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A WEBSITE BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS!! A WEBSITE BY STUDENTS FOR STUDENTS!!

Did you know that…Did you know that…

You’re the future and you’re special!!!You’re the future and you’re special!!!

Starting Salaries :When Starting Salaries :When you go to collegeyou go to college

When you do not go to When you do not go to collegecollege

Salaries are significantly lower.Salaries are significantly lower.

The big payback:The big payback:

"The competitive advantage is yours if you "The competitive advantage is yours if you choose to graduate from college. Experts who choose to graduate from college. Experts who have researched the performance and job have researched the performance and job success of college graduates have concluded success of college graduates have concluded that, nationwide, college graduates with a that, nationwide, college graduates with a bachelor’s degree earn 74 percent more per year bachelor’s degree earn 74 percent more per year than those who only complete high school. In than those who only complete high school. In fact, those whose education stops with a high fact, those whose education stops with a high school diploma may see their real wages decline school diploma may see their real wages decline over time.”- UNTover time.”- UNT

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How could I get more How could I get more information?information?

The guidance office at your school is an The guidance office at your school is an excellent resource for gaining more excellent resource for gaining more information on financial aid, prospective information on financial aid, prospective colleges, essay writing help, and SAT colleges, essay writing help, and SAT registration dates.registration dates.

If not you could look up the blog that we If not you could look up the blog that we will be inviting you too to gain more access will be inviting you too to gain more access on some helpful websites.on some helpful websites.

But first…But first…

The Essay is CrucialThe Essay is Crucial

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/apply/essay-skills/

The link above provides helpful tips on how The link above provides helpful tips on how to write a successful college admissions to write a successful college admissions essayessay

Also, Remember be true to who you are and Also, Remember be true to who you are and where you came from in the essay. It is your where you came from in the essay. It is your drive to want to better yourself that drive to want to better yourself that impresses those who read your essay.impresses those who read your essay.

Take this with you…Take this with you…

““The purpose of primary education is the The purpose of primary education is the development of your weak characteristics; the development of your weak characteristics; the purpose of university education, the purpose of university education, the development of your strong."  ~Nevin Fennemandevelopment of your strong."  ~Nevin Fenneman

““Don't live down to expectations.  Go out there Don't live down to expectations.  Go out there and do something remarkable".  ~Wendy and do something remarkable".  ~Wendy WassersteinWasserstein

““A man who has never gone to school may steal A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad."  education, he may steal the whole railroad."  ~Theodore Roosevelt~Theodore Roosevelt

Thank you…Thank you…

We really hope you have came to the realization We really hope you have came to the realization that you do deserve to go to college and that that you do deserve to go to college and that not only could you benefit from a university not only could you benefit from a university education, but most importantly a university education, but most importantly a university could benefit from someone like you. could benefit from someone like you.

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