CHEMISTRY & SOCIETY

What are YOUR Goals?4 - Year College2 – Year CollegeTechnical SchoolMilitaryOwn My Own BusinessWork for My DadLive in my Mom’s Basement until I’m 30

Highest Level of Educational Attainment of U.S. Population, 2009

Some high school8.6%

High school graduate32.0%

Some college17.0%

Associate's degree8.4%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Master's degree6.7%

Doctoral degree1.3%

Professional degree1.6%

•Roughly 85% of students will graduate high school

•Roughly 25% of population holds Bachelor’s degree

Education Average

Salary

Monthly Weekly

Less than H.S

18,800 1100 275

High School

27,250 1550 385

Some College

31,000 1775 450

Bachelor’s 51,200 2850 700

Above Bachelor’s

73,000 4000 1000

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm

Housing 30% of gross monthly

Transportation 10% of gross monthly

Gas $150

Auto Insurance $75

Utilities(power, phone, cable, trash, water)

$330

Grocery $200

Clothing $100

Cellular $40

Entertainment $100

Misc. (repairs, haircuts, dentist etc.)

$50

Subtotal $1045

(Kids (daycare, clothes, food, diapers))???

($650)???????????

What kind of house do you want?

Non-H.S. $430

High School

$630

Some College

$715

Bachelor’s $1200

Above $1680

Monthly Payment

What kind of car do you want?

Non-H.S. $145

High School $200

Some College $240

Bachelor’s $400

Above $560

Monthly Payment

What will you do for fun?

Travel?Sports?Socialize… Music, ClubsCollect salt and pepper shakers from all 50 states

Things you may want to do:

• Attend class regularly – and engage

• Do your own work

• Practice, practice, practice

• Seek help BEFORE the tests

• Form study groups

• Come to Study Sessions

Things you may want to avoid• Expensive habits……… that provide

nothing and take much

• Making use of toooooooo much credit– $1000 item purchased on CC at 17% making

minimum payments will end up costing you $1780 in one (1) year.

Good Rules of Thumb• Rule #1 – If you don’t have anything nice

to say, don’t say anything at all

• Rule #2 – If it is not yours leave it alone

• Rule #3 – Do what you are asked to the best of your ability.