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Finding Success in College

Finding Success in College. Jennifer Collins www.accepted101.com. To Be Successful in College:. Academic Intelligence (Academic IQ) Financial Intelligence (Financial IQ) Life Intelligence (Life IQ). Building Your Academic IQ. What You Already Know: Take AP/DC Classes Take AP Tests

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Finding Success in College

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  1. Finding Success in College Jennifer Collins www.accepted101.com

  2. To Be Successful in College: • Academic Intelligence (Academic IQ) • Financial Intelligence (Financial IQ) • Life Intelligence (Life IQ)

  3. Building Your Academic IQ • What You Already Know: • Take AP/DC Classes • Take AP Tests • Cornell Note taking • SAT Prep. • ACT Prep.

  4. Building Your Academic IQ • What You May Need to Work On: • Building Your Reading IQ • Summer Reading • Read Books Outside of School • Building Your Writing IQ • Advanced Writing Classes • Challenging Your Vocabulary • Building Your Studying IQ • How to Study Alone • How to Study in Groups

  5. Building Your Financial IQ • What You Already Know: • College Costs Money • Save Money • Scholarships • Grants • Loans

  6. Building Your Financial IQ • What You May Need to Work On: • Budgets • Where Does Your Money Go? • Learn to Create and Follow a Budget • Scholarships • Do MORE • Do Lots of Smaller Scholarships vs Fewer Larger Scholarships • Learn About Credit Cards • Annual Fees • Annual Percentage Rates

  7. Building Your Financial IQ • What You May Need to Work On: • Savings Accounts • Interest Rates • Goal Oriented • Checking Accounts • Check on Checking and/or ATM fees • On-Line Checking • How to Write a Check • Loans • Length of Loan vs Interest Rate • Loans Can Be Sold

  8. Building Your Life IQ • What You Already Know: • Work in Groups • Text/Email Teachers • Drive • Shake Hands • Be Friends • Talk in Front of Others • Go to the Grocery Store

  9. Building Your Life IQ • What You May Need to Work On: • Using a Phone • When in Doubt, Call Them! • Car Maintenance • Change a Tire • Change Your Oil • How to Really Clean Your Room • Avoid Roommate Issues • How to Really Do Laundry • Can You Use a Laundry Mat??

  10. Building Your Life IQ • Presenting in Front of 1-100 people • Can You Talk 1 on 1 to an Advisor? • Can You Present in Front of 100 Students? • Shopping Smartly • Can You Find the Best Deals at the Grocery Store? • Can You Find Affordable Furniture? • Cooking • Can You Cook? • Can You Cook on a Budget?

  11. 3 Ways to Make Yourself College Ready Starting TODAY! Looking at your T-Chart, in groups, select one of the items that you want to build within yourself. Now create a 3 (three) step plan for you to build that one skill during following week. Begin step 1 TODAY by completing the following Individual Contract.

  12. Individual Contract I, ____________________, promise to do the PREVIOUS/FOLLOWING 3 items over the following week in order to help prepare myself for college. ________________ ________ Signature Date BEST WISHES IN ACHIEVING YOUR COLLEGE DREAMS!!!

  13. www.accepted101.com FREE Bonus Materials to Help You Start Your College Journey

  14. www.accepted101.com Jennifer Collins collins@accepted101.com

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