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Increase your college-going value Take AP or college credit earning classes in high school. The credits can save you $$ thousands in college tuition and may even get you out of college sooner. Every year, there are thousands of college scholarships available . Many have specific qualifications, such as maintaining a GPA of 3.5 all four years of high school, or working with children of special needs. Target potential scholarships, and start working toward gaining the experience you need to qualify for them. Be college-ready. An alarming number of students arrive at college unprepared for the rigors of college courses, or without the study skills or self-discipline they need to succeed. They can run up serious extra costs having to take remedial courses. Be college ready. It saves money. Take up a hobby or learn a skill that could help you find a part time job in high school and college. Volunteer to help your chem teacher set up labs; learn Excel basics; work the light or sound board for the high school or community theater; learn how to enter invoices in an online bookkeeping program, or build an awesome website. There are plenty of free online courses for learning basic skills to improve your value to attract part time work while you are going to school. My plan for increasing my college-going value: __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Self-improvement Learn a second (or third) language. Free programs are available online. Nothing wastes time and money like being laid up with an illness. Everyone gets sick once and awhile, but do what you can to prevent illness. Workout, get enough rest, and lay off the sugar. Work at maintaining your health. Learn etiquette and table manners. You may think you don’t need these skills, but if you have dreams of being called up to the corporate major leagues one day, you will need to know your bread plate from your elbow. There are plenty of good etiquette vids on YouTube. Build conversational skills. Nothing says “I got mad leadership skills” better than someone who can intelligently and confidently converse about a variety of topics while simultaneously making eye contact. Read, watch international and financial news, know what’s going on in the world, practice your conversation skills. PRODUCT PREVIEW
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THE 21st CENTURY STUDENT’S GUIDE TO FINANCIAL LITERACY
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