1. By Kieran BhattacharyaSenior Project 2013

2. Why should you even have to goto high school? Increase general knowledge. Strengthen social skills. Develop work ethic. Choose career path. Prepare for college. 3. The value of your education Only 58% of children in theworld have access to any form ofsecondary education. The United States spendsaround $11,600 per student,more than any other country. Total expenditure on education:$820.6 Billion, or 5% of GDP. 4. Completing high school National public schoolgraduation rate: 84.5%. Hawaii public schoolgraduation rate: 89.5% Baldwin High Schoolsgraduation rate: 84% 5. Attending college Nationally, 68% of high schoolgraduates, or 57% of all highschool students, attend auniversity or collegiateprogram. In Hawaii, 53% of high schoolstudents attend a two or fouryear university. 6. The price of a college degree Private university cost ofattendance: $39,800/yr Public university cost ofattendance: $20,100/yr University of Hawaii atManoa: $22,325/yr 7. But wait, theres more Since 1986, the overallinflation rate has risen115.06%. (*2.15) Yet, the averagecollegiate cost ofattendance has soared498.31%. (*5.98) CPI-U: 1.017 Tuition: 1.048 8. 4-Year Bachelor Graduation RatesFirst-Year 4 Year 6 YearRetentionGraduation GraduationPublic 79.1 31.0 57.3UniveristiesPrivate78.2 51.1 64.6UniveristiesCommunity60.0 N/A12.2 Colleges University of 79.1 17.2 55.0Hawaii at Manoa Total 77.1 40.4 55.5 9. Education pays 10. Bachelor degree salariesUndergraduate MajorStarting Median Mid-Career Median Salary Salary Chemical Engineering$63,200.00 $107,000.00Electrical Engineering $60,900.00 $103,000.00Computer Science $55,900.00 $95,500.00Math $45,400.00 $92,400.00 Finance $47,900.00 $88,300.00 Nursing $54,200.00 $67,000.00 Biology $38,800.00 $64,800.00 English $38,000.00 $64,700.00Music$35,900.00 $55,000.00 11. Professional Degree SalariesProfessional DegreeMedian Salary Medical Doctor (MD) $225,000Juris Doctor (JD) $113,000 Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)$99,000Doctorate Degree$94,000 12. The AP Program Created in 1955 by theCollegeboard, the sameorganization who administersthe SAT Reasoning Test. Designed to Offer standardizedcourses to high school studentsgenerally recognized to beequivalent to undergraduatecourses in college. 13. Benefits of AP classes Scholarships 31% ofuniversities consider studentsAP coursework whendetermining scholarshipdistribution. Weighted GPA AP grades arerecorded on a curve, allowingstudents to transcend a 4.0GPA. 14. Benefits of AP classes Class rank Taking and succeeding in multiple AP classes can significantly increase ones GPA, raising their class rank, which is an extremely important component in admissions for competitive universities and scholarships. 15. AP Exams Students who complete ayear-long AP class take acorresponding AP exam. These culminating,standardized exams areadministered by theCollegeBoard. Scoring is scaled from 1 to 5. A score of 3 typically yieldssome college credit. 16. AP Exam Score CreditsExam Minimum Score UH Manoa CreditBiology46 credits for BIOL 171 & 172 (w/ waiver from labs) Chemistry 3 3 credits from CHEM 151 English Lang/Comp 43 credits from ENG 100 English Lit/Comp43 credits from ENG 100 European History4 6 credits from HIST 231Calculus AB5 4 credits for MATH 241 17. How hard are AP classes? AP classes are generallymore demanding andtime-consuming than non-AP classes. AP course curricula aredesigned to mirror those ofactual undergraduatecourses, so completingmore AP classes will moreaptly prepare students forcollege. 18. AP classes and college graduation 4-Year graduation (%) 5-Year Graduation (%) Students with noinvolvement in AP40.452.3classes Students who had completed at least 2 AP63.277.2classes and PassedAP Exams. 19. How hard are AP Exams? AP exams are designed toemulate those of college finalexams. AP exams are challenging andthorough, as they entail virtuallyall content taught in the course. Because college courses put astronger emphasis onculminating tests, AP exams aregreat preparation for collegiateatmospheres. 20. AP Exams and College GPAAP Exam Passed (3+)Average GPA higher non- AP studentCalculus AB 0.63AP English0.59 Literature/Language and Composition AP European History0.46 21. Other important exams PSAT/NMSQT SAT Reasoning Test SAT II Subject Tests ACT TOEFL AMC 10 and 12 Chemistry Olympiad Biology Olympiad 22. What AP exams do BHS offer? Biology Calculus AB Chemistry English Language English Literature European History Studio Art (2D, 3D, and Drawing) 23. AP Biology TeacherMs. Krieg 5 19.4% Year JR/SR 4 16.9%Average15 3 14.3% Class Size Mod No 2 14.6%Period1 1 34.8% 24. AP Calculus AB Teacher Ms.5 24.9%Tamashiro Year JR/SR 4 16.9%Average20 3 17.3% Class Size ModYes (with 2 10.3%Physics)Period3 1 30.6% 25. AP Chemistry TeacherMs. Oshiro 5 17.0% YearSR4 18.4%Average 25 3 19.5% Class Size Mod No2 14.6%Period11 30.4% 26. AP English Language and Compisition TeacherMs. Taguchi 5 10.9% YearJR 4 20.2%Average30 3 28.9% Class Size ModYes (History/ 2 28.0%Part.Democ)Period1/2/3 1 11.3% 27. AP English Literature and Composition TeacherMs. Taguchi 5 8.3% Year SR4 18.0%Average 303 30.4% Class Size ModYes (AP 2 32.3% Euro)Period 1/2/31 11.1% 28. AP European History TeacherMr. Clarke 5 10.6% YearSR4 18.7%Average 25 3 35.5% Class Size Mod Yes (AP 2 11.6% English)Period1/2/31 23.6% 29. Is that all? What if I am not challenged? You are allowed to take anAP exam without actuallytaking the course. Colleges award college creditregardless of whether or notyou take a high schoolcourse. You can either self-study ortake online courses. Neither affect your highschool GPA. 30. Is that all? What if I am not challenged? Recommended APExams for self-study: Calculus BC Environmental Science Psychology Statistics US Government andPolitics 31. Is that all? What if I am not challenged? Contact testingcoordinators of otherschools as early as possible. Start studying at least 6weeks in advance. Use prep books (e.g.Barron, Princeton Review,Kaplan) 32. For more information [MY WEBSITE] Collegeboard.org Talk.collegeconfidential.com Collegedata.com