College and Career Plans

Many of you got poor grades on the college and career plans because ...

1. You did not follow the directions
2. You did not type it in Google Docs, but instead you wrote it out
3. You did not double space
4. You listed a company instead of a career
5. You did not write four paragraphs
6. You talked about video games

Typical grammar and spelling errors:

1. You did not capitalize the word I and its derivatives
2. You did not use commas or did not use them properly

About games. Do not talk about video games in your resume, cover letter, or list of plans. It's OK to mention that you might like to be a game designer or go to a game design program in college. However, do not talk about specific video games or companies. Why? This gives the reader the sense that you would spend your time playing video games instead of working for the company. So be careful.