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Preparing for Your Future: A Guide for Maryland Scholars

Explore the essential steps that every Maryland Scholar should take to prepare for life after high school. This guide outlines the costs of living, potential salaries, and the importance of setting SMART goals. Learn about the courses that can enhance your college and career opportunities, and discover ways to build a strong resume. From budgeting for expenses to understanding your transcript, this resource will help you confidently embrace your future.

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Preparing for Your Future: A Guide for Maryland Scholars

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  1. Maryland Scholars School Name Date Speaker’s Name

  2. Your Future… • What’s important to you? • In what do you excel? • What do you love to do?

  3. Life After High School:What does it cost to live? Apartment Car Payment Car Insurance/Gas/Maintenance Gas/Electricity Phone/Internet/Cable Food Entertainment Total $1,000 $300 $450 $150 $150 $350 $200 $2,650 A MONTH!!! Pg 10

  4. Will you be able to afford it? Sample salaries (based on 40 hours/week) Minimum wage is $7.25/hour Pg 10

  5. Will you be able to afford it? Pay Check Pay to the order of Jane Eyre Four-Hundred Six Dollars and Zero Cents Earnings Rate Hours This period Regular $15.00 40 $600.00 Gross Pay $600.00 Deductions Statutory Federal Income Tax -$102.00 State/Local Income Tax -$36.00 Social Security Tax -$36.00 Other Health Insurance -$20.00 Net Pay $406.00 $1,000 over budget! Per Month Gross Wages (x4 weeks) $2,400.00 Taxes Withheld -$408.00 -$144.00 -$144.00 Other Deductions -$80.00 Total Expenses : $2,650 !!! Net Pay $1,624.00 Pg 10

  6. What some Maryland jobs pay… Pg 11

  7. What are YOUdoing to PREPARE yourself to earn a GOOD SALARY???

  8. Your Personal Information Pg 4

  9. Your Grades andAttendanceBy Year Pg 4

  10. A Summary of Your Gradesand Your Service Learning Hours Pg 4

  11. Other Information: *Activities, *Awards, *Grade Point Average (GPA) Pg 4

  12. Who would you hire? Pg 5

  13. Who would you hire? Pg 5

  14. Your transcript can tells others: • I will show up for class or work! • I am dependable and reliable!

  15. Your transcript can tells others: • I can take on a challenge! AND

  16. Your transcript can tells others: • I am prepared for college work! • I have the skills needed to be successful!

  17. So now what? Maryland Scholars Course of Study • 4 Credits of English • 4 Credits of Math • (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) • 3 Credits of Lab Science • (Biology, Chemistry, Physics* • 3 Credits of Social Science • (U.S. History, World History, Government) • 2 credits of same Foreign Language • Students must attain a • 3.0 GPA to Qualify • A 3rd lab science may be substituted for Physics Pg 6

  18. With these courses, you will be more likely to: • Get into college or get a job with benefits • Qualify for scholarships • Graduate from college • Earn more money in salaries (whether you go to college or not)

  19. You have options - Preserve them by taking the right courses in high school!

  20. Set Great Goals! • A goal is what you aim or strive to accomplish. So make them S.M.A.R.T. Specific: What is it? Measureable: How will you measure success? Achievable: What actions will you take? Realistic: What results do you hope to see? Time bound: How much time will it take? Pg 8

  21. Your Goal Worksheet Pg 8

  22. www.BeWhatIWantToBe.com • Find information on: • Jobs • College • How to win prizes • Careers of the future!

  23. 4 things you can do now! • Set some goals. • Talk with your counselor and parents about being a Maryland Scholar • Go to www.BeWhatIWantToBe.com and create an account – stay with it! • Work hard, have fun and CREATE YOURSELF!

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