Graduating High School
To graduate high school in South Dakota, you need _____ credits.
What is 22 credits?
4 in English
3 in Math
3 in Science
3 in Social Studies
1 in Fine Arts
.5 in Personal Finance
.5 in Physical Education
.5 in Health
Typically the first step in getting a job.
What is applying?
A score used to determine what your financial situation is.
What is a credit score?
Standardized tests that many colleges require students to take to be considered for admission.
What is the ACT or SAT?
A document that includes a persons work experience, education and contact information.
What is a resume?
**Hiring managers spend between 7-15 seconds looking at resumes before deciding whether or not someone will get an interview.
How often a student needs to complete their FAFSA.
What is every year that a student is in college?
True or False:
As of 2020, the South Dakota graduation requirements are going to change.
What is true?
Percentage of applications that get thrown away for inappropriate email addresses.
What is 76%?
A percentage of money put down on something such as a car, apartment, house, to save the item until a deal is done.
What is a deposit?
Many South Dakota schools operate on this system which means you must have a 2.6 GPA, an 18 on your ACT or be in the top 3rd of your class.
What is the OR system?
A letter of interest to a possible employer letting them know why you are interested and qualified for the position.
What is a cover letter?
*Spelling and grammar count! *Email addresses count!
Average cost of car insurance in South Dakota vs. National Average.
What is $615 vs. $889?
Students who take these classes can earn college credits while in high school.
What is Advanced Placement or Dual Enrollment?
1/3 of first jobs are in this industry.
What is food service/restaurants?
Before renting a $600 apartment, many applicants will need to fill out an application, pay for a credit check, and put down first, last and security deposit. The amount needed to rent the apartment could be...
What is $1,800?
True or false: Test scores are about half as important as grades.
What is true?
Admissions to college relies more than just how you do on one test! Colleges are looking for upward trends meaning they want to see that you are getting better grades as you get older and taking more difficult classes.
Percentage of jobs that are never posted but are given to people that are known through "networking" or nepotism.
What is 80%?
Name of scholarship that is awarded to skilled students who are interested in entering high-need workforce programs at one of the South Dakota technical institutes.
What is Build Dakota Scholarship?
Percentage of students who graduate high school.
What is 84.1%?
Percentage of employers who look for people on social media.
What is 93%?
The average amount of money spent on eating out vs buying groceries, per person.
What is $3,000 vs $1,500?
FAFSA is an abbreviation for this.
What is Free Application for Federal Student Aid?
The average number of days it takes to fill a job.
What is 52 days?
Average amount of money a student can save by starting at a community college then transferring to a 4 year university.
What is $15,000?
The person who is ranked 2nd in their class is called this.
What is a salutatorian?
Percent of high school students who work part time jobs.
What is 20%?
These 3 things need to be done for your car at least once a year.
What is car insurance, car registration and regular car maintenance?
Percentage of jobs that require some college education or a degree.
What is 63%?
The amount of time someone takes to decide if they are going to hire a person.
What is 90 seconds?
Of the nearly 500,000 male high school basketball players, this number ends up playing at a collegiate level.
What is 34,980?
High school graduates make this much more than those without a high school diploma or GED.
What is $8000?
This is the practice of those with power giving relatives and friends favors, especially jobs.
What is nepotism?
The 2018 amount earned that requires single people under 65 to file taxes.
What is $12,000?
Percent of college admissions counselors that google possible students.
What is 57%?
The average number of times people change jobs in their careers.
What is 12 times?
Number of students who get full ride scholarships to college.
What is less than 20,000? Or .1% or 1 in 1000?