Educational OpportunitiesName______

in South Dakota 2

Use the 2012 booklet for 1-11. Look on page 40.

  1. What is a scholarship?
  1. What is the difference between grants and loans?
  1. Describe work study programs.
  1. (2012 Book) Visit a website of a school that interests you from the out-of-state school’s websites listed on pages 36-39, or you may choose any out-of-state school’s website. What did you learn about that school? Which if any programs might you be interested in?
  1. (2012 Book) Visit a website of a second school that interests you from the out-of-state school’s websites listed on pages 36-39, or you may choose any out-of-state schools website. What did you learn about that school? Which if any programs might you be interested in?
  1. (2012 book) Look on page 41. How much money could you possibly receive with a Federal Pell Grant?
  1. (2012 Book) How much money could you borrow with a Federal Direct Stafford Loan? What do you notice about the amount as you advance in college?
  1. (2012 Book) How could you earn a South Dakota Opportunity Scholarship? How much could you earn over 4 years?
  1. (2012 Book) How could you earn a Dakota Corps Scholarship? How much of your post high school education might be covered?
  1. (2012 Book) Describe 1 scholarship from a school that may interest you. How do you become eligible for the scholarship and how much might it be worth?
  1. (2012 Book) Describe a 2nd scholarship from a school that may interest you. How do you become eligible for the scholarship and how much might it be worth?

(2011 Book) Look on page 36. Write a short description of the following:

  1. Four year colleges / universities –
  1. Technical institutes –
  1. Community / junior colleges –
  1. (2011 Book) Use the Admission Procedures information on p. 37. What do you usually need to do to apply to a school?
  1. (2011 Book) When is the best time to apply to a school?
  1. (2011 Book) Use information on p. 38. Write a short summary about what to do when visiting a post-secondary school that you are considering attending.
  1. (2011 Book) What do you notice about the average wages of the careers on page 50 (those requiring less education than a bachelor’s degree) contrasted with those careers on page 52 (careers requiring a bachelor’s degree)?
  1. (2011 Book) What do you notice about the average wages of the careers on page 51 (those requiring an associate’s degree) contrasted with those careers on page 52 (careers requiring a bachelor’s degree)?
  1. (2011 Book) How would you describe the kind of work necessary for those types of jobs on p. 50 (those not requiring a bachelor’s degree)?
  1. (2011 Book) Define “workers in green jobs.”
  1. (2011 Book) Which South Dakota industries have the largest percentages of green employment?
  1. (2008 Book) Look at the information on p. 38. What is the most important factor when choosing a career?
  1. (2008 Book) Look at the information on p. 38. What considering salary information with a career, what other factors should you consider? Why?
  1. (2008 Book) What does mobility mean in reference to a career?
  1. Overall, what did you learn from the “Educational Opportunities in South Dakota” booklet?