Setting Goals and Making Decisions

In the decision-making process, after you have chosen the right solution, what is the next step?

Act on your decision.

Alec was accepted to a great college with a very high tuition. What would be a con in this situation?

Alec will graduate with a lot of student debt.

Natasha is in the middle of choosing a career. Arrange her actions in the decision-making process in the correct order.

Natasha wants to choose a career that allows her to help animals. Natasha researches about what it's like to be a veterinarian. Natasha learns more about the different possible veterinarian types. Natasha decides that she wants to be an equine veterinarian.

Janet has identified four features of a college to which she is planning to apply for admission. Identify the pros and cons of Janet's choice of college.

Pros - great professors, top-rated programs at the school Cons - high tuition, class sizes that are too big to have a personal relationship with the professor

Sasha made a career decision that didn't turn out as planned. What should she do?

Stay positive and try again.

Which term describes the ability to use different types of reasoning for different situations and analyze the possible outcomes of a decision?

critical thinking

What is the name of the process that weighs the alternatives, gathers all necessary information, and can ultimately lead you to the best choice in any given situation?

decision making

What is an example of a long-term goal if you're in middle school now?

getting into a great college program

James has set the goal of achieving all "A"s during this year of school. Which term best describes this goal?

short-term goal

Dang was accepted to a biology program with a rigorous schedule and a high tuition, but good professors. What would be a benefit in this situation?

the good professors