2016 Upward Bound Family Event. We can all support our children in finding their way through college and into meaningful careers.

1. Choosing A Career and
Supporting Your Child In College
Rebecca Joseph, PhD

2. Interests, Values, &
Personality
• What do you like to do? To study? To know about?
• What do you believe in? What’s important to you?
• What kind of person are you? How do you relate to others
and the world around you?
• How might these connect to majors and activities in college?

3. Skills and Abilities
• What are your academic strengths?
• What skills have you gained from jobs, volunteering, or
internships? What would you like to learn to do?
• How might these connect to majors and careers?

4. Researching Majors and
Careers
• In high school and college, talk to academic advisors
• In high school, get involved in pathways and electives.
• In high school, take college classes and apply for special job
shadowing programs and internships.
• In college, talk to people in the major: juniors and seniors,
graduate students, faculty members
• In college, take a wide variety of classes. Considering
majoring and minoring. Double major.
• Use your summers and breaks to explore.
• Use all kinds of free resources on your college campus and
online

5. Campus Career Offices

6. California Career Zone
https://www.cacareerzone.org/

7. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Career Readinesshttp://www.bls.gov/k12/

8. College Boards: Eight Videos
for Finding Majors and Careers
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/explore-careers/college-majors/8-
video-tips-for-finding-majors-and-careers

9. Supporting Our Children
in College

10. Academics

11. Extracurriculars

12. Dorm Life

13. Jobs

14. Summers and Intercessions

15. Internships

16. Advising

17. Allies

18. Campus Resources

19. Sports

20. The Arts

21. Full College Experience

22. Family

23. Contact Me-
getmetocollege@gmail.com