7th grade AVID

the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result

• goal

• college

• diploma

• decision

What is a plan?

• a detailed way to build something

• a decision about what you are going to do

• a decision or arrangement on how to achieve something

• all of these answers

Other than the meaning "grade point average", what did we learn that the letters GPA also stand for?

• Grand Points Above

• Goal, Plan, Action steps

• Go, Push, Activate

• Goal, Points, Attack

What is an obstacle?

• something you hop on

• something you eat

• a barrier; something that gets in your way

• a boat; something you can sail in

What could a study buddy help you do?

• tell me what work I need to do when I was absent from school

• study my notes and take a test for me

• talk to me when I'm lonely

• write all the answers down so I can copy them

What do the letters in AVID stand for?

• Above Variations Inside Details

• Adding Via Independent Decisions

• Advancement Via Independent Determination

• Advancement Via Individual Determination

What is a short-term goal?

• a goal that takes less than a year to achieve

• a goal that is smaller than a soccer goal

• a goal that takes more than a year to achieve

• a goal that will expire if you don't use it

What does "achieve" mean?

• fail to complete something

• bring about or reach a desired goal or objective

• climb up stairs

• apply to a college

What is the difference between a career and a job?

• a job is what you do for most of your life; a career is just for a short time

• a career is what you work for most of your life; a job is usually for a short time

• a career is a job you do

• a career is a long-term goal; a job is a short-term goal

What does HBCU stand for?

• Happy Beautiful Creative Understanding

• Historically Black Colleges & Universities

• Historically Big Creeks & Undertow

• Historic Black Community University