Mapping My Future

 
 
Name: Therese Villarin  Date: 10/1/19 
 
 
Lesson #1: What are my Career Interests?  
  Top Career Clusters  Careers you’re interested in 
 
  Arts  Performing Arts 
 
  Audio/Video Technology  Audio/Video Technology and Film 
Career 
Communications  Telecommunications 
Cluster 
Finder  Education  Professional Support Services 
Results 
Training  Teaching and Training 

Human Services  Family and Community Service 

 
Pick 3 Career Choices from the Matching Careers to research: 
 
 

1. Computer Scientist 
 
2. Audio/Video Technology and Film 
 
3. Telecommunications 
 
Lesson #2: What is My Dream Career? 
 

 
What is my dream career?: Computer Scientist 
 
What education level is needed for this  Bachelor's degree; Doctorates are also degrees
career?  that computer scientists have.

What is the job description for this career?   Help develop different technologies and help to
improve the performance of the existing ones. Meet
the innovative software solutions required by the
public. Use mathematics to solve all computer
problems as well as design them.

What are the daily tasks of this career?  Developing new products or solving practical
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computing problems, conducting
research involving experimentation and modelling,
working as part of a research team with
programmers, IT professionals, and mechanical,
electrical or software engineers to solve problems
and create new products are the daily tasks of a
computer scientist.

What is the average salary of this career?   National: $110,100

State: $108k-173k per year 

What is the employment outlook of this  According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job
career?  outlook for computer science positions is predicted
to grow 11% between 2014 and 2024—higher than
the projected growth rate for other occupations.
This is a fast-growing industry with nearly limitless
employment opportunities for the right candidate.

What are the 5 most important skills for  1. Analytical skills 

this career?  2. Problem-solving skills 
3. Creativity 
4. Critical-thinking skills 
5. Resilience 

What are the 5 most important abilities for  1. Analytical skills 

this career?  2. Problem-solving skills 
3. Creativity 
4. Critical-thinking skills 
5. Resilience 

What are some other things you found out  I found out that the national salary for a computer 
about this career that you did not know  scientist is $110,100 and that they need to have 
before today?  different types of skills and abilities to work for 
this type of job. In the technology field, the 
experience is as important as a degree. Getting as 
much experience as you can while you are in 
school will make you more employable when you 
graduate. 
 
Lesson #3: What is My Dream School? 
 
College Name  #1: University of  #2: San Diego State  #3: University of San 
California, San Diego  University  Diego 

Location  La Jolla, CA  San Diego, CA  San Diego, CA 

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Average GPA  4.0  3.6 on a  3.84. 

4.0. 

Average SAT  Reading and Writing  Reading and Writing  Reading and Writing 
560-680, Math 610-770  490-600, Math  540-650, Math 
510-620  560-660 

Average ACT  27-33  23-28  26-30 

Tuition & Fees:   In-state 13,645 USD,  In-state 7,084 USD,  46,140 USD 
Out-of-state 40,327  Out-of-state 18,244 
USD  USD 

Room & Board:  $11,802  $15,966  $16,578 

Total Cost:  $25,447  $23,050  $62,718 

Major   Computer Science  Computer Science  Computer Science 

Acceptance Rate  35.7%  35%  36% 

Admission  Earn the following  You will need very good  In order to feel secure 
Requirements  minimum GPAs:  grades in high school to  when applying to this 
California residents  get into San Diego State  school, it is incredibly 
must earn a GPA of 3.0  University. The average  useful to to score 
(or better) with no grade  high school GPA of  higher than 75% or 
lower than "C."  admitted freshman  more of US test-takers, 
Non-California  class at San Diego State  above a 1205 on the SAT 
residents &  University was 3.6 on a  or a 28 on the ACT. 
International applicants  4.0 scale indicating that 
must earn a GPA of 3.4  primarily B+ students 
(or better) with no grade  are accepted and 
lower than "C”.  ultimately attend. 

Application Deadline  Nov. 30  Nov. 1  Dec. 15 

Application Fee  $70  $70  $55 

Graduation Rate  86.2%  66%  86% 

# of Students on  35,821  33,778  8,251 

Campus 

Other  The Irwin and Joan  In November 2018, San  More than 70 percent 
Campus-Unique  Jacobs School of  Diegans  of USD’s undergraduate 
information you  Engineering is the  enthusiastically  students participate in 
found:  largest engineering  expressed support for  study abroad programs, 
school in the UC system  San Diego State  including research, 
and is among the top six  University’s plan to  internships and 
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in the  expand  community 
nation for the size of its  our campus and build  engagement. 
research program.  community-enhancing 
  amenities on the 
  Mission Valley site. 
 
 
 
 
College List 
 
What are some other colleges you may be interested in? 

1  Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 

2  Cal Poly Pomona 
3  UC Irvine 
4  UC San Marcos 
5  CSU Fullerton 
6  University of Southern California 
7  University of California, Los Angeles 
8  University of California, Riverside 
9  Pomona College 
10  Chapman University 
11  California State University, Long Beach 
12  UC Riverside 
13  Stanford University 
14  University of California, Santa Barbara 
15  University of California, Berkeley 
16  California State University, San Bernardino 
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17  Massachusetts Institute of Technology 

18  University of Arizona 

19  Harvard University 
20  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign