1 / 14

Myths About College

Myths About College. Center for Outreach in Science and Engineering for Youth (COSEY) Camps, 2011. True or False: The average college graduate earns about a MILLION dollars more over a lifetime than someone with a high school diploma. . Employment Data 2009. Employment Data 2009. $454.

ananda
Download Presentation

Myths About College

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Myths About College Center for Outreach in Science and Engineering for Youth (COSEY) Camps, 2011

  2. True or False: The average college graduate earns about a MILLION dollars more over a lifetime than someone with a high school diploma.

  3. Employment Data 2009

  4. Employment Data 2009

  5. $454

  6. Benefits of schooling after high school • Make more money on average • Go somewhere different and experience more of the world • Have an easier time of finding a job in today’s economy Schooling after high school is key!

  7. True or False: You can afford a college education. • TRUE!! EVERYONE CAN AFFORD COLLEGE • Help is available: • Scholarships • Grants • Student Loans • Parent Loans • Student Employment • Degree Partnership Program

  8. True or False: Scholarships, Grants and Student Loans are FREE MONEY. FALSE!! Loans must be paid back. Only scholarships and grants do not have to be repaid.

  9. Take classes in high school while they are free! • High school classes are free, so take as many classes as you can so you aren’t paying for them later! • In college, you have to pay for each class with tuition, which can be expensive

  10. True or False: You need to start planning for college during your junior year of high school. NO!! high school courses and grades are the single most important consideration in most colleges’ admissions decisions. Start planning NOW!

  11. Basic admissions requirements: • GPA 3.0 or higher (B average or better) • English 4 years • Math 3 years (need Algebra II or higher) • Social Studies 3 years • Science 3 years • Foreign language 2 years

  12. What can you do now? • Take challenging courses and get B’s or better. • Plan your high school classes • English 4 years • Math 3 years (need Algebra II or higher) • Social Studies 3 years • Science 3 years • Foreign language 2 years

  13. What can you do now? • Explore your interests! • Science and engineering classes • Elective classes • Volunteer! Get involved!

More Related