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Reasons to go to College
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This degree takes four years to earn and can earn you around $55,656 annually.
What is a Bachelor's degree?
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This is a post-secondary institution that typically offers courses parallel to the freshman and sophomore offerings at four-year colleges/universities. These programs offer students the opportunity to transfer to a four-year school and offer career-oriented certificate programs or associate's degrees for students wanting immediate employment.
What is Community College/Junior College?
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This is a globally recognized college admission test. The test is intended to assess students' readiness for college. It takes three hours to finish, plus 50 minutes if you take the optional essay, and as of 2017 costs US$45 (US$57 with the optional essay), excluding late fees. Scores range from 400 to 1600, combining test results from two 800-point sections: mathematics, and critical reading and writing.
What is the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test)?
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This is a form of aid (Free money) to help you invest in your future. These are given by colleges/universities or organizations that you either apply for or are awarded.
What is a scholarship?
100
Economists say higher education comes with an earnings premium. For employers, a degree means greater expertise, so a person with a degree will make more of this.
What is more money?
200
This degree usually takes 2 years to complete and earns you about $42,046 annually.
What is an Associate's degree?
200
This kind of institution offers career-oriented programs that last from a few months to a couple of years. Most are specialized and offer intense training in one specific skill area.
What is Vocational or Technical School?
200
This is a college readiness assessment and standardized test for high school achievement and college admissions in the United States. All four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. accept this exam, but different institutions place different emphases on standardized tests compared to other factors of evaluation such as class rank, GPA, and extracurricular activities. The main four tests are scored individually on a scale of 1–36, and a Composite score is provided which is the whole number average of the four scores. Test has English, Math, Reading, Science reasoning, and Writing sections.
What is the ACT (American College Testing)?
200
This is available to undergraduate students with financial need. Your school determines the amount you can borrow, and the amount may not exceed your financial need. The U.S. Department of Education pays the interest on the money given to you.
What is a subsidized loan?
200
A higher education can prepare you for work, but also give you the flexibility to change jobs and job locations. In other words, a college education will give you more of this.
What is job opportunities?
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This degree takes between 1 and 2 years to complete, comes after a Bachelor's degree, and earns you around $67,337.
What is a Master's degree?
300
A four-year private institution that emphasizes a broad undergraduate education. It offers exposure to the sciences, history, philosophy, music, and art.
What is a Liberal Arts School?
300
This is an essay or statement written by an applicant to some college, university, or graduate school. The essay (or essays) is a chance to describe things that are unique, interesting and informative about yourself. Some applications may require one or more essays to be completed, while others make essays optional or supplementary. All of the essays – and even the way you put things in order throughout the application – should be directed towards getting one "big idea", a personal thesis that will be remembered.
What is the personal essay or personal statement?
300
This is available to undergraduate and graduate students; there is no requirement to demonstrate financial need. Your school determines the amount you can borrow based on your cost of attendance and other financial aid you receive. You are responsible for paying the interest. If you choose not to pay the interest while you are in school and during grace periods and deferment or forbearance periods, your interest will accrue (accumulate) and be added to the principal amount given to you.
What is an unsubsidized loan?
300
Want to marry and have children? Want to take care of your family? The higher your degree the more money you will make to attain this.
What is stability for family?
400
This is a type of degree you get from a vocational, technical, nursing, or engineering program/institution. You can earn around $100,000 depending on the type of program and professional degree received.
What is a professional degree?
400
This kind of institution is affiliated with hospitals and students receive R.N. degrees upon completion of training.
What is Nursing school?
400
This is a combination of 3 or more things colleges look for in strong applicants that make them stand out.
What is taking challenging courses, getting a good GPA (3.0 and above), engaging in extra curricular activities, high SAT/ACT scores, a memorable personal statement?
400
This comes in the form of grants, scholarships, loans and work-study jobs. There are three basic sources of aid: Federal and state governments Colleges Private organizations
What is FAFSA?
400
Get a higher education and you're more likely to give back and be involved with this.
What is community engagement?
500
This is an academic degree awarded by universities that is, in most countries, a research degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the university level.
What is a Doctoral degree?
500
This type of college is an independent professional institution that provides training programs in the fields of engineering, technology, and the physical sciences. They are known as Institutes of Technology or Polytechnic Institutes and their degree programs range from four to five years for completion.
What is Engineering or Technical College?
500
This is the time when college applications are due.
What is October through January 15th your senior year. October/November if Early Admission and up until mid-January for normal deadlines. Each college has it's own application deadline.
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This, like scholarships, are often called “gift aid” because they are free money—financial aid that doesn’t have to be repaid. This is often need-based, while scholarships are usually merit-based. This can come from the federal government, your state government, your college or career school, or a private or nonprofit organization.
What is a grant?
500
Getting a college degree will give you knowledge that will last you for the rest of your life and be passed from generation to generation. Knowledge is this.
What is power?