Which TWO of these do you add together to get the "Investment" that you will make if you go to college:

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

The salary you will earn the first year aftere earning your college degree

Which TWO of these do you subtract from each other to get the "Return" that you will make if you go to college:

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

Tuition, Room, Board, and Books are all part of the:

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

To calculate your "Return", start with ____ and subtract what you could have earned if you did not earn a college degree.

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

When you graduate from college, your student loans should not be more than 100 % of your _______ .

Starting salary that you will earn the first year after earning your college degree

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

To calculate your "Return", start with Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree and subtract ____ .

Average lifetime earnings for high school graduates

Average lifetime earnings for graduates with your degree

To calculate your ROI for going to college, you need to include all of these EXCEPT :

Average lifetime earnings with the degree you will earn

Average lifetime earnings of someone with only a high school degree

Theoretically, you should include Room or Board in your ROI calculation:

Only if your alternative to college is living at home for free

Only if your alternative to college is paying for food and an apartment on your own

Always include Room and Board in your ROI

Never include Room and Board in your ROI

Which of these statements about two-year colleges is true?

If you start at a two-year college, your degree from the four year university won't even mention the two-year college.

You can start at two-year college and then switch to a four-year universtiy.

Two-year colleges can save you a lot of money

Which of these is a true statement about credit hours in college:

To graduate on time, you need to take 15 hours per semester

If you take 15 credit hours per semester, each week you will spend 15 hours in the classroom

Subsidized loans are available for:

Students studying for their undergraduate degree (bachelor's degree)

Students studying for their graduate degree (masters, doctorate)

Which statement about the cost of education is true:

It is rising twice as fast as the general inflation rate.

It is rising half as fast as the general inflation rate.

It is rising at the same rate as the general inflation rate.

None of these. The cost of college is going down because online classes are cheaper.

When is the Department of Education supposed to release the FAFSA?

None of these - the Department of Education doesn't have anything to do with FAFSA.

Two Truths and a Lie. Which of these is the lie about the FAFSA Simplification Act?

It made it harder to qualify for a Pell Grant.

Which of these is the best source for borrowing money for college:

Loans from the federal government

None of these - you should never borrow money for college.

Which of these statements about the relationship between salaries and happiness are NOT true?

The more you make the happier you are.

Most people are happier if their salary is enough for them to afford a place to live and food to eat.

Happiness increases as you earn more money, but that tops out at around $75K.

All of these statements are true.

None of these statements are true.

Which of these statements about "golden handcuffs" is NOT true:

It describes people that earn low salaries because they are more motivated by doing the right thing than buy making a higher salary

It describes people who hate their jobs, even though the job pays them a high salary

It describes people who are stuck in a high paying job that they don't like

It describes people that think they need to keep earning a high salary because they bought an expensive car

It describes people that think they need to keep earning a high salary because they bought an expensive house

Which of these do the experts say matter more than the number on your paycheck:

Your connections with your co-workers

The connections between your job and your community

Gratitude that people show for your work

Which of these should you consider when deciding whether to go to college:

Whether you are motivated enough to finish college with good grades

Which of these is NOT an advantage of going to work instead of going to college:

Some jobs that don't require a college degree can end up in a dead-end career.

You can start making money right away.

It can help you discovery what you are passionate about

Typically, parents should:

prioritize investing for retirement over paying for their kids’ college

prioritize paying for their kids’ college over investing for retirement

S25TH - College and Careers

Authored by Dean Kuckelman

Financial Education

12th Grade

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Credit score of at least 760

Credit score of at least 620

Neither of these - credit scores don't matter when buying a house.

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