Why Go To College?
Learn more about things that interest you
Training for a specific career
Better job
More money
General Education
Preparation for graduate/professional school
Improve reading/study skills
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More Reasons to
Attend College
Become more cultured
Parental pressure to attend
Wanted to get away from home
Mentor/role model encouraged you to go
Could not find a job
Nothing better to do, why not?
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National Survey
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Average student with a college
degree earns about 50% more
each year than average person with
only high school education
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Million Dollar Difference
A college graduate may earn up to nearly
a million dollars
more than
a person with only a high school degree
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Reasons for a College Education Beyond
the $
Learn to use critical thinking skills
Communicate better
Deal with advances in knowledge and
technology in a global economy
Learn to adapt to new situations
Be better prepared to live in a world of
diversity
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More Reasons for a College Education
Beyond the $
Learn to lead a life of community service
Make learning a lifelong habit
Understand the meaning of your own
contributions to the world
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Time
Management
You can gain extra time by
1. Doing the same task in less time than
usual.
2. Using time that you previously wasted.
In your notes list two example of each.
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Find another student who has different examples than those you wrote.
You have 5 minutes to find 4 examples of
each!
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Time Management
Which of these did you list?
1. Carry pocket work (book, article,
flash cards) for those times when you
find a few minutes to study.
2. Plan a good schedule and keep a
date book.
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Time Management
3. Use a Daily “To Do” List.
4. Avoid “time wasters.”
What others do you have?
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Assignments
Send me an email from the email address
that you are going to use for this class.
Locate the Academic Calendar and give
me 4 important dates for this semester.
Find the Financial Aid application
deadline.
Give me one scholarship you can apply
for next year.
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