These questions can be helpful in getting students involved in the process of choosing a college or career. The guidance counselors will be using some of these questions to facilitate discussions between students within their junior groups. The purpose of this exercise is to get students to examine their likes/dislikes. This process is a step toward getting students involved in thinking about what is important to them, especially in regards to the type of school or career they may choose.

• What do you like best about school?
• What do you like least about school?
• If you could change some part of your educational program, what would it be?
• How do you feel about grades in school?
• If you were a teacher, how would you teach your classes?
• How would you say you learn best? (ex. one on one, group, lecture, interactive)
• Have you ideas about what you would like to do when you are an adult?
• What possibilities for your future have you talked over with your parents?
• Do you have a role model? What is it about him/her you admire?
• Do you ever do things just because others expect you to do them that way?
• How do you deal with unpleasant aspects of your school?
• What is one thing that you hope to continue doing throughout your life?
• If you could learn a new skill, what would it be?
• How do you spend your free-time after school?
• Of all the things you do in your free time, which do you like most?
• Which of your free-time activities do you like least?
• Is there any particular organization or club you want to belong to? Why?
• Have you a hobby which takes up a lot of your time? What is it?
• How did you get interested in your hobby?
• What are you saving money for?
• Do you like to take long walks? Which place do you like to walk to the most?
• What does your family usually do for Thanksgiving? Christmas?