The Places You'll Go
This is the closest public university to Franklin.
Western Carolina University
The highest score you can get on the ACT.
36
Bonus Question: WCU recommends this score for admission.
The largest amount a student can receive from the Pell Grant.
$7,395
G.P.A stands for this.
Grade Point Average
True or False:The job objective should always be listed on my resume.
False. They know what job you are applying for already. Save that resume space for something else!
Name three schools that offer career programs such as welding, cosmetology, bartending, BLET, etc.
Southwestern Community College, Blue Ridge Community College, Haywood Community College, Tri-County Community College, etc.
This is the average G.P.A range for University of North Carolina-Charlotte admission.
3.8 - 4.4
This is the minimum wage in North Carolina.
$7.25
These classes can be completed in highschool to prepare you for the workforce.
Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes.
True or False: I should ignore the optional essay on college applications
False: Colleges love to see that you took initiative on something that was not required of you.
These colleges are "women-only" colleges in North Carolina.
Bennett College, Meredith College, Salem College, and Peace College
The earliest "early-action" deadline for North Carolina is on this date.
October 15th for NC Central, UNC Chapel Hill, Lenior-Rhyne, and Johnson C. Smith University
The amount of scholarship money that goes untouched in North Carolina every year.
$3.75 billion
This is something that I can do outside of school to help with college, job, and scholarship applications.
Community Service
True or False: If I'm playing in a heavy metal band, I need to know about copyright law.
True. Copyright law and registering your music can help people from stealing your creative idea.
Bonus Question: This is where I register my work.
This college has the lowest acceptance rate in North Carolina.
Duke University
An apprenticeship normally lasts this long.
4-Years
Scholarships are only applied all-four years, without additional paperwork, if they say this on the application.
Renewable. Some other scholarships may allow you to reapply every year or may be renewable with conditions attached.
Bonus Question: This federal application can be completed every year.
This shows up on a high-school transcript if you withdraw from a Dual-Enrollment course after the deadline.
Fail. In high-school it shows up as a Withdraw - Fail.
True or False: Early Action and Early Decision mean the same thing.
False: Early Action means that you will receive a decision earlier and have access to their scholarship portal earlier than other students. Early Decision means if you apply and are accepted, you must go there no matter what.
I can use this online, Franklin-specific resource to filter and compare colleges in all the United States.
Major Clarity
North Carolina has this many colleges.
111
This is the total number amount of dollars I would owe on a car loan after 10 years. The original loan cost was $39,420. Interest is 5.61%. Interest is calculated monthly.
Use the Compound Interest Formula! The answer is $68,990.
Bonus Question: You are paying this amount back on interest only.
This is how you calculate your G.P.A.
The number of credits for the grade divided by the number of classes.
Bonus Question: AP, Honors, and Dual-Enrollment courses add what to this process.
True or False: Bad Bunny went to college.
True: Bad Bunny attended the University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo, where he took audiovisual communication classes.