College: KnowHow2Go

1. College: KnowHow2Go What you can do, every step of the way. 1

2. Your Future

3. College Is Importantfor Your Goals • Whatever your goals — changing the world or simply earning a good living to support a family — you will need to go to college. • Jobs that require a bachelor’s degree will grow the fastest — nearly twice as fast as the national average. • More than two-thirds of new jobs will require some postsecondary education or training — apprenticeships, two-year college, four-year college and beyond.

4. The More You Learn, the More You Earn Source: College Board, Education Pays 2004: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society.

5. The More You Learn, the More You Earn Source: College Board, Education Pays 2004: The Benefits of Higher Education for Individuals and Society.

6. 4 Steps You Need To Take To Get to College Push yourself Find the right fit Put your hands on some cash Find a caring adult to help 1 2 3 4

7. 4 Steps You Need To Take To Get to College Push yourself Find the right fit Put your hands on some cash Find a caring adult to help 1 2 3 4

8. Push Yourself • Take the right courses — Core 40: • Set of courses you need to take to graduate from high school in Indiana • Completing Core 40 gives you: • Solid preparation for college and work • Career options • Opportunities for scholarshipsand financial aid You can do it!

9. What Is Core 40?

10. SampleFour-Year Schedule

11. Push Yourself:Go Beyond Core 40 • Your high school schedule allows you to make a lot of choices: • Take courses to explore — Career Academic Sequence. • Take courses that challenge you. • Advanced Placement (AP) • Dual credit classes • International Baccalaureate (IB), if offered • Earn distinguished high school diplomas. • Core 40 with Academic Honors • Core 40 with Technical Honors

12. Plus … • 2 additional Core 40 math credits • 6–8 Core 40 world language credits • 2 Core 40 fine arts credits • Grade of C or better in all required courses • GPA of B or better All Core 40 requirements • Choose/complete one:* • AP courses/exams • Dual high school/college courses from Core Transfer library • Combination dual credit and AP courses/exams • Score of 1200 or higher on SAT • Score of 26 or higher on ACT • IB courses/exams Push Yourself To Achieve More Core 40 with Academic Honors *See www.learnmoreindiana.org or your school counselor for more specifics.

13. All Core 40 requirements • Plus … • Related sequence of 8+ career-technical credits • Grade of C or better in all required courses • GPA of B or better Choose/complete two (one must be A or B):* WorkKeys assessment/scores Dual high school/college credit in career-technical area Professional career internship Cooperative education Industry-based work experience State-approved industry-recognized certification Push Yourself To Achieve More Core 40 with Technical Honors *See www.learnmoreindiana.org or your school counselor for more specifics.

14. Keeping It All Straight: Career and Course Planner • Plan and track your information on: • Career interests • The courses you need for graduation • Your postsecondary education goals • Checklists of things you need to do each year to prepare • Available in print and online versions. • Complete yours now and revisit it each year.

15. Stay in School • Graduating from high school most likely will determine how well you live for the rest of your life. • High school dropouts: • Are four times more likely than college graduates to be unemployed. • Earn $300,000 less than high school graduates over their lifetime. • Earn $1 million less than college graduates over their lifetime.

16. 4 Steps You Need To Take To Get to College Push yourself Find the right fit Put your hands on some cash Find a caring adult to help 1 2 3 4

17. Find the Right Fit • Start thinking about your future and careers. • Different ways you can explore interests and match them with possible careers: • Web sites • www.learnmoreindiana.org • www.driveofyourlife.org • Job shadowing • Volunteering • Clubs • Electives (career/tech)

18. Start Thinking about College Now • Check out college Web sites. • Talk to your parents. • Talk to friends. • Talk to your school counselor. • Visit college campuses. • Public college • Private college

19. 4 Steps You Need To Take To Get to College Push yourself Find the right fit Put your hands on some cash Find a caring adult to help 1 2 3 4

20. Put Your Hands on Some Cash • You can afford college. • There are lots of resources to help you. • Be on the lookout for information from your school counselor—share it with your parents.

21. What You Can Do Now • Read mini-magazines for information on paying for college. • Attend programs in your community on how to pay for college. Take your parents.

22. 21st Century Scholars • Students who are income eligible, stay in school and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship: • Receive a tuition scholarship at participating Indiana colleges and universities. • Also can get tutoring, mentoring and support to finish college. • Must apply by end of 8th grade.

23. If you’re a 21st Century Scholar • Keep up with the pledge. Make sure you’re on track to graduate with everything completed. • Take advantage of your local Scholars support site. • Mentoring opportunities • Job shadowing • Campus Visits • Programming for you and your family.

24. Consider Other Scholarships • Many other scholarship programs as well. • Increase your chances of getting a scholarship by: • Joining a club • Playing a sport • Exploring the arts • Volunteering

25. 4 Steps You Need To Take To Get to College Push yourself Find the right fit Put your hands on some cash Find a caring adult to help 1 2 3 4

26. Will you help me? Find a Caring AdultTo Help • Everybody needs some help. • Speak up. Be a pain, in a good way. • Talk to a parent, schoolcounselor, teachers, friendof the family, minister, youth group leader. • Tell them you want to go to college — and ask them to help.

27. Keep it all straight—use your career and course planner now! Checklist of Activities:8th Grade

28. Keep it all straight—use your career and course planner now! Checklist of Activities:9th Grade

29. Keep it all straight—use your career and course planner now! Checklist of Activities:10th Grade

30. The Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE) • What’s the GQE? • Based on Indiana’s Academic Standards, the GQE covers: • English/Language Arts through Grade 9 • Mathematics through Grade 8, plus Algebra I. • Visit www.IndianaGQE.com for more information, including sample questions.

31. Keep it all straight—use your career and course planner now! Checklist of Activities:11th Grade

32. College Admissions Tests • SAT • Possible score of 2400 • Takes off points for wrong answer. • Tests: • Mathematics • Writing • Reading • English • ACT • Possible score of 36 • No penalty for guessing. • Tests: • Mathematics • Writing • Reading • English • Science

33. Keep it all straight—use your career and course planner now! Checklist of Activities:12th Grade

34. Indiana e-Transcript sends transcripts electronically to colleges, universities, and scholarship funds • Click on the e-Transcript link on your high school’s website to sign up or ask your school counselor how to sign up. • Free service provided to Indiana students and families by ISM Education Loans, in partnership with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education and the Department of Education.

35. Your Future

36. More Resources • Learn More Indiana • Web site (www.learnmoreindiana.org) • E-mail (info@learnmore.org) • Help line (1-800-992-2076) • Know How 2 Go Indiana • Web site (www.KnowHow2GOIndiana.org)