1. School Name Date Speaker’s Name
Maryland Scholars

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

3. 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!!!
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4. 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

5. 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 $ $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
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6. 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
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7. What are YOU doing to PREPARE yourself for life after high school???

9. Your
Grades
and Attendance By Year

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

11. Who would you hire?
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12. Who would you hire?
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13. Your transcript can tells others:
I will show up for class or work!
I am dependable and reliable!

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

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

16. 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
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17. 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)

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

19. 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!