1. Finding the Right Fit
Listening to your own inner voice in
the career and college search

2. Presenter
Sandy Farris, M.Ed.
College and School Counselor
Indian Hill High School
President-Elect, OACAC

3. How do I get to know ME?
• Often hard to filter out advice and information
• Not much chance/encouragement to think
about the questions
• Peer pressure is great
• Parental/family pressure is great, too
• Need to connect skills and talents with
daydreams and desires

4. Home-Grown Activities
• In-person, group-oriented activities
– Fold your paper into four columns
• Interests
• Job Ideas
• Requirements
• Things I can do now

5. Activities
• Think about what you love! List 10 things.
• Identify defining experiences (2-3) and write
one sentence about the most important.
• Create a self-portrait – list 10 qualities.
If you’re stuck, try fill-in-the-blank

6. self discovery
• Consider your strengths and weaknesses and
list 3-5 of each.
• Explore careers! (majors and career profiles
on the College Board website).

7. What sources can I use?
• Career Interest Surveys
– Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS-II) – forced
choice, similar to MBTI, 70 questions, immediate
feedback
– Edonline.com – mI-career – 40 questions, 5 MC
choices, Personality Based Career Selector
– Schooltoworld.org – Career Interest Survey with
six career areas
– Pathway-pals.tripod.com – 128 job activity
pictures

8. More Sources
• Collegeboard.com – Big Future
• Actstudent.org – Explore, and PLAN
• Naviance
• OCIS
• AES – educationplanner.org
• Career One Stop
• Occupational Outlook Handbook

9. Search for Colleges that offer Majors in
which you are interested
• Use college search engines:
– College Navigator –
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator
– U-CAN Network – http://www.ucan-network.org
– College Portraits –
http://www.collegeportraits.org
– US News –
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/
– best-colleges

10. • College Board – http://www.collegeboard.org
• Cappex – http://www.cappex.com
• Others you like?
• College Guides

11. Consider four important factors:
• I. Academics and Type of Institution
• II. Physical Environment/Housing & Facilities
• III. Social/Recreation/Club & Activities
• IV. Affordability