Personalized Student Learning Plan

Name: Marcelo Morales Block: 3 Date Updated: 1/4/18

Part I: Career Paths

My Career First Choice Careers: Pathways to this Career: (Military,

Clusters: Apprenticeship, Technical School, 2-
Year College, 4-Year College)

● Science, Biomedical Engineer 4- Year College

Technolog
y,
Engineerin
g and Clinical Data Managers 4- Year College
Mathemati
cs Environmental Economist 4- Year College

Pharmacists 4- Year College

Second Choice Careers: Pathways to this Career: (Military,

(Backup Plan) Apprenticeship, Technical School, 2-
Year College, 4-Year College)

Teacher 4 Year College

My Top My Top My Top Technical My Top 2-Year My Top 4-Year If I started a

Military Apprenticeship School Careers: School Careers: College Careers: Business:
Careers: Careers:

● Medicine ● Electrician ● Construction ● Registered ● Biomedical ● Electric

Physician Equipment Nurse Engineering Company
Operator

Part II: Career Plan

Refer to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook for information

Career Name Pathway Education/ Degree Salary Benefits Disadvantages

Required

Biomedical 4 years College Bachelor’s $85,620 Pays well, Need to get into
Engineer Degree Love Biology, competitive
Is very college and
rewarding to succeed in
see your challenging
contribution to classes
the medical
 field

Computer 4 Year College Bachelor’s $79,840 Love Math. Lots of job Need a better degree
Programmer Degree openings to move up the
pay scale

Statistician 4 Years college Master’s Degree1 $81, 950 Like Statistics, Need to pass
and graduate Projected to grow challenging
school from 2016 to 226 classes like
by 33 percent, will calculus and
be needed in differential
scientific research equations, need
and development to be committed
services to career since
need to be able
to have a
master’s degree

Part III: Choosing a School (if Military, look for an ROTC

program)

Majors that will lead to my Career: Other Majors I’m Interested in:

● Biology ● Mathematics

Top 5 Schools: Location: Tuition: Benefits: Disadvantages: Added to

Naviance? Y/N

John Hopkins Baltimore, $52, 670 ● Offers ● Very Yes

University Maryland bachelor’s, competitive to
master’s and get in
doctoral
degrees
● Located in a
large city

Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, $53, 910 ● Medium ● Competitive Yes

University Pennsylvania Sized College to get in
● Offers lot ● Expensive
clubs and
Greek Life for
student
involvement

New Jersey Newark , New $36, 498 ● Close from ● Not a lot of Yes
Institute of Jersey home so I am majors
Technology able to offered
commute related to
● Not expensive biology

Boston Boston, $52, 082 ● Freshmen ● Far away Yes

University Massachusetts permitted to from home
have car ● Competitive
● Located in a
beautiful city

Rutgers New Piscataway, New $32, 191 ● Wide ● Not a lot of Yes
Brunswick Jersey diversity of majors
race and offered
 ethnicity related to
● Close from biology
home, able to
see family a
lot more

Part IV: Your Career Plan

The career that interests me the most is Biomedical engineering. With being a biomedical engineer, I am able to
apply knowledge of engineering, mathematics, medicine, and biology to design and develop products. Items
like artificial organs and synthetic legs are made by biomedical engineers and are of great aid to the medical
field. To become a biomedical engineer, I will pursue the career path of science, technology, and mathematics,.
What I can do to prepare for this career path is to volunteer in my local hospital so I can evaluate if I truly like
the hospital setting. Also, I can take advanced classes relating to math and science like AP Biology and AP
Calculus.
Part V: Backup Plan

If my plan does not work out, I will either pursue to be a computer programmer or a biology teacher. Both my
parents are computer programmers and have great influence over me to do something related to computer
science, so this career choice is something I should definitely consider. In addition, being a teacher is very
rewarding and I like meeting new people, so being a teacher is something I will really like to do. I have greatly
considered being a teacher after I retire from my lifelong career, but that is just one of the many possible plans I
have for my future. Hopefully, with enough dedication and hard work, my dream plan will come to fruition and
will be a reality.