School Name Date Speaker’s Name Maryland Scholars

Your Future… What’s important to you? What does success look like? How will you know that “you made it?”

Life After High School: What does it cost to live? Apartment Car Payment Car Insurance/Gas/Maintenance Gas/Electricity Phone/Internet/Cable Food Entertainment Total $1,141 $400 $450 $150 $350 $200 $2,841 A MONTH!!! Pg 2

Will you be able to afford it? Sample salaries (based on 40 hours/week) Minimum wage is $8.75/hour (increases to $9.25 on July 2017) $8.75 hourly = $1,517 monthly - Taxes $1,027 monthly take-home pay $10.00 hourly $1,733 monthly $1,156 monthly take-home pay $20.00 hourly $3,467 monthly $2,311 monthly take-home pay

Will you be able to afford it? Pay Check Pay to the order of Jane Eyre Four-Hundred Six Dollars and Zero Cents Earnings Rate Hours This period Regular $15.00 40 $600.00 Gross Pay $600.00 Deductions Statutory Federal Income Tax -$102.00 State/Local Income Tax -$36.00 Social Security Tax -$36.00 Other Health Insurance -$20.00 Net Pay $406.00 Over $1,000 over budget! Per Month Gross Wages (x52 weeks/12 months) $2,600.00 Taxes Withheld -$442.00 -$156.00 Other Deductions -$86.67 Total Expenses : $2,841 !!! Net Pay $1,759.33 Pg 10

What some Maryland jobs pay…   Occupation Education Projected Openings in 2024 Median Hourly Wage Median Monthly Wage Median Annual Wage Pediatrician Doctoral or Professional degree 1,070 $88.00 $15,267 $183,207 Lawyer 13,371 $58.50 $10,128 $121,530 Veterinarian 1,624 $54.50 $9,429 $113,136 Information Security Analyst Bachelor’s degree 5,343 $49.50 $8,579 $102,952 Biomedical Engineer 845 $44.25 $7,658 $91,898 Speech Language Pathologist Master’s degree 4,524 $38.75 $6,717 $80,601 Accountant/Auditor 35,229 $6,715 $80,575 Technical Writer 2,731 $38.50 $6,685 $79,899 Environmental Scientist 2,882 $37.50 $6,511 $78,132 Nurse (registered) Associate’s degree 99,489 $35.25 $6,100 $73,198 Teacher (Elementary) 62,738 $31.77 $5,507 $66,085 Exec. Administrative Assistant High school diploma 13,744 $13.25 $5,402 $64,818 Forensic Science Technician 491 $31.25 $5,397 $64,758 Police Officer 14,996 $29.50 $5,134 $61,605 Graphic Designer 4,156 $28.25 $4,910 $58,919 Real Estate Sales Agent 2,861 $24.50 $4,259 $51,107 Civil Engineering Technician Associate’s Degree 1,008 $4,253 $51,032 Carpenter 13,701 $22.50 $3,888 $46,652 Fitness Trainer High School diploma 9,585 $22.00 $3,806 $45,666 Emergency Medical Technician Certificate 5,907 $19.50 $3,395 $40,741 Dental Assistant 6,569 $19.00 $3,272 $39,262 Retail Sales Person 78,846 $12.50 $2,185 $26,222 Waiter or Waitress 8,982 $11.00 $1,900 $22,794 Pg 3

What are YOU doing to PREPARE yourself for life after high school???

Your Grades and Attendance By Year

A Summary of Your Grades, Service Learning Hours and Grade Point Average (GPA)

Who would you hire? Pg 4

Who would you hire? Pg 4

Your transcript can tells others: I will show up for class or work! I am dependable and reliable!

Your transcript can tells others: I can take on a challenge

Your transcript can tells others: I am prepared for college work! I have the skills needed to be successful!

So now what? Maryland Scholars Course of Study Pg 7 4 Credits of English 4 Credits of Math (Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2) 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 Pg 7

With these courses, you will be more likely to: Get into college or get a job with benefits Qualify for scholarships Graduate from college Earn more money in salaries (whether you go to college or not)

Preserve them by taking the right courses in high school! You have options - Preserve them by taking the right courses in high school!

3 things you can do now! Set some goals. Talk with your counselor and parents about being a Maryland Scholar. Work hard, have fun and CREATE YOURSELF!