Fairview offers many opportunities for students to explore their interests, gain insight into their personal styles, and consider the connections between their interests and potential college majors prior to engaging in an intense college or career search. By the end of a student's sophomore year, every student should plan to complete a college majors survey, an interest survey, and a personality test. These steps can help students develop a sense of what makes them unique as well as a vision of what direction they want to go upon graduation from high school. See the document Search for Self for more detail on these topics.
1. Opportunities in Fairview classes…
- During the freshman year at Fairview, a project is built into most students' Geography classes, in which the student is introduced to the Post-Grad center and the many reference materials related to college and career planning.
- During the sophomore year at Fairview, interest and personality surveys are built into most students' Language Arts classes. The confidential results are shared only with the students, their parents, their counselor, and the Post-Grad center.
2. Online personality, interest, and career inventories…
Two main websites are available to students where a personal account can be set up, personality, interest, and career inventories taken and saved for future reference and for discussion with Fairview counselors.
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College in Colorado - Explore Interests, Majors, and Occupations. There are three branches for assessment tools: Choices Explorer, Choices Planner, and Career Self-Assessments.
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You can read more about assessment tests at the following site: Riley Guide. This site lists fee as well as free assessment tests. See the document Search for Self for more detail and an extensive list of website resources for personality tests and interest inventories.