Personalized Student Learning Plan 

Name: Ashley Zellars Block: 8 Date Updated: January 19, 2018

Part I: Career Paths

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

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

● Psychology Psychiatrist 4-Year College

● Equine
Clinical Psychology 4-Year College

Recreational Psychologist 4-Year College

Neuropsychologist 4-Year College

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

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

Equine Manager 2-Year College

Nutritionist 4-Year College

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

Careers: Apprenticeship Technical School Careers: College Business:
Careers: School Careers: Careers:

● Psychiatrist ● Animal ● Radiation ● Equine ● Psychiatrist ● Equine

Trainer Therapist Manager Manager

Part II: Career Plan

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

Career Name Pathway Education/ Salary Benefits Disadvantages

Degree Required

Psychiatrist 4-Year College Bachelor’s $216,498 ● Satisfaction ● High Stress

Degree of helping ● Physical
Medical Degree patients with threats and
mental actions from
License
disorders patients
● If you’re self ● Balancing
employed your
you can set work-life and
your own personal life
schedule ● Need higher
● Health education
Insurance
● Vacation,
sick leave,
 and holidays

Clinical 4-Year College Bachelor’s $70, 580 ● Satisfaction ● High Stress

Psychologist Degree of helping ● Higher
Medical Degree patients education
● It is possible
License
to set your
own hours

Neuropsycholo 4-Year College Bachelor’s $101,100 ● Making a ● Long time

gist Degree positive before
Master’s difference in you're totally
patient’s certified
Degree
lives ● Have to be
Medical Degree ● Job growth able to
License handle the
stress if you
can't help
your
patienet

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, Psychology ● Equine Science & Management

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

Naviance? Y/N

University Of Lexington, KY $44,088 ● Good ● Far away Y

Kentucky Biology
program
● Beautiful
Campus

Coastal Conway, SC $39,986 ● Not far from ● Far away Y

Carolina beach
University ● Beautiful
Campus
● Relatives live
nearby

Appalachian Boone, NC $33,965 ● Cheaper ● Far away Y

State University tuition ● Harder to
● Beautiful get into
Campus and (GPA)
view. In the
mountains
● Relatives live
nearby

West Virginia Morgantown, $37,712 ● Lower ● Far Away Y

University VA required
SAT scores

Ohio State Columbus, OH $46,051 ● Lowest SAT ● Most Y

score expensive
 University ● Far away

Part IV: Your Career Plan

In a complete paragraph, explain:
1) What career you are most interested in and why
2) Which career path you will pursue to enter this career
3) What you can/need to do while still in high school to prepare for this career and career path?
I am most interested in being a psychiatrist as my future career. I want to be a psychiatrist because I have
alway had an interest in diagnosing and treating others, especially mental health. To enter this career I will
need to major in biology. While I am still in high school I should take as many science classes as I can to
prepare me for this career path, and keep my grades up. I should also consider volunteering at a hospital or
psychiatrist's office as job shadowing experience.

Part V: Backup Plan

In a complete paragraph, explain what you can do if your plan does not work out. Consider the worst-case
scenarios: what if your parents lose their jobs and cannot help you pay for school? What if college turns out to
be more difficult than you thought and you fail? What if your family member(s) get sick and you have to help
take care of them, rather than pursuing your goals?
If this plan does not work out for me I can try to pursue an equine management career. To pursue this career I
would still need some money to be able to start, but it would not be as much money as going through all the
schooling to become a psychiatrist. I could rescuing horses, train them, then sell them to new homes. If I am
able to have my own barn I could have lessons there and people could board their horses. However, if I do not
have money to do this I hope that I can at least work with another horse barn and help them with their farm and
business.