As we finish out the 2015/2016 school year, I would like to cover some personal finance topics with your. Our first topic will be the cost of college. Please head to the following link and read about some interesting facts in regards to student loans. The link is School Loans. When you clink on the link, please direct your attention to the left hand side of the webpage. I'm directing you to the webpages under LIFE EVENTS. Please read the following webpages:
1.)Saving for College
2.)529 Plans
3.)Financial Aid
4.)Grants
5.)Student Loans
6.)Prepare Financially
Once you have read, please answer the following questions on a WORD DOCUMENT and email to [email protected] Subject: Student Loans
1.) How do people pay for college?
2.) Do you think college is worth the cost, why or why not?
3.) What are the long-term rewards?
4.) Please go to the website, earnmydegree.com. Take the short career quiz. What did you learn about yourself?
5.) Which colleges offer programs in your fields of interest? Review websites like collegeboard.org and college.gov to help find the strongest college programs in your area of interest?
6.) What are the starting salaries in your career or field of interest? Check out Salary.com
6.)Please analyse the cost to obtain your career versus the benefit of obtaining your career. When I say analyse, I mean what school can you attend to obtain a degree for your career and how much will that cost you!? Explain to me, is it worth it?