11/25/2023 1 Comment week 9: Getting closer This week has been amazing! I have accomplished quite a few things in our break and plan on linking everything next week on Wednesday. I am practically almost done with everything and just need to add a few finishing touches. I feel like I am talking about the same things over and over again but this is how my project works. It has been difficult to focus on one thing at once, and that is my goal for next week and the genius hour for then. Additionally, I have found the lack of productiveness to decrease with my work when I am not stressed out. This week helped with this.
I have decided that the military and not going to college are not the greatest options for me. After reading and researching all of my options I am not fond of the idea that includes not going to college. I will at least go to community college to get a degree that way I can further my education. My main end goal for my future career is going to a university to get a masters degree or even a PhD. My dream is to become a doctor of some sort, if this means working at a hospital or working at my own private practice. I do know however that this is costly and will put me into debt without financial aid. This is why I put so much work into my academics and my athletics. Getting scholarships and grants to pay for my college is a must if I want to be able to have a top level education. I really do not want to put myself into a situation where I am not making enough to pay off my debt. But, I have researched and seen that some students have had their debt erased if they fit the requirements. I hope that my project ends up being beneficial to someone else besides myself. Any suggestions can be left on the suggestion page!
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11/16/2023 1 Comment Week 8: Almost Done!This week has been eventful so far! I have had multiple tests and assignments to complete and Genius Hour has not necessarily been my top priority... But here we are! I have so far completed around 80% of my Genius Hour project and only have small minor additions to make. The biggest thing that needs to be done is to link all of my slideshows and/or information. Making it to the end of this week is a struggle but will happen. The final goal of the week is to format the "jobs without college" slideshow that demonstrates that college is always the solution to finding a high-paying job in America. It has sources from NC careers that have information about salaries, where to find them, and some businesses that are looking for someone to work their job. I also have a slideshow about the military that can best explain options as to where and how you should go about joining the military. Whether that's marines, air force, army, space force, etc. A common mistake of most people is that being in the military means you will be out on the field and have to fight in combat. But you have so many more opportunities to defend and protect our country.
In addition, you can already find the links to the four-year university slide show that is linked on the home page! Agenda for the rest of Genius Hour: -Complete all slideshows -Finish making the website look nice -Prepare for presentation at end of Genius Hour 11/8/2023 2 Comments week 7: Slideshows!My blogs are not necessarily the most interesting to read, but they keep me on track. So when trying to complete this week I have been extremely overwhelmed. I am super nervous about my test results for Antigone so Genius Hour has not been my top priority. Even writing this is making my hands shake.
Moving on. I have so far completed multiple slideshows and spreadsheet documents. With the military, it has been a struggle to understand each and every part and explain it. So when it comes to information I have specifically chosen the US. Military website to source my information from. Additional details are hard to find but I am hoping to link some outside sources to websites to anyone who might be interested. I am also thinking about adding a couple of links to virtual tours... But that is still on the drawing board. With this project, I also thought about including my health science work that is similarily structured to anyone who might be interested in that as well. Plans for this week: Week 8: Finish slideshow for military Week 9: Find sources that might relate to military Week 10: Find interesting links for Community Colleges and possibly four-year universities Week 11: Finish slideshows for jobs without college requirements Week 12: Wrap up everything and make sure I am on track. This week I am hopeful to figure out everything that I might need to do to finish this project early. If that means spending more time on it than usual, so be it. I have viewed a few other people's projects and we are about at the same pace with productivity. I am hopeful that my end result will be what I expected! At the end of all of this, my final blog will be to summarize my findings and give an estimate of what I might want to do after high school. 11/2/2023 0 Comments Week 6: Wrapping up the ExcelIntroduction:
This week so far I have completed quite a bit of work. The Excel spreadsheets for all of the sections have been completed for this project. The Military, Jobs without college experience, community colleges, and four year universities. They each have a money aspect to all of them, either earning or spending. Both will benefit you in some way but may cause your current financial standings to change. However, the community colleges have scholarships that can make the cost little to nothing. Four-year universities, on the other hand, are extremely expensive. I can see now that going to a public university is going to take a lot of work. I do not plan on applying to a private school unless I get a lot of financial aid. This can be difficult as the job that I hope to fufill will be very expensive. Needing years of schooling and lots of text books. I have a few backup things that I would consider doing such as taking the route of the community college to then take those credits to a four year, or try to get a softball scholarship (a stretch). Goals: Week 7: Finish at least ONE slideshow for one of the many topics Week 8: Finish at least ONE slideshow for one of the topics Week 9: Finish the FINAL slideshow left Week 10: Add finishing touches to slideshows Week 11: Add finishing touches to the website Week 12: Make sure EVERYTHING is done. Anything left must be completed at this point. Conclusion: I am so excited to doing this project and making a clear path for my future. In hopes of finishing this project early, I hope to be one week ahead. Completing two slideshows next week and one the next. Then for the final week of Genius Hour, I can ask questions and make sure that everything is perfect. |
AuthorMy name is Abigail Lankford and I am trying to figure out my future! I understand that it's a little early to start finalizing ideas but I plan on using this project to fully grasp all of my options. I hope that anyone viewing this might find it beneficial! Archives |