Career Goals Essay
Write an essay in which you discuss what you would like to be when you grow up and how you plan to achieve that goal. Your essay may include a discussion on what you wanted to be as a child, what career path you have chosen at this point in your life, what post-secondary training you’ll need, and what you will need to do academically to reach those goals.
Organization and Criteria:
I. Introduction Paragraph
Write an essay in which you discuss what you would like to be when you grow up and how you plan to achieve that goal. Your essay may include a discussion on what you wanted to be as a child, what career path you have chosen at this point in your life, what post-secondary training you’ll need, and what you will need to do academically to reach those goals.
Organization and Criteria:
I. Introduction Paragraph
- Engages Reader (Could be anecdote or why you have wanted this career.)
- Includes specific thesis (What your career goals are.)
II. Body of Evidence - Academic Achievement
- Supports thesis (Shows why would you be a good match for the career.)
- Explain Academic Achievement (Explain exactly what education and training you will need for this career.)
III. Conclusion
- Restate Thesis
- Summarize Main Points
- Provoke Further Questions
