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The Road Ahead of YouGet Your College Prep On
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Where do you want to be in ten years?
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What kind of house do you want to live in?
High-Rise in a big city
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Single-Family Home in a quiet neighborhood
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Apartment Building close to work
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Working in the Emergency Room at Barnes-Jewish as a doctor or nurse
What kind of job do you want?
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Running a big company, like Monsanto or Anheuser-Busch
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Working with Athletes on a team as a coach or trainer
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What kind of car do you want to drive?
Honda Civic – $15,000-22,000
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BMW z4 – $40,000-60,000
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Range Rover – $60,000-80,000
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Which way should I go?
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Why go to College?
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Earn More Money
Median Annual Earnings (U.S. Census Bureau)
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Quiz Yourself…How much more money do you think college graduates earn over an entire lifetime than high school graduates?
$10,000$250,000$500,000$1,000,000
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Know The FactsHow much more money do you think college
graduates earn over an entire lifetime than high school graduates?
$1,000,000
That’s right, college graduates make over a million dollars more in a lifetime than non-
college graduates. Remember what you picked out for your future? Earning more
money gives you the ability to make different choices for yourself.
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Live Healthier
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Have a Voice In Your Community
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Have an Impact on Your Family
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Quiz Yourself…There is a measurable difference between high
school graduates and college graduates when it comes to:
Cigarette SmokingAmount of medical care receivedFrequency of votingVolunteeringAll of the above
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Know The FactsThere is a measurable difference between high
school graduates and college graduates when it comes to:
All of the above
That’s right, college graduates are less likely to be addicted to cigarettes, receive better medical care, and are more likely to vote and volunteer.
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Increase Your Options
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Right now all doors are open to you.
How do you keep your doors open?
7 Things You Can Do Now
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1. Dare to Test Yourself
Take more difficult classes even if it means
a lower grade
7 Ways to Keep Your Doors Open:
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2. Work For The Grades!
Think of good grades as money in the bank
7 Ways to Keep Your Doors Open:
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Quiz Yourself…Colleges would look more favorably at a student
who had B’s than A’s if the student was:
Involved in lots of extracurricular activitiesWas a good athleteEnrolled in more challenging classesWas enrolled in a city schoolColleges always prefer A students over B students
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Know The FactsColleges would look more favorably at a student
who had B’s than A’s if the student was:
Enrolled in more challenging classes
Colleges like to see that you can challenge yourself AND that you are academically prepared, even if that
means getting a lower grade.
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3. Make Friends With the Test
Practice, practice, practice!
Everyone applying to college must take a standardized test – practice them now!
7 Ways to Keep Your Doors Open:
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4. Discover Your PassionsExplore out
of school and after
school activities. Find out what you like and
what you are good at.
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5. Rise to Leadership
Be a star at what you
like!
“Become pointy!”
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Quiz Yourself…
Colleges want students that are well-rounded, so you should do as many after school activities as possible.
TrueFalse
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Know The FactsColleges want students that are well-rounded, so
you should do as many after school activities as possible.
False
Take a look at the activity pyramid. You can see that colleges are looking for students who dedicate themselves to one or two activities and show leadership.
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6. Save Your Money When You Can
There are a lot of costs:
Tuition: $7,368
Fees: $1,253
Room: $3,917
Board: $2,370
Books: $800
Personal: $1,350
Total Cost: $17,058
7 Ways to Keep Your Doors Open:
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$2.49
Even a Little Bit Adds Up…
$2.49 X 3 a week = $7.47
$7.47 X 52 weeks in a year = $388.44
$388.44 X 4 years in high school= $1553.76
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P.S. No matter what, you CAN afford to go!!!
ACTUAL COLLEGE BOUND STUDENT:Federal Pell Grant: $5,350Federal SEOG Grant: $1000Academic Competitiveness Grant: $750Federal Work Study: $1300Diversity Award: $2500Mizzou Grant: $920Access Missouri Grant: $1600Scholarship Foundation Award: $2000Perkins Loan: $1000Federal Direct Subsidized Loan: $1000
Total in Grants, Scholarships and Loans
$17,420
$352 MORE THAN THE COST OF
COLLEGE!
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Quiz Yourself…
If you are a student who receives Free and Reduced Lunch all you have to do to get money for college is fill out a form called the FAFSA
TrueFalse
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Know The FactsIf you are a student who receives Free and Reduced Lunch, all you have to do to get money for college is fill out a form called the FAFSA.
True
The FAFSA is a form used to determine who can get free money from the government to help them go to school. Students who qualify for ‘Free and Reduced Lunch’ will also qualify to get money to help them pay for school.
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7. Build Your Character
“I have a dream that my four little children … not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of
their character.”
7 Ways to Keep Your Doors Open:
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I admire people who are:
Caring
Committed
Creative
Energetic
Hard-working
Honest
Independent
Intelligent
Loyal
Passionate
Powerful
Responsible
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Little steps taken now
become building blocks towards
your goals.
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Plan, Prepare, Pursue
And you can keep the doors of opportunity open
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