Welcome students and set the tone for a hands-on session. Mention that this is the first step in a multi-week college search process.

Read through the objectives aloud. Emphasize why each objective matters for their future planning.

Prompt students to think broadly—academics, campus life, location, cost, etc. Record responses on the board.

Distribute the interest inventory. Encourage honesty—no right or wrong answers. Remind students to highlight their top three.

Project your screen and walk through finding college data online. Show one quick example of filling out the matrix.

Circulate while pairs share. Encourage concise sharing and note-taking. Wrap up by setting homework expectations.

Welcome students and introduce the purpose of this one‐session workshop. Explain that today we’ll kickstart their college search by setting goals, choosing criteria, and mapping next steps.

Read each objective aloud. Emphasize how articulating goals and criteria now will guide their college research and applications later.

Prompt volunteers to share dreams or outcomes. Record all responses on the whiteboard under categories like academic, social, career.

Distribute the College Search Goals Worksheet. Encourage students to write clear, specific goals rather than general wishes.

Hand out the College Criteria Checklist. Circulate and prompt pairs to justify why their chosen factors matter most.

Project the Personal College Roadmap Guide. Model finding one next step (e.g., scheduling a campus tour), then let students extract their own.

Collect exit tickets. Remind students to keep their worksheets and begin adding colleges to their lists this week.