1) The document discusses setting goals for college students and describes different types of goals. It defines short-term goals as things to accomplish in the near future like today or this year, while long-term goals require more time and planning for the future. 2) To set long-term career goals, the document recommends students use counseling centers to take interest inventories and identify career matches, meet with department advisors to learn about majors and minors, and use placement offices and occupational guides for career advice and information. 3) To achieve long-term goals, the document says students should break them into short-term steps like dividing goals into small parts, setting objectives, managing time honestly and effectively,

1. Reading and Study Skills
By John Langan. 3rd Edition.

2. Setting Goals For Yourself
Reasons why students go to college:
1. To have fun before getting a job.
2. To prepare for specific career.
3. To please their families.
4. To gain knowledge.
5. To find a husband or a wife.
6. To earn status they feel comes with college degree.

3. Setting Goals For Yourself
Goals
A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of
people envision, plan and commit to achieve.
Types of Goals
Short Term Goals:
A short-term goal is something you want to do in the near future.
The near future can mean today, this week, this month, or even this year.
Long Term Goals:
A long-term goal is something you want to accomplish in the future.
Long-term goals require time and planning.

4. Setting Goals For Yourself
Long Term Goals:
To set a Long Term Goal, students must be mentally prepared for their
future career goal.
1- Counseling center:
• Interest inventory:
Interest inventories look at a person's likes and dislikes, their favorite
activities, and their personality.
• Vocational preferences:
Vocational preferences identifies what career match your interests and
abilities.

5. Setting Goals For Yourself
2- Department advisers:
Make an appointment with HOD and ask them questions about our course
of study like what major courses are and what minor courses are.
3- Placement office:
An office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find
employment
4- Occupational Outlook Handbook:
Source of information about many jobs currently available and the best job
prospects in future

6. Setting Goals For Yourself
Short Term Goals:
To achieve long term goals, you need to devide them in short steps for, a
long journey begins with a single step.
1- Short Steps:
Divide into small parts.
2- Set Objections:
Set aims and struggle to achieve it.
3- Honesty:
Be honest with youself and your subject.

7. Setting Goals For Yourself
4- Time management:
Make a daily schedule and give more time to weak subjects.
5- Arrange:
Arrange subjects according to the schedule.
6- Define targets:
Try to search for targets after making a schedule
7- Haphazard system:
Do not mix things up and set them properly.