FUTURE JOB

PASSION

• Playing basketball
• Running
• Going up north.

ATTITUDE

• Playing sports because I learn new things.
• Running in races. So I can get better and run faster.
• Being with family and friends.

TALENTS

• Athletic
• Outgoing
• Adventurous

HEART

• I value having my family and friends that support me.
• My parents influence me in life, to do better things in life.
• My friends push me to meet my goals and try my best.

WORK & lIFE VALUES

• Having time for personal life.
• Vacation time.
• Helping others.

LAWYER

• Help people solve legal problems.
• Help wrote wills, prepare taxes, and write contracts.
• Represent clients in court.

SALARY

• $54,310 a year
• $26.11 a hour
• Based on a national record

JOB OUTLOOK

• Good opening in the United States and Wisconsin.
• 9,710 employes in 2010.

DEGREE OR CERTIFICATION

• You need a pre-law degree
• Other studies for lawyers:
• International business and trade law,
• Comparative and international law,
• Legal studies, health law studies

COLLEGE MAJOR OR PROGRAM NAME

• You need a bachelors degree

3 FACTS ABOUT LAWYERS

• 27% are self-employed
• Work long hours every day
• Have bachelor and law degrees

NAME & LOCATION OF SCHOOL

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• In Madison, Wisconsin

STATISTICS

• Distance for, Green Bay: 147.5 miles.
• Takes 2 hours and 53 minutes driving.
• Student population: 39,190 students
• Tuition: $9,672 a year

STATISTICS

• Room/board cost: $3,890 room.
• GPA required: 3.69 GPA
• ACT/SAT minimum score: 18 ACT and 400 SAT

HELPFUL HIGH SCHOOL COURSES

• Advance courses in math,
• Science, English, Social Studies,
• Public speaking classes

SCHOLARSHIPS - MERIT

• Requires certain GPA to be eligible.
• May also need other leadership requirements.
• Community service projects.

SCHOLARSHIPS - MAJOR

• Companies and associations give out this.
• Usually a major in nursing or engineering.

SCHOLARSHIP - MILITARY

• Given to members or veterans of the
• Military or armed forces.
• Sometimes also given to their families

3 FACTS ABOUT LAWYERS

• Work around 40 hours a week
• Work in law forms with partners
• Sometimes teach in law schools to law students

PROS

• You get to help others with life problems.
• Getting to solve the problems/cases.
• Get to challenge myself with different things everyday.

CONS

• If you had to work with a client that isn't telling the truth.
• Work long hours on cases that could be difficult.

ADULT INTERVIEW - MOM

• Works for Bellin Health and has worked there for 28 years.
• Costumer service representative. No degree or major.
• Likes to help people and talks on the phone to help others.
• Transferable skills are most important.
• Has worked at 5 other jobs.

STUDENT INTERVIEW

SMART GOALS

• My short term goal is to get straight A's the first quarter of school.
• This goal ends on November 8th, 2013.
• My long term goal is to go to college and get a good job.
• I will have to study a lot and get good grades
• For the next 5 years and through college.

REFLECTION

• I think this job would be good for me,
• Because I like helping others and
• I like solving problems
• I have learned a lot about different jobs
• And what I might want to be when I grow up

CITE SOURCES

• Herzog, Mary Chris, Mrs. Personal interview. 17 Oct. 2013.
• University of Wisconsin Madison. University of Wisconsin System, 2012. Web. 25 Oct. 2013. .
• WISCareers The Center on Education and Work. Board of Regents UW Madison, Oct. 2013. Web. 21 Oct. 2013.
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