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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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