Transcript Maryland Scholars

 What’s
important to you?
In what do you excel?
What do you love to do?
Apartment
$1,000
Car Payment
$300
Car Insurance/Gas/Maintenance
$450
Gas/Electricity
$150
Phone/Internet/Cable
$150
Food
$350
Entertainment
$200
Total
A MONTH!!!
$2,650
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Sample salaries (based on 40 hours/week)
Minimum wage is $7.25/hour
$7.25 hourly = $1,160 monthly
- Taxes
=
$789 monthly take-home pay
$8.50 hourly = $1,360 monthly
- Taxes
=
$925 monthly take-home pay
$10.00 hourly = $1,600 monthly
- Taxes
=
$1,088 monthly take-home pay
$20.00 hourly = $3,200 monthly
- Taxes
=
$2,176 monthly take-home pay
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Pay Check
Pay to the order of
Jane Eyre
Four-Hundred Six Dollars and Zero Cents
Earnings
Regular
Rate
$15.00
Gross Pay
Hours
40
Deductions Statutory
$1,000
This period
$600.00
over
$600.00
budget!
Federal Income Tax
State/Local Income Tax
Social Security Tax
Other
Health Insurance
Net Pay
-$102.00
Per Month
-$36.00
-$36.00 Gross Wages (x4 weeks) $2,400.00
-$20.00 Taxes Withheld
$406.00
Other Deductions
Total Expenses : $2,650 !!!
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Net Pay
-$408.00
-$144.00
-$144.00
-$80.00
$1,624.00
Projected Openings
in 2020
Median Hourly
Wage
Median Monthly
Wage
Median Annual
Wage
Occupation
Education
Pediatrician
Doctoral or Professional degree
220
$64.75
$10,752
$129,025
Lawyer
Doctoral or Professional degree
4,020
$48.50
$8,848
$106,175
Veterinarian
Doctoral or Professional degree
585
$49.25
$8,450
$101,400
Biomedical Engineer
Bachelor’s degree
365
$43.00
$7,550
$90,600
Mechanical Engineer
Bachelor’s degree
2,160
$43.25
$7,406
$88,875
Speech Language Pathologist
Master’s degree
1,130
$40.25
$6,938
$83,250
Nurse (registered)
Associate’s degree
22,020
$35.25
$6,350
$76,200
Accountant/Auditor
Bachelor’s degree
8,305
$33.25
$5,760
$69,125
Writer
Bachelor’s degree
870
$32.25
$5,540
$66,475
Environmental Scientist
Bachelor’s degree
1,150
$32.75
$5,210
$62,525
Teacher
Bachelor’s degree
32,690
$30.00
$5,147
$61,758
Police Officer
High school diploma
6,170
$26.50
$4,681
$56,175
Forensic Science Technician
Bachelor’s degree
250
$25.75
$4,519
$54,225
Administrative Assistant
High school diploma
17,365
$25.00
$4,277
$51,325
Graphic Designer
Bachelor’s degree
2,240,
$24.25
$4,223
$50,675
Real Estate Sales Agent
High school diploma
2,050
$19.25
$3,683
$44,200
Carpenter
High school diploma
4,980
$20.50
$3,523
$42,275
Dental Assistant
Certificate
2,220
$17.00
$2,823
$33,875
Fitness Trainer
High school diploma
2,880
$15.50
$2,673
$32,075
Emergency Medical Technician
Certificate
2,325
$19.25
$2,573
$30,875
Retail Sales Person
High school diploma
66,190
$10.25
$1,746
$20,950
Waiter or Waitress
High School diploma
27,295
$9.00
$1,529
$18,350
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Your
Personal
Information
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Your
Grades
and
Attendance
By Year
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A Summary
of Your
Grades and
Your Service
Learning
Hours
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Other
Information:
*Activities,
*Awards,
*Grade Point
Average
(GPA)
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I will show up for
class or work!
 I am dependable
and reliable!
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I can take on a challenge!
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I am prepared for college work!
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I have the skills needed to be
successful!
Maryland Scholars
Course of Study
4 Credits of English
4 Credits of Math
(Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II)
3 Credits of Lab Science
(Biology, Chemistry, Physics*
3 Credits of Social Science
(U.S. History, World History, Government)
2 credits of same Foreign Language
Students must attain a
3.0 GPA to Qualify
• A 3rd lab science may be substituted for Physics
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
Get into college or get a job with
benefits
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Qualify for scholarships
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Graduate from college
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Earn more money in salaries
(whether you go to college or not)
Preserve them by taking the
right courses in
high school!
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A goal is what you aim or strive to
accomplish. So make them S.M.A.R.T.
Specific: What is it?
Measureable: How will you measure success?
Achievable: What actions will you take?
Realistic: What results do you hope to see?
Time bound: How much time will it take?
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_______________________’s Goal Worksheet
My goals are:
I will do the following
to help me achieve
my goal:
I will reach my goal by
(date)
1) Study at least 30
minutes more a
night
2) Ask for extra work
as needed
3) Get a tutor if it gets
too hard
End of 2nd quarter
Example:
I will move my math
grade from a “C” to a
“B”.
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Set some goals.
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Talk with your counselor and parents about
being a Maryland Scholar
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Work hard, have fun and
CREATE YOURSELF!