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1. Take the sheet from the middle of your table. Put your name, period, and date at the top.

1. Take the sheet from the middle of your table. Put your name, period, and date at the top. 2. As we go through the information in today’s class, you will stop and write notes on this piece of paper.

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1. Take the sheet from the middle of your table. Put your name, period, and date at the top.

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  1. 1. Take the sheet from the middle of your table. Put your name, period, and date at the top. 2. As we go through the information in today’s class, you will stop and write notes on this piece of paper. 3. Make sure you write clearly with your best handwriting. You will staple and turn in all your Guided Notes at the end of the College Unit.

  2. I CAN explore the benefits of a college education.

  3. The University of Texas at Austin

  4. The University of Texas at Austin Interesting Facts • - Largest campus in Texas • - Over 50,000 students • - 7 museums and 17 libraries • - Professors have won the Nobel Prize • and Pulitzer Prize • - Largest stadium in the state of Texas • - Ranked as one of the top public • universities in the country

  5. UT Traditions Hand Sign: Hook ‘Em Horns

  6. UT Traditions Mascot: Bevo

  7. UT Traditions Song: “The Eyes of Texas”

  8. UT Traditions Honor Society: The Friars

  9. UT Alumni Michael Dell Laura Bush Roger Clemens Janis Joplin Matthew McConaughey Walter Cronkite

  10. College Unit

  11. Why Go to College? Reason #4 Better Jobs & More Money A person who goes to college usually earns more than a person who doesn't. Over a lifetime, someone who spends two years in college earns $250,000 more than someone who doesn't.

  12. Why Go to College? Reason #3 Get Smart A college education helps learn about more subjects, as well as advanced knowledge in the specific subjects you're most interested in.

  13. Why Go to College? Reason #2 Meet New People In college, you get a chance to meet people from all over the world and form lasting friendships.

  14. Why Go to College? Reason #1 It’s fun. While you’re in college, you’re on your own and you make memories that last a life time. Most people say college is the best time in their lives.

  15. Make a College Poster • Work with your group to create a poster for the school hallway. • Your poster should convince Rhodes Wildcats to go to college! • You must include at least 3 reasons why people should go to college. • You can pick a school theme like UT-Austin or another university.

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