.

There is no There is no substitute for hard substitute for hard work and work and determination. determination.

As you take the As you take the steps toward your steps toward your own successful own successful future, challenge future, challenge yourself and always yourself and always give 100% effort to give 100% effort to your school work your school work and your out-of-and your out-of-school activities. school activities.

Performing well Performing well academically not academically not only opens doors only opens doors for you, but also for you, but also gives you the gives you the personal personal satisfaction of satisfaction of knowing that you knowing that you did your best.did your best.

You’ve got a You’ve got a dream, you’ve got a dream, you’ve got a plan, and you’re plan, and you’re working hard!working hard!

Unless you keep Unless you keep track of the progress track of the progress you’re making to you’re making to achieve your goals, achieve your goals, it can be easy to get it can be easy to get off-track along the off-track along the way. way.

Use the College & Use the College & Career Planning Career Planning Guide to help you Guide to help you dream, commit to dream, commit to your plan (write it your plan (write it down), and then down), and then keep track of your keep track of your progress as you go progress as you go along. along.

Use the grade-by-Use the grade-by-grade checklists in grade checklists in the College & Career the College & Career Planning Guide to Planning Guide to help make keeping help make keeping track easier.track easier.

What is the EXPLORE?

EXPLORE shows you your academic strengths and weaknesses in English, mathematics, reading, and science.

EXPLORE helps you search for careers and learn which ones might be right for you.

EXPLORE helps you choose high school courses that will prepare you for college and work.

My EXPLORE Results will help Me:• See what my academic skills are right now, and how

I can improve them.• Know if I am on track to be college ready.• Think about careers.• Start working on my PreECAP.

It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning!

EXPLORE Score ReportSide 1

Student/School Information

Your Scores

College Readiness

Your Career Possibilities

EXPLORE Score ReportSide 2

What is a PreECAP?

• A document created by you, to help you plan your 4 Steps for Success, and ensure an Education & Career Action Plan (ECAP) which best suits your career interests and skills.

•Please write your name and the date where it is requested near the top of the page.

WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL CAREER ?

This information is in 2 places:

1)Your Plan After High School

Career Area Preference

2)Your Career Area List section

of the EXPLORE report.

Benefits of More Education!• Do work you enjoy

• Live the lifestyle you want

• Earn more money

• Make a difference in the world

• Keep your job

My Plan After High School

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Guide

The Right Career For You

Do your research! Look online

Example:www.azcis.intocareers.org

Arizona High School Graduation Requirements

Elective Courses

Transfer Your Scores to Your PreEcap

Check Any Areas In Which You Need Help

Areas in Which You Would Like Additional Help

High School is more than Academics

Sign Your PreECAP

Explore the many career options available to you and think about how your career choices will affect your future.

Set career goals and develop an educational plan to achieve them.

Take challenging college prep courses in high school.

Keys to Good Educational and Career Planning

• Think about what you learned about yourself today.

• Study hard and take the right courses in high school.

• Always ask for help when you need it.

• Remember every day in school and every test you take is important for your future – always do your best!

Your Future is in Your Hands - Take Charge