Helping Your Child On Their Journey to College Final- PPT for presenters.pptx

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Helping Your Child On Their JourCollege

Name ofPresente

Name of

Date


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Agenda

Discussion: Why do you ant your child tcollege!

"ene#ts of college education

Higher education options $etting into college

%nderstanding admissions e&ams

Paying for college

College resources


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Why do you ant your chigo to college!


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"ene#ts of a college education

To 'roaden perspecti(eso )eet ne people from di(erse 'ac*grounds+o ,earn to 'e independent+o -&plore ne #elds and (ies+

To gain more *noledge that ill 'e helpful througstudents. li(es

To ha(e more /o' opportunitieso )ore and more /o's re0uire education 'eyond high scho/o's rely on ne technology and 1'rainpoer+2


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-arning potential

A 34year collegegraduate 5ith'achelor.s degree6earns almost 78

million moreo(erhis9her lifetime thana high schoolgraduate+- Source: U.S. Census Bureau


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Why T-) careers!

T-) 5cience Technology -ngineering and )at)ore

T-) careers are alays in high demand

T-) careers are groing

T-) college internships pay (ery ell tudent loans are easier to pay ith T-) degr

-ngineering is a professional degree Do not N--D )9PhD to reach fullest career potentia

)any -&ecuti(es at T-) 'ased industries ha(e only"achelor of cience 5" ; 3 year degree6 in -ngineer


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Where Can You %se T-) educa


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Na(al ea ystems CommaNa(al ea ystems Command designs< 'uilds< deli(ers and maintaand systems on time and on cost for the %++ Na(y+

A di(erse organi=ation ith a single purpose of *eeping America.s

in the orld A orld4class employer of choice that inspires inno(ation

et the standard for Na(al engineering< ship'uilding and ship ma

upport humanitarian e?orts orld4ide

@ecruits and trains men and omen to ser(e as ci(ilians 5engineescientists< accountants< doctors< nurses< layers< etc+6 to support

and )arine Corps operating forces+


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Higher education optionsType of institution Degrees oered Examples

Community colleges Associates degreeCerti#cates

)ountain ie CollegePalo Alto College

Technical colleges Associates degreeCerti#cates

BTT Technical BnstituteTe&as tate Technical Colleg

Pu'lic uni(ersities "achelor.s degree

)aster.s degreeDoctoral degree

%ni(ersity of California at ,o

%ni(ersity of Te&as at Austinlorida tate %ni(ersity

Pri(ate uni(ersities "achelor.s degree)aster.s degreeDoctoral degree

tanford %ni(ersityNotre Dame %ni(ersityHar(ard %ni(ersity

Health4related and

professionalinstitutions

Professional

degrees 5la andmedicine6

John Hop*ins %ni(ersity


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$etting into college -(ery uni(ersity has di?erent admissions re0uirements Common admissions re0uirements include

o $radeso $rade point a(erage 5$PA6o Courses ta*en

o Class ran*o Admissions e&ams 5i+e+ ACT9AT6o -&tracurricular acti(ities< leadershipo Community ser(iceo -mployment

o College essays and inter(ies


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no your high school graduation

plantudents should discuss their college plantheir high school counselor as early as poto ma*e sure their graduation plan meetsminimum uni(ersity re0uirements+

TIP: Community colleges o?er automaticadmission to students ho graduate fromschool+


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College admissions e&ams

College admissions e&ams are commonly used determine college admissions and for scholarshre(ie+

tudents should 'egin ta*ing the AT and9or ACe&am during the spring of their /unior year+

tudents may ta*e these e&ams multiple timesraise their scores+


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Comparing the AT and ACT e&amSAT Exam ACT Exam

Three sections: Critical @eading< )ath

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