Getting Help Along the Way
You Have Many Supporters
There are lots of steps along the way to college, career school, or service academy success – and lots of places to turn for help. Your family, friends, and others close to you can be your biggest supporters, so keep them up to date on where you are in the process, and turn to them for answers to questions and/or for advice.
Also, your high school has lots of resources available for you, too. Your teachers, school leaders, coaches, and school counselors can offer advice and assistance in areas where you need the most help. They’re there ready and waiting – so please ask!
For example, your school counselor can help you assess your qualifications for a range of college, career, and service options, so try and share the experiences of former students from your school who are already attending various postsecondary schools.
Alumni from your school, who are attending or have graduated from colleges, career schools, or services academies that you, yourself, are considering, will be an excellent source of information. There’s even a possibility that one of them obtained their certification or licensure in your same career path and currently has a successful job with an employer you are interested in working for.
In addition, talk to people who are working, successfully, in the career(s) you’re aspiring also towards. Ask for their recommendations about college, career school, or service academy programs and their respective preparation pathways. Don’t rule out professional organizations, and the advisors they have on staff. Many of them are very willing to provide general information in the way of resources and/or tools (Ex. – college and career school fairs and websites) and, based on a variety of determining factors, have you examine more closely a specific area of interest.
Wherever you reside, whether in Baltimore City or in a nearby county, members of your community and local partnerships are great resources as well, such as those found in your local library, neighborhood recreation center, and the religious-affiliated locations like your community church, synagogue, or temple. These community-based services are often free and are provided on a regular basis. Please contact the center, church, library, etc., for the type of services offered and the scheduled day and time for when these services are available.
Also, your high school has lots of resources available for you, too. Your teachers, school leaders, coaches, and school counselors can offer advice and assistance in areas where you need the most help. They’re there ready and waiting – so please ask!
For example, your school counselor can help you assess your qualifications for a range of college, career, and service options, so try and share the experiences of former students from your school who are already attending various postsecondary schools.
Alumni from your school, who are attending or have graduated from colleges, career schools, or services academies that you, yourself, are considering, will be an excellent source of information. There’s even a possibility that one of them obtained their certification or licensure in your same career path and currently has a successful job with an employer you are interested in working for.
In addition, talk to people who are working, successfully, in the career(s) you’re aspiring also towards. Ask for their recommendations about college, career school, or service academy programs and their respective preparation pathways. Don’t rule out professional organizations, and the advisors they have on staff. Many of them are very willing to provide general information in the way of resources and/or tools (Ex. – college and career school fairs and websites) and, based on a variety of determining factors, have you examine more closely a specific area of interest.
Wherever you reside, whether in Baltimore City or in a nearby county, members of your community and local partnerships are great resources as well, such as those found in your local library, neighborhood recreation center, and the religious-affiliated locations like your community church, synagogue, or temple. These community-based services are often free and are provided on a regular basis. Please contact the center, church, library, etc., for the type of services offered and the scheduled day and time for when these services are available.