1. CAREER MENTORING GROUP MEETING
Month Three – Managing Expectations

2. Check in

3. Who has
expectations of
you?
Expectation - The prospect Do you feel like you
usually meet or
of the future; grounds exceed your own
expectations?
upon which something
excellent is expected to
happen; prospect of
anything good to come
Are they the same as
yours?
What are your expectations
of yourself?

4. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR PARENTS
 You will at some point argue with your parents
about what you should be studying, where you
should be going, how you should be paying for it
and more
 Tips to talk to your parents:
 Be upfront and honest
 Don’t give up after one conversation, if it is important
you need to make it a priority
 Involve a third party – me, SPSW, guidance counselor,
family member – but remember that at the end of the
day they need to hear from you
 Tell them that instead of going to college, you're going
to join the circus as a sad clown

5. CASE STUDY #1
 Jamal wanted to go to the University of Toronto to
study biomedicine. Eventually he wants to
become a family doctor.
 Unfortunately Jamal failed Biology and got a 57%
in Chemistry in his first semester.
 What could he do next?
 What might be some flaws in his plan?
 So he retook biology in 2nd semester and got a
62% and did Chemistry in Night school and got a
73%. This put his top 6 average at a 67%.
 What are Jamal’s options at this point?

6. THINKING ABOUT A 5TH YEAR
 Change schools – talk to your SPSW
 Upgrade courses – be intentional about course
selection
 Take things that will propel your credits for PSE –
think about dual credit programs, OYAP or
programs like YouCAN (at JPCI)

7. CASE STUDY #2
 Sarah wanted to go to University to study
Education and wanted to be a Kindergarten
teacher.
 Sarah did her University applications but ended up
failing 2 of her 6 U/M courses in first semester.
 What could she do?
 What might be some flaws in her plan?

8. APPLYING TO COLLEGE
 Many college programs have articulation
agreements
 This means you can go to college for 2 years and then
use the college diploma as credit towards a university
degree
 EX – Seneca Accounting – York University Business
Admin
 Some programs have bridging courses you can take
 EX - GBC Practical Nursing – Bridging program – Ryerson
Registered Nursing

9. CASE STUDY #3
 Julie has the goal of being a nurse. She did both
University and College applications.
 Unfortunately Julie did not get accepted to any
universities or colleges.
 She stays on and does a 5th year of high school to
try and bring up her marks.
 She re-applies to both College and University and
again she does not get accepted to the programs
she applied to.
 What can Julie do?
 What might be some flaws in her plan?

10. ACADEMIC UPGRADING
 York University – Steps to Liberal Arts and Transitional
year program
 Ryerson – Road to Ryerson
 UofT – Transitional year Program and Academic Bridging
Program
 All colleges – GAS, pre-academic programs, Academic
upgrading, Pre-apprenticeship programs and more
 George Brown – Augmented Education (assistant cook &
construction)
 Humber –Breaking the Cycle, EAP – English for
Academic Purposes
 Seneca – LINC to College
 Centennial – HYPE

11. Meet Orlando

12. MAKING BACK-UP PLANS
 What are reasons you might need a back-up plan?
Getting all 30 credits Social life getting in the way
Getting good enough grades Competitive year
Family Expectations Not enough steps in plan
P/T employment Missing deadlines
Financial Other
 Why make back-up plans?
 Can’t control admission decisions, life, etc.
 Having a plan in place eases fear and anxiety if you
need to implement it

13. Fill out the worksheet to create your back-up plan
My goal for next year is:
The following things might get in the way of me
reaching my goal:
If my goal is not reached I plan to:
Steps I need to take to follow the back-up plan:
Who can help me with my back-up plan?