Goal Setting for College

Learning Intentions

  • Students will evaluate the process for setting goals in college
  • Students will analyze types of goal
  • The student will set at least 4 goals for college.

Key Vocabulary

  •  Goal

 

 Activity

Think about times in the past where you have had to set goals for yourself and work hard to meet those goals. Some examples would be long assignments, senior projects, sports, fitness, etc. Just like those examples, a college degree can only be earned by deliberate and consistent goal setting, followed by direct and sustained steps toward achieving those goals.

College freshmen may be taken off-guard by the amount of time and independence that they suddenly find afforded to them once they move away from home and to the college campus. Without deliberate attention to establishing some fairly clear goals along with concrete steps in a plan to accomplishing those goals, it is easy to get lost in the sea of campus opportunities. The following are several areas in which advance planning and goal setting can be beneficial. For the purpose of lesson, the goals are subdivided under four broad headings: Academic Goals, Social Goals, Health/Wellness Goals, and Daily Living Goals.

(Always copy the info below and add to your assignment)

 Assignment:

 

  1. Click here to complete the Goal Setting Worksheet for yourself. (Move the document to your Planning for Academic Success folder)
  2. When you are done, submit the link to your worksheet here. 

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