Navigating Senior Year
Senior year flies by in a flash. With one eye focused on post-graduation plans and the other on coursework and co-curricular activities, seniors can feel overwhelmed and exhausted at times.
And yet, there is excitement and energy that comes during the capstone year. Having achieved the role of campus leader, a student feels confident as well as competent.
To get the year started off right, your student should:
-
Meet
with
an
academic
advisor
to
review
coursework,
graduation
requirements
and
post-graduation
plans
-
Regularly
visit
the
career
center
and
utilize
its
resources.
Among
activities,
seniors
should
attend
on-campus
career
and
graduate
school
fairs
and
hone
resumes,
curricula
vitae
and
portfolios
-
Obtain
information
about
graduate
and
professional
schools,
including
required
entrance
exams,
admission
requirements
and
deadlines
-
Take
appropriate
graduate
entrance
exams
in
September
or
October
-
Network
with
career
and
graduate
school
professionals
via
virtually,
face-to-face,
social
media,
phone
and
emails
-
Solicit
letters
of
recommendation
from
faculty,
employers,
internship
supervisors
and
more
- Utilize a calendar to create an action plan timetable to record important dates for career center events, graduate school admission deadlines and more. It is also helpful to add weekly or monthly actions steps and goals in order to stay on track