Preparing for the Future!

P ostureA ctive listeningR espect others and yourselfT ake notesE xpress your interest in the speakerE ngage in your learning!

The faster you do this, the more FUN 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 WritingWork 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?

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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 Ticket to Higher Yearly Earnings

High school dropout $22,250 High school graduate $31,400 Associate’s degree $ 38,500 Bachelors degree $51,300 Master’s degree $60,600 Doctoral degree $77,800

BASIC Yearly Expenses(fairly Simple Lifestyle)

TOTAL = $29,100 per year

Rent/Mortgage($15,000/yr)

Car($4,000/yr)

Cable TV Satellite($900/yr)

Car Insurance($700/yr)

Gas for Car($2,400/yr)

Telephone/Cell Phone($700/yr)

Groceries($3,800/yr)

Electric/Gas/Water$1,800/yr)

OTHER Yearly Expenses

GRAND TOTAL = $42,000 per yearFor a “SIMPLE” life – Ice cream without the topping!

Eating out

Kids

Doctor & Dentist

Vacation

Shopping -Clothes

Hair & GroomingMusic concerts

Going to the Movies

BUT WHAT ABOUT…

NEW GRAND TOTAL = $53,000 per yearFor a “SIMPLE” life – ice cream without the topping!

Saving Money for Something you really want

Paying your Taxes

Emergencies that you don’t see coming

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 How different

could your life be if you had a …

Instead of a… JOB!

Which would suit your lifestyle considering the type of work you chose…

THIS?

OR THIS???

“ Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently”Henry Ford

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

Your Future is about the

little choices that you make

each and every day!