What does a Strategic Roadmap typically include?

June 3, 2025

The Strategic Roadmap combines academic planning with extracurricular and leadership development. However, all Strategic Roadmaps are completely personalized to the student and no two are alike!

The Strategic Roadmap will take into consideration the academic trajectory of a student and where they might need to double up on coursework or build new academic skill sets. The extracurricular and leadership development portion of the roadmap will provide guidance on the numerous ways in which a student may explore their budding interests and will make suggestions for finding meaningful ways to develop those passions and to make an impact in their community.

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