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3 Final Exam: Final Exam Exam

College and Career Preparation I Points Name: Alicia Sati

Possible:40

1. Describe the value of an education. (5 points)

● Provide two examples of why a high school education is valuable.

- earn a college degree
- make more money

● Provide two examples of why a college education is valuable.

- people with college degrees earn more on average.
- gaining new skills can help you enhance your current career.

● Explain how a college education impacts a person's financial stability. A college helps a
persons financial stability because most companies will look at a person's experience
and proficiency in that particular field.

2. Define the following: (3 points)

● Self-evaluation- is a procedure to systematically observe, analyze and value your own
professional action and its results in order to stabilize or improve it.

● Personal skills- The abilities possessed by a person which are deemed to be their
strengths or weaknesses.

● Personal qualities- are the characteristics that make you who you are.
3. What is the name of the degree an undergraduate earns at a four-year college? (1 point) You

earn a bachelor’s degree.

4. In her freshman year, Wilhelmina earned a B+ in algebra, a B+ in English, an A- in science, and

a B- in geography. As a sophomore, she earned a B- in world history, a C+ in biology, an A- in

geometry, and an A- in English literature. Provide the grade points for each letter grade, then

calculate each of her yearly GPAs and her cumulative GPA. Show your calculations. (5

points)Use this chart:

Percentage Grade Grade points

98 – 100 A+ 4.0

94 – 97 A 4.0

90 – 93 A- 3.66

87 – 89 B+ 3.33

83 – 86 B 3.0

80 – 82 B- 2.66

77 – 79 C+ 2.33

73 – 76 C 2.0

70 – 72 C- 1.66

67 – 69 D+ 1.33

63 – 66 D 1

60 – 62 D- 0.66

0 – 59 E/F 0.0
Freshman: 3.245

Sophomore: 3.0775
All: 3.16125

5. What are the three types of course requirements a student must complete to earn a

bachelor's degree? (3 points)

1. General education

2. College major

3. Elective course

6. There are many factors that selective colleges take into consideration when deciding whether

to admit a student to the college. List four of them. (4 points)

1. Grades

2. Course selection

3. extracurricular activities

4. Standardized test scores

7. For both high school graduation and college admission, you are required to complete a

specific number of years for each high school subject. In the chart below, fill in each subject's

requirements for high school graduation and college admission. (3 points)

Subject Area Years for HS Graduation Years for Admission to Selective Colleges
 English Three years Four years of approved courses

Math Two years Three years including algebra, geometry,

and calculus

Science Two years Two years with biology, chemistry, physics

Social Studies Three years Three years of history, u.s history,

government

Arts One year One year of theater, music, visual arts

World One year Two years in same language

Language

8. List one career cluster and three career pathways related to this cluster. (4 points)

1. General management

1. Business information management

2. Human resources management
3. Operations management

9. Define dual enrollment. What is another name for dual enrollment? (2 points) duel enrollment

refers to high school students taking college or university courses. Another name for dual

enrollment is concurrent enrollment.

10. What are things you can do now to start preparing for the college and scholarship

application process? Write one to two paragraphs describing your plan. In your answer, include

all of the following: (a) what you would do about your grades, (b) activities in which you can get

involved, (c) possible part-time jobs you can do, and (d) standardized tests you can take. (10
points)

College admission and scholarship provided by college has to be explored and requirements

has to be checked. Preparing any entry exam will help in admission and scholarship too. In

college proper time management will be required to get good grades for which study and family

and work life has to be well managed. In college I will participate in student societies, sports,

annual functions organizing and volunteer work in which I enjoy the most. As my skills I can join

some restaurant as waiter or shop cashier or beauty parlor in specific timing as per my free

time. Major tests to take I will consider English language test with SAT so that I can show my

language and analytical skill.