Revised Action Plan

Freshman Year

·         Take a whole range of different classes to find which genres I like/dislike

·         Write down old jobs I had and what I like/didn’t like about them

·         Make a list of what I want in my future life as far as how much I want to be gone from my kids, how financially stable I want to be, etc..

·         Go see a guidance counselor at school to help me decide which classes I should take while deciding on a major

·         Start talking to people about different career and jobs they are in and ask them pros and cons for them

·         Attend at least one career/job fair

First Summer

·         Keep taking under graduate classes

·         Attend another job/career fair

·         Talk to more people about their experience in their job

Sophomore year

·         Take a few harder classes in subjects that I may have found to enjoy

·         See an advisor at school to discuss any new likes/dislikes in classes I have discovered

·         Keep familiarizing myself in different jobs and careers I would have maybe not been interested in

·         Keep adding to my list of things I want in my future for my family

·         Talk to other working moms and get tips and advice on how to raise a family while also providing for them

·         Start shadowing people in different careers and keep a journal of my experiences and what I thought about that specific career and if I could see myself doing it

Second Summer

·         Continue to take classes

Junior Year

·         Start the Dental Hygiene program

·         Keep plugging away at getting  good grades in my classes

·         Continue to shadow fellow people in the workforce

·         Ask other students in my classes on what major they are choosing and why

·         Continue to write in my journal of jobs I have shadowed and write down my experiences with them

·         If deciding on graduate school, start researching where they are and what I need to be doing to be considered to go there

·         Talk to fellow  classmates who have the same major as me to see if they have any pointers to help me get all I need to get accomplished before graduation

·         Look into possible internships for the summer

Third Summer

·         Keep taking classes to help quicken graduation process

·         If found an internship that works with my life, do it

Senior  Year

·         Go to career center to get all the help I need for this last year

·         Finish up a resume

·         Line up some interviews either with graduate schools or jobs so I can be ready for either as soon as I get my diploma

·         Participate in on campus interviews to help me be more comfortable when the time for real interviews come around

·         Meet up with Alumni that have graduated in my same field to get advice on what to expect once graduated

·         Continue to visit professional s in the work environment

·         Keep getting good grades

Summer After Graduation

·         Congratulate myself with a trip to Europe for having achieved the goal I have long been striving toward!!