Activity   Create Your Action Plan
Identify strategies you will use to meet your short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals. Be specific and be realistic. 
Identify who can help you work on those strategies, and check in with them often.
Goal #1 Short-term: Become college-ready. 
Example strategies: register for a dual enrollment 
course; take AP Biology
Goal #2 Mid-term: Get into college. 
Example strategies: get help writing my application 
essays; apply for scholarships
Goal #3 Long-term: Obtain a degree that 
prepares me for a career. 
Example strategies: intern at the college natural 
history museum; enroll in classes required for  
a biology degree
My Support System  
People who can help me work on these 
strategies, and how they will support me.  
Examples: my aunt can edit my essays; my biology 
teacher can write a letter of recommendation; 
my counselor can help me track deadlines
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