Possible Selves

Possible Selves is designed to increase student motivation by having students examine their futures and think about goals that are important to them. Students think about and describe their hoped-for possible selves, expected possible selves, and feared possible selves. They set goals, create plans, and work toward their goals as part of this program.

In research studies, students in the Possible Selves condition scored significantly higher than students in the control group on measures of goal identification. In one study, at the end of six years, the students in the Possible Selves group had earned higher grade-point averages than the students in other groups.