Future Preparation Strategies and Educational Advancement Insights

Preparing for the Future! Preparing for the Future!

P P osture osture A A ctive ctive listening listening R R espect espect others and yourself others and yourself T T ake ake notes notes E E xpress xpress your interest in the speaker your interest in the speaker E E ngage ngage in your learning! in your learning! The faster you do this, The faster you do this, the more the more FUN FUN we get to have! we get to have!

Chico State University Chico State University guarantees you acceptance to the university! Many people apply to get in but only a few get accepted. You are in the accepted few if .. Passed High School Courses within A-G (CSU Chico Eligibility) Need no remediation in Math and Writing Work hard to achieve the above

15 years from now imagine How old are you? What do you do for a living? What is your career? Where do you live? How are you dressed? What kind of car are you driving? What do you do on the weekends? *********************************************** My name is _______. In 15 years, I ll be ___ years old and I ll be working as a _________ (career), living in ______ (city). I will be wearing _________ and driving a _________. On the weekends, I will _________________.

Education Continues to be the Education Continues to be the Ticket to Higher Yearly Earnings Ticket to Higher Yearly Earnings High school dropout High school graduate Associate s degree Bachelors degree Master s degree Doctoral degree $22,250 $22,250 $31,400 $31,400 $ 38,500 $ 38,500 $51,300 $51,300 $60,600 $60,600 $77,800 $77,800

BASIC Yearly Expenses BASIC Yearly Expenses ( (fairly Simple Lifestyle) fairly Simple Lifestyle) Car ($4,000/yr) Rent/Mortgage ($15,000/yr) Car Insurance ($700/yr) Electric/Gas/Water $1,800/yr) Gas for Car ($2,400/yr) Cable TV Satellite ($900/yr) Groceries ($3,800/yr) Telephone/Cell Phone ($700/yr) TOTAL = $29,100 per year TOTAL = $29,100 per year

OTHER Yearly Expenses OTHER Yearly Expenses Kids Shopping -Clothes Eating out Doctor & Dentist Going to the Movies Hair & Grooming Music concerts GRAND TOTAL = $42,000 per year For a SIMPLE life Ice cream without the topping! Vacation

BUT WHAT ABOUT BUT WHAT ABOUT Emergencies that you don t see coming Saving Money for Something you really want Paying your Taxes NEW GRAND TOTAL = $53,000 per year For a SIMPLE life ice cream without the topping!

WHY GO TO COLLEGE? WHY GO TO COLLEGE? Opportunities for a better life! Personal fulfillment New self confidence Increased knowledge Career flexibility Insight to help others Ability to work with diverse people Problem solving skills Capacity to make the world better

Career Career How different How different could your life be could your life be if you had a if you had a

Which would suit Which would suit your lifestyle your lifestyle considering the considering the type of work you type of work you chose chose OR THIS??? THIS?

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently Henry Ford