How EducationPlanner.org Can Help You
EducationPlanner.org, our career and college planning site, provides you with information related to all aspects of the college planning process.
EducationPlanner.org is designed to thoughtfully help you develop lifelong education plans, from middle and high school to higher education and beyond.
EducationPlanner.org includes:
- Career Key Personality Assessment
- An interactive Learning Styles Quiz
- Information on hundreds of careers
- Test Prep assistance for the standardized tests (PSAT, SAT, ACT)
- Tips on how to find the right college and choose a major
- Nationwide college searches
- Special information for athletes
- Information for students with special needs
- Tips on applying for college admission
- Student resumé builder
- Comprehensive essay writing course
- Online admission applications to more than 3,000 schools
- Free scholarship search database with 1.8 million awards worth almost $8 billion
- Extensive student aid information, including a link to FAFSA on the Web, online aid applications, and an interactive Financial Aid Award Analyzer
- Checklists, calculators, and more!
Visit www.EducationPlanner.org today and access the world of higher education.
The Extracurricular Advantage
One of the things that colleges consider when deciding on whether to admit a potential student is their involvement in extracurricular activities. Students with great grades and test scores, but no involvement in other activities, may be surprised when they are not accepted at the colleges they want to attend.
Colleges want to admit students who show that they can master subject material while also managing a commitment to extracurricular activities. Schools want that “well-rounded” student; one who shows interest or passion for an activity or one who “gets involved” in their local community through volunteer activities.
Extracurricular activities may be school-related such as athletics, club participation, band, choir, working on the school newspaper or participating with the yearbook committee. There are also activities outside of school in which students can get involved. Religious organizations and community groups offer opportunities for students to volunteer. You could offer to collect food for the local food bank or homeless shelter, donate time and effort to clean up a local highway or park, work with inner-city kids to plant gardens and spruce-up their neighborhoods or tutor students who have difficulty with math or reading.
The possibilities to make a positive difference are almost endless at school and in your local community. Identify something that is meaningful to you and then get involved in projects that match your interests. Not only will you get the personal pleasure of making a difference, but you will also be able to include your efforts on college applications or use your volunteer experiences as a topic for your college essay.
Education Pays
According to the U.S. Census Bureau's annual summary of Statistical Abstracts—education pays!
A Master's degree netted Americans an average annual income of $63,856, while a high school graduate could expect to earn about $30,940.
Remember, you don't need a Master's degree to be financially successful (unless your career choice requires it). You can have a great career and earn “good money” with an Associate's or Bachelor's degree as well! It's up to you to define what you want to do for a career and then get the education you need to meet your goal.
Career Highlight: Athletic Trainer
If you enjoy sports and if you have an interest in health care, why not combine the two interests and become an athletic trainer?
A Certified Athletic Trainer is a highly educated professional who specializes in athletic health care. Working with physicians and other allied health professionals, the athletic trainer is an integral member of the athletic health care team at secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine and rehab clinics, professional sports teams and other athletic health care settings.
You will need a minimum of a bachelor's degree, usually in athletic training, health, physical education or exercise science. Students typically study human anatomy, human physiology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, training, nutrition and psychology/counseling.
You must also pass a certification exam to practice as an athletic trainer.
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