PATHWAY TO COLLEGE

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PATHWAY TO COLLEGE

• THE BIG PICTURE

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WHY COLLEGE?
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BECAUSE
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TYPES OF COLLEGES

• 2 YEAR COLLEGE
• ASSOCIATES DEGREE
• CERTIFICATES
• EARNING POTENTIAL 15,000.00-30,000.00
• 4 YEAR COLLEGE
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE
• BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE
• EARNING POTENTIAL 20,000.00 - 50,000.00

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HOW DO I GET TO COLLEGE

• HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
• 4 YEARS OF ENGLISH
• 3 YEARS OF MATH
• 3 YEARS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE
• 3 YEARS OF SOCIAL STUDIES
• 3 YEARS OF SCIENCE
• 1 YEAR OF FINE ARTS
• COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
• PSAT- PRELIMINARY TEST FOR THE SAT TAKEN IN 10TH
  AND 11TH GRADE AND QUALIFIES YOU FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
  BASED ON PSAT SCORES.
• SAT- 3 HOUR TEST CONSISTING OF A VERBAL SCORE AND
  A MATH SCORE. THE SUM OF THE 2 SCORES IS YOUR
  TOTAL SCORE.
• EXAMPLE 500 VERBAL 500 MATH 1000 TOTAL
  SCORE.
• ACT- 3 HOUR TEST WITH SCORES RANGING FROM 1- 36.
  THE ACT COMBINES AND AVERAGES YOUR TEST SCORES
  FROM READING, MATH, ENGLISH, AND SCIENCE
  REASONING.
• EXAMPLE 25 READING 19 MATH23 ENGLISH 30
  SCIENCE REASONING24.

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WHAT CAN I DO NOW TO PREPARE FOR COLLEGE

• STUDY
• EXPLORE COLLEGE AND CAREER OPTIONS
• CHOICES
• www.bridges.com
• www.myroads.com
• www.collegeboard.com
• JOB SHADOW GO TO WORK WITH A
  FRIEND OR RELATIVE

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VISIT THE CAREER CENTER LOCATED IN GUIDANCE

• The Career Center is a valuable resource for
  college and career information. Ms. Shoates, our
  Futures Assistant, is there to assist students
  and parents with
• College Applications
• College View Books
• College Searches
• Career Searches
• SAT preparation
• Career Survey
• Military
• Job openings and applications
• As made available by employers
• Summer Programs
• Scholarship Bulletin
• Available on the web at sbo.nn.k12.va.us