1. PREP 12th Grade Personal Readiness Evaluation for Postsecondary

2. Entry Task/Discussion What characteristics does possess that helped him get to college and be successful in college? What concerns you the most about college?

3. Personal Readiness Persistence Effort, Hard work, Belief in yourself Motivation Growth mindset Ability to manage your self and your time

4. Objectives Understand that personal readiness is key to college readiness Take the PREP and evaluate your personal readiness for college Reflect on what you can do to improve your personal readiness

5. Five Readiness Areas Personal & Social Readiness Academic Readiness Admissions Readiness Career Readiness Financial Readiness

6. Take the PREP Complete the PREP Survey paper Be honest

7. Score the PREP Count the number of each type of response you gave on the PREP and record it in the chart. Then, color in the boxes according to the directions for each response.

8. Expectations and Self-Efficacy Belief in yourself and your ability to be successful in college. This student is developing readiness in this area.

9. Effort and Persistence How much effort or hard work you are willing to put into your schoolwork and how much you persist the face of challenges (grit). This student is developing readiness in this area.

10. Self-Regulated Learning YOU are responsible for your own learning. –A major difference between high school and college Examples of strategies: time management, goal setting, study habits This student is developing readiness in this area.

11. Reflection After you’ve completed your PREP profile, reflect on the following questions: –Which area(s) of personal readiness is your strength? –Which area(s) of personal readiness do you need to improve? –What are some specific skills/habits/beliefs that you need to work on developing to move toward meeting readiness standards?