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Certain parts of this packet are best done as a class, other parts can be done
individually.

Each student should have a to 1 inch three ring binder with 6 divider tabs for each
of the six parts of the portfolio.

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needs. If you dont want to include certain items, then dont. If you want to include
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 College and Career Portfolio
Overview

Part 1: About Me
1. Junior/Senior Survey- Info for counselor or teacher administering this portfolio packet.
2. College and Career Questionnaire
3. Personality Assessment: Complete an online personality assessment. Record your personality
type, and answer the reflection questions.
4. Values Assessment: Complete an in-class values sort to discover which values are most
important to you. How do your values play into your choice of a college or career?
5. Resume: Create a resume to track your achievements and accomplishments.

Part 2: Career
1. Holland Code Career Assessment
2. Career Research using onetonline.org
3. Career Assessment and Research
4. Career Family Tree: Create a family tree of the careers that each person in your family
has/had. Did they graduate college? Did they change careers?
5. Future plans: Where do you see yourself in one year? Five years? Ten years? What will you
need to do to get there?

Part 3: College
1. College Search: Look up information about three different colleges that you might be
interested in learning more about. Complete the worksheet provided for each college.
2. College Visit/Tour Notes: As you visit colleges, record your notes on the sheet provided.
College Reps at High School: When colleges come visit your school, record your notes on the
sheet provided.

Part 4: Tests and Test Prep

1. PSAT/ACT Aspire: Write your PSAT /Aspire scores or include your informational/score
sheets. Which areas can you work to improve?
2. SAT/ACT: Register for and take the SAT and/or ACT. Record test dates and scores..
3. Practice Tests: As you practice in class or on your own, record your practice tests and
scores in this section.
4. General Information Handouts: include handouts youve been given about the SAT/ACT.

Part 5: Scholarships and Financial Aid

1. Discussing Financial Aid: Talk to your family about how you will pay for college. Get parent
signature.
2. Financial Aid Workshop: Attend a financial aid workshop or informational event. Include
notes from the event or obtain the signature of the presenter.
3. Track Scholarships: Keep a list of scholarships that you would like to apply to, deadlines, and
other information.

Part 6: Leadership and Community Involvement

1. Leadership: Take on one leadership position at your school. Write one page about your
experience as leader and take pictures of you in action.
2. Community Involvement: Participate in a volunteer activity in the community. Write one page
about your experiences volunteering and take pictures of you in action.
 Part 1:

About Me
 Junior/Senior Survey
Complete this sheet and turn in to your teacher/school counselor.

Name: _________________________________

Grade: _________

Teacher: ________________________________

Have you

Decided on a major/career? Intended major/career:______________________________________

Created a list of possible colleges? Top choices: ________________________________________
Applied to college? (Which ones?) ___________________________________________________
Applied to scholarships? (Which ones?) ______________________________________________
Taken the SAT? Score: __________________(retaking: y/n)
Taken the ACT? Score: __________________(retaking: y/n)

Field Trips and Enrichments:

Do you currently have a leadership position at your school? Yes/No

Would you like to have an additional leadership position at your school? Yes/No

Local Colleges I would like to go visit:

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________

Colleges I would like to have reps come to my school.

1. ____________________________________
2. ____________________________________
3. ____________________________________
4. ____________________________________

What can your counselor do to help you with college/future related items?
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
 College/Career Questionnaire

Its okay if some of these change throughout the project. The purpose of this portfolio is to
expose you to more options and opportunities that you may not have previously considered.

1. Career Interested in: (If you do not have a specific career in mind, what are some areas you
might explore? If you absolutely HAD to choose today, what would be your career to fall back
on?)
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
a. On a scale of 0-10, 10 being the most sure, how sure are you about that career
choice? __________

2. College(s) Interested in: (If you do not have a specific college in mind, what are you looking
for in a college: Something close to home? Small? Christian?)
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
a. On a scale of 0-10, 10 being the most sure, how sure are you about that college
choice? _________

3. Have you registered for the SAT/ACT? ______________

If so, what month will/did you take the test(s)? ___________

4. Have you taken the SAT/ACT? If you have, list your score below.
a. SAT: __________ Plan to retake? ___
b. ACT: __________ Plan to retake? ___

5. On a scale of 0-10, how sure are you that you will go to college after graduating high
school? ____ Explain:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

6. What College/Career related questions or concerns do you have?

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
 My Personality

Go to collegeboard.org/quickstart. After logging in, click on My Personality. Click the

link to take the personality test. If you dont have a collegeboard account, you can also
take the test at http://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test.html. Once you
have completed the test, record your results below and answer the following questions.

My Personality: __________________

____: ________________________
____: ________________________
____: ________________________
____: ________________________

Were you surprised by the results of your personality test?

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

How can your personality help you in your career/future?

_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
 Values Assessment

1. Cut apart Values Cards.

2. Sort into three categories: Most Important, Important, and Not important.
3. Looking ONLY at the Most Important category, narrow down to your top 10. Record
your top 10.
4. Looking only at your top 10, narrow them down to your top 5. Record your top 5.
5. Looking only at top 5, narrow down to your top 3. Record your top 3.
6. Finally, narrow your top 3 to your number one value.

My top 10 values:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
6. ____________________________
7. ____________________________
8. ____________________________
9. ____________________________
10. ____________________________

My top 5 Values:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________
My top 3 Values:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
My top value:
1. ____________________________

How do your top values impact who you are and what choices you make for your future?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

What would happen if your values did not align with your chosen career?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
 Most Not
Important
Important Important
Accountability:
Acceptance: Accuracy:
Obligation or willingness
Being accepted for who Being accurate in my
to accept responsibility
I am opinions and beliefs
for my actions

Achievement: Adventure: Attractiveness:

Having important Having new and exciting Being physically

accomplishments experiences attractive

Authority: Autonomy: Aesthetics:

Being in charge of or Being self-determined Appreciating the beauty

responsible for others and independent around me

Change: Comfort: Commitment:

Having a life full of Having a pleasant and Making enduring and

change and variety comfortable life meaningful commitments

Compassion: Contribution: Cooperation:

Feeling and acting on Making a lasting impact Working together with

concern for others in the world others

Courage: Equality: Gratitude:

Being able to face Ensuring that different Feeling of thankfulness

danger or fear with groups of people receive and appreciation for
confidence the same treatment others
 Courtesy:
Creativity: Dependability:
Being polite and
Having new and original Being reliable and
considerate toward
ideas trustworthy
others

Duty:
Ecology: Excitement:
Carrying out my personal
Living in harmony with Having a life full of
responsibilities and
the environment thrills and stimulation
obligations

Faithfulness: Fame: Family:

Being loyal and true in Being known and Having a happy, loving
relationships recognized family

Flexibility:
Fitness: Forgiveness:
Being able to adjust
Being physically fit and Being forgiving to others
easily to new
strong and not holding grudges
circumstances

Benevolence:
Friendship:
Fun:
Giving what I have and
Having close, supportive
Playing and having fun doing kind acts for
friends
others

Genuineness: Gods Will: Growth:

Acting in a manner that Seeking and obeying the Continually changing and
is true to who I am will of God growing

Health: Honesty:
Helpfulness:
Being physically well and Being honest and
Being helpful to others
healthy truthful
 Humor:
Hope: Humility:
Seeing the funny side of
Maintaining a positive Being modest and
myself and the world
and optimistic outlook unassuming

Industry:
Independence: Inner Peace/Serenity:
Working hard and
Being free from Experiencing personal
diligently at my lifes
dependence on others peace and tranquility
tasks

Knowledge:
Intimacy: Justice:
Learning valuable
Sharing my innermost Promoting fair and equal
knowledge and
experiences with others treatment for all
information

Leisure: Loved:
Loving:
Taking time to relax and Being loved by those who
Giving love to others
enjoy life are closest to me

Liberty: Mercy:
Obedience:
Acting, believing, or Showing forgiveness
Doing what is required
expressing myself as I toward someone you
of you
choose to do have the power to punish

Mastery:
Mindfulness: Moderation:
Being competent or the
Living consciously aware Avoiding excesses and
best in my everyday
of the present moment finding a middle ground
activities

Non-Conformity: Openness:
Nurturance:
Questioning or Being open to new
Taking care of and
challenging authority and experiences, ideas, and
nurturing others
norms options
 Order: Passion:
Pleasure:
Having a life that is Having deep feelings
well-ordered and about ideas, activities, Feeling good in life
organized or people

Patience: Perseverance: Resourcefulness:

Accepting delay, Continuing steadfast in a Acting effectively or

suffering, or trouble course of action, belief, imaginatively in difficult
without getting upset or purpose situations

Popularity: Power: Purpose:

Being well-liked by many Having control over Having meaning and

people other people direction in my life.

Realism:
Rationality: Responsibility:
Seeing and acting
Being guided by reason Making and carrying out
realistically and
and logic responsible decisions
practically

Romance:
Risk: Safety:
Having intense, exciting
Taking risks and chances Being safe and secure
love in my life

Self-Knowledge:
Self-Acceptance: Self-Control:
Having a deep and
Accepting myself just as Being disciplined in my
honest understanding of
I am own actions
myself

Solitude:
Service: Simplicity:
Having time and space
Being of service or help Living a simple life with
where I can be away
to others minimal needs
from others
 Tolerance:
Spirituality: Stability:
Accepting and
Growing and maturing Having a life that stays
respecting those who
spiritually fairly consistent
are different from me

Tradition: Virtue:
Wealth:
Following respected Living a morally pure and
Having plenty of money
patterns from the past excellent life

World Peace: Ambition: Competition:

Working to promote Eagerness or a strong Striving to do something

peace in the world desire to do something better than others
 Resume
A resume is a short summary of a persons experiences and qualifications. It is often the
first impression that employers will have of you. Create your own resume for a job/career
that you might want to have.

Be sure to include the following:

Name and Contact Information

Objective (Reason you are creating the resume- in this case, gear towards either
college or job opportunity)
Education (High schools attended, GPA, Honors/Awards, Accomplishments,
graduation date)
Skills (languages you know, computer programs you are fluent with, leadership ability,
etc)
Employment (any paid jobs you have had- include a description of each, dates of
employment)
Volunteer (any volunteer experiences, including what you have done through school,
including dates)
Extracurricular Activities (clubs, organizations, athletics)

You may use the format of the following template, or create your own.
Sample Resume Template

(Use a table in Word, and remove borders)

Name

Address

Phone

Position Sought

Education

School Name Degree Graduation Date

GPA

Work Experiences

Name of Work Company Location Dates of employment

Duties/Responsibilities

Achievements and Awards

Name of Achievement Description Date received

Skills and Abilities

List specific skills Efficiency level

References
How you know them, how
Name Contact information
long youve known them
Part 2:

Careers

Check the boxes for each item you might enjoy. Total each section and list your three
Realistic (R)
Building things
Cooking
Driving a truck
Fixing electrical appliances
Planting and growing crops
Putting things together or
assembling models
Taking care of animals
Thinking things through
before making decisions
Working on cars
Working outdoors
Total R: ___________
Social (S)
Belonging to a club or group
Discussing issues like
politics or current events
Healing people
Helping people
Helping people solve their
problems
Learning about other
cultures
Making new friends
Teaching or training people
Working in teams
Working with or teaching
children or youth
Total S: ____________
Top Three (Your Interest Code): ______/ ______/ ______
Based on the Holland Code by Dr. John Holland
Holland Code Assessment
highest scores below.
Investigative (I)
Analyzing problems,
situations or trends
Doing experiments
Doing puzzles
Figuring out how things
work
Solving math problems
Studying science in school
Using science to get
answers
Working in a lab
Working on science projects
Working with numbers or
charts
Total I: ______________
Enterprising (E)
Being a leader
Being a manager or being
responsible for other people
Being elected as class
president or similar role
Dreaming about starting
your own business
Giving talks or speeches
Influencing or persuading
people
Letting your opinions be
heard
Selling things
Setting goals for yourself
Taking on new
responsibilities
Total E: _____________
Artistic (A)
Acting in plays
Attending concerts or
theaters
Being creative
Designing fashion
Doing creative writing
Drawing or painting
Expressing yourself in a
creative way
Learning a foreign language
Playing musical instruments
or singing
Reading fiction, poetry, or
plays
Total A: _____________
Conventional (C)
Filing paperwork or typing
Having clear instructions to
follow
Having your day structured
Keeping detailed records of
your work
Organizing things like files,
offices, or activities
Paying attention to detail
Using a cash register
Working from 9-5
Working in an office
Working on a computer
Total C: _____________
 Career Research

1. Go to www.onetonline.org.
2. At the bottom of the page, under Advanced Search, use the pull-down menu to search by interest.
3. Click on your top scoring interest from the Holland Code assessment.
4. Enter your second and/or third scoring interest.
5. From the list provided, choose three careers to complete the chart below.

Career #1: Career #2: Career #3:

Interest Code for Career

Job Description (In your

own words, based on
Tasks, Tools, and Work
Activities)

Knowledge Needed

Skills and Abilities

Needed

Education and Training

Required

National: ___________ National: ___________ National: ___________

Median Wages
State: _____________ State: _____________ State: _____________
Career #1: Career #2: Career #3:
Projected Growth %

Related Occupations
that might interest me

What aspects of this

career would you enjoy
the most?

What aspects of this

career would you least
enjoy?

On a scale of 0-10, 10
being most sure, how
likely are you to choose
this career?
 Career Assessment and Research

Complete a career assessment online: http://www.myroad.collegeboard.com or another

career assessment tool.

Suggested Careers:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
4. ____________________________
5. ____________________________

Choose three careers to research.

Career: ________________
Education Needed: ___________________
Employment Outlook: __________________
Average Salary: __________________
Why would this career be of interest to you? _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Career: ________________
Education Needed: ___________________
Employment Outlook: __________________
Average Salary: __________________
Why would this career be of interest to you? _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Career: ________________
Education Needed: ___________________
Employment Outlook: __________________
Average Salary: __________________
Why would this career be of interest to you? _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
 Career Family Tree
Sometimes it helps to look at what career others in your family have had. For this activity, you will
create a family tree with information about what each person in your family did as a career. Start
with your name at the bottom, brothers and sisters beside you, parents/step parents above you,
grandparents above them. Create a Key to track different careers, time spent in college, and any
other important information you can compile. Create your career tree in the space below.

Do you notice any trends? Did your family all graduate from college? Did anyone change careers?
 Future Plans

Where do you see yourself in the future? Write 3-4 sentences for each section about
where you would like to be in 1 year, 5 years, and 10 years. If you dont know where youre
going, youll end up somewhere else!

1 year:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

5 years:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

10 years:
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Part 3:

College
 College Search
For this section, you will be asked to research three different colleges that you may be interested
in. You may want to consider the top colleges for your intended major, or ones that are in the
location that you would like to attend.

College Name #1: _______________________________

Location: ______________________
How many undergraduate students attend? ___________
Is it
Public?
Private?
Christian?
Cost:
Tuition: _____________
Room and Board: ____________
Net Price: _________________
% of financial need met? _____________

Admissions:
Average SAT Score: __________
Average ACT Score: __________
Acceptance Rate: ____%
Application Deadline: ___________________

Top Majors:
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

Other Activities/ Extracurricular:

_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

What I like about this college: ___________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

What I dont like about this college: ______________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
 College Name #2: _______________________________
Location: ______________________
How many undergraduate students attend? ___________
Is it
Public?
Private?
Christian?
Cost:
Tuition: _____________
Room and Board: ____________
Net Price: _________________
% of financial need met? _____________
Admissions:
Average SAT Score: __________
Average ACT Score: __________
Acceptance Rate: ____%
Application Deadline: ___________________
Top Majors:
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

Other Activities/ Extracurricular:

_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

What I like about this college: _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

What I dont like about this college:

_____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________
 College Name #3: _______________________________

Location: ______________________
How many undergraduate students attend? ___________
Is it
Public?
Private?
Christian?
Cost:
Tuition: _____________
Room and Board: ____________
Net Price: _________________
% of financial need met? _____________
Admissions:
Average SAT Score: __________
Average ACT Score: __________
Acceptance Rate: ____%
Application Deadline: ___________________
Top Majors:
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________

Other Activities/ Extracurricular:

_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
_____________________ _____________________
What I like about this college: _________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

What I dont like about this college: _____________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________

College Visit/Tour Notes

As you visit colleges, record your thoughts and notes on the sheet provided.

College Visited: ______________________________

Date: ________________

Know (before visiting) What
do you already know about
the college?
Want to Know (before
visiting) What questions do
you have about the college?
1.
Learned (after visiting)
What were your first
impressions? What did you
like the most? The least?

2.

3,
 College Reps at High School

When college representatives come to talk to students at your school, record your thoughts
and notes below.

Name of person visiting: ___________________________________________

College or Organization: ___________________________________________
Date: __________________

Know (what do you already know
about the college or
organization)
What to Know (what questions
do you have about the
college/organization)
1.
Learned (What are your general
impressions, favorite parts,
least favorite parts, what stood
out to you most)

2.

3,
 Part 4:

Tests
and
Test Prep
 PSAT/ACT Aspire Score and Results

Write your PSAT scores or include your informational score sheet.

Reading: ________
Math: _________
Writing: _______

Which specific areas will you work to improve on the SAT?

a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________

Write your ACT Aspire scores or include your informational score sheet.
Reading: ________
Math: _________
Writing: _______

Which specific areas will you work to improve on the ACT?

d. ___________________________________
e. ___________________________________
f. ___________________________________
 SAT/ACT

1. Register for and take the SAT and/or ACT. Record your scores for each
test.

a. To register for the SAT, go to http://sat.collegeboard.org/register

b. To register for the ACT, go to http://www.actstudent.org/

My test date for the SAT: ________________.

My SAT Score: __________

My test date for the ACT: ________________.

My ACT Score: __________

As you practice in class or on your own, record your practice tests and scores
in the next pages of this section.

Include handouts with general information sheets about taking the SAT/ACT.
 Part 5:

Scholarships
and
Financial Aid
 Discussing Financial Aid

Talk to your family about how you will pay for college. College is expensive, and
not all families are able to pay for it out of pocket. Will you be relying solely on
scholarships, grants and loans? Will you need to get a part time job during
college to help pay for living expenses? Once you have talked to a parent about
this, have them sign the sheet below.

I have talked to my child about how we will pay for college.

Parent Name: _________________________________

Parent Signature: _______________________________

 Financial Aid Workshop

Attend a Financial Aid Workshop or informational event. Include notes from this event, or
obtain the signature of one of the presenters on this page.

Date of event: ____________

Location of event: ______________________________

Presenter Name: _______________________________

Presenter Signature: ____________________________

Notes:
 Scholarships and Financial Aid
As you apply to scholarships, record the information in the chart below.

Amount of Date
Scholarship Name, Information, requirements Deadline
Award Applied
 Part 6:

Leadership
and
Community
Involvement
 Leadership and Community Involvement

Colleges dont just look at your grades and test scores; they want to see what you are doing
in terms of leadership and community involvement. They want someone who is well-rounded
who will give back to their campus if he or she is chosen to be a student at that college. For
this part of your portfolio, you will be asked to choose to participate in either a leadership
position, or a community volunteer opportunity.

Option 1: Leadership. Everyone is a leader in some way. For this activity, you will be asked
to take on a leadership position at school. This may mean helping organize a service activity,
doing some behind-the-scenes work for a new school program, or leading a one-time student
activity for the school. Put some thought into how you would like to be a leader at school.
Write a one-page report about your leadership experiences and what you learned from
being a leader, and be sure to include at least one picture of something you helped with. You
may do this activity with one other person, but no more than three in a group. If you need
ideas, ask your teachers or school counselor.

Option 2: Volunteer. Sign up as a volunteer for an event in your community. This volunteer
activity may be done with other students, but cannot be an activity that is done as part of
the school. Suggestions may include: helping with a 5k charity race, helping at the animal
shelter, or picking up trash in a park. Be sure to get parent permission before signing up for
any volunteer event. Write a one-page report about your volunteer experiences and what
you learned from volunteering. Be sure to include at least one picture of something you
helped with. If you need more ideas, ask your teachers or school counselor.
 Grading Rubric

Name: _____________________________

4 3 2 1
Portfolio is Portfolio is Portfolio is mostly Portfolio is not
neatly organized organized in a organized in a organized and shows
Layout and in a three-ring three-ring three-ring binder little to no
Organization of binder with binder with with dividers and creativity.
Portfolio dividers and dividers and shows some
shows much shows creativity.
creativity. creativity.
All parts of the All parts of the Most parts of the Many parts of the
portfolio are portfolio are portfolio are portfolio are
thoroughly completed, and completed, following incomplete or are
Content completed, and student has most of the missing responses.
student has followed all directions.
followed all directions.
directions.
All parts of the Most parts of Some parts of the Portfolio is not
portfolio are the portfolio portfolio are turned in on time.
Timeliness completed and are completed completed and
turned in on and turned in on turned in on time.
time. time.
Grammar, usage, Grammar, usage, Grammar, usage, Many errors with
Language and and spelling are and spelling are and spelling are grammar, usage, and
Grammar usually correct. generally often correct. spelling.
correct.
Student Student met all Student met most Student did not put
exceeded expectations expectations for much effort into
expectations for for the amount the amount of work the completion of
Effort the amount of of work and and effort put into the portfolio.
work and effort effort put into this portfolio.
put into this this portfolio.
portfolio.

Score: _______/20