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10 KEYS TO PREPARING
YOUR TEEN FOR COLLEGE,
CAREER, AND LIFE
Dr. Nicoline Ambe Speaker. Educator. #1 Bestselling Author
www.nicolineambe.com
Underground American Dream
My American Dream
www.nicolineambe.com/books
1. Take AP and Honors classes
which offer bonus GPA points.
AP - College Credit
- College Board
Score 4 or 5 on the AP Exam
2. Take at least 2 community college
classes. Get A’s in both of them.
Benefits of Community Colleges Classes
• Improves your GPA – For example, from 3.8 to 4.3
• Ivy League Colleges
• Full Ride Scholarships
• These classes are FREE for high school students
• Earn an Associates Degree in High School and only do 2 years of
college!!!!!!!
• 60 credits to earn an Associates Degree at LAHC!!
• Save more than $35,000 in college tuition!!!! (Tuition for college and text
books go up each year)
• Cut short college life and start working earlier than most.
• Make sure the class credit is transferable to the college of choice
3. Improve SAT & ACT scores by taking them in the 11th
grade, so you have a second chance to take them in the 12th
grade if necessary. Score at least 2200. Take Test Prep class
or study guide
•Take SAT subject tests. This depends
on the school. Take 3 subjects
4. Participate deeply in academic
enrichment and extracurricular activities
and community service
• Look for extra-curricular and summer programs that are relevant to
the field of study your child is interested in.
• Make sure that she is not juggling so much at once that she falls
behind in her classes. Build solid GPA foundation in freshman and
sophomore year.
5. Put together an application
that reflects your talents. Your
application is your chance to
tell the college who you are
and what’s important to you,
so make sure to complete the
personal statement, personal
history and achievements
sections with as much detail
as possible.
5 Questions asked by a Harvard Interviewer
1. What are you interested in potentially studying in
college?
2. What’s the most negative experience you have
ever had in school
3. What do you do when you’re not in school?
4. What have you read recently?
5. What’s the last cultural event you went to?
6. Apply to several
schools. Apply on
time and meet the
application
deadlines. Ask for
fee waivers!
www.commonapp.o
rg lets you fill out
one application for
more than 600
schools
Parents
Savings
•$100/month
•$1,200 Per year
•$21,600 in 18 years!
•$57,070 W 10% interest
7. Money
Student Loans
- Average is 26K
- 1.3 trillion, bigger than CC
- Can’t file bankruptcy
- Home Ownership
- Co-sign vs. retirement
Merit Scholarships!
Institutional Scholarships Private Scholarships
- Mid-tier colleges Not tied to a college
- GPA/SAT Scores Not Academic-based
- Based on Major – STEM Varied requirements
- Personal Essay Year-round deadlines
- Community Service $4 billion+
www.nicolineambe.com/scholarships
•File the free application for federal student Aid (FAFSA)
Or California Dream Act application.
•Do this by March of the year you plan to attend.
•Free application for federal Student Aid (FAFSA) –
Federal student aid to attend college
•Available January 1 each year, due February 1st for
private colleges and March 2 for public colleges
www.fafsa.ed.gov
•College Board’s college scholarship service (CSS)
financial Aid Profile
•Usually applies when you apply to a private college or
university www.profileonline.collegeboard.com
•Due February 1st
8. College Major
Current Practice
•Send kids off to college
•Take whatever major they want
•Rack up student loan debt
•Take jobs in fields that do not meet career/financial
goals, or are unemployed
•Get bad credit ratings
•Can’t purchase a home
•Go back to school, and the cycle continues
In 2012, 44% of college graduates were
working in jobs that did not require
college degree.
Only 36% of that group were in “good non-
college jobs” – Those paying $45,000 a
year
Wall Street Cheat Sheet
Shocking Retirement Statistics
1– 1 of 3 Americans have no retirement
savings
2-- Too many Americans rely only on Social
Security. $16,000 & $12,000
3-- 1of 5 people tap into their 401(k)
4-- Young people don’t save.
HOW Will You Pay Your Bills?
• Cable Television
• Gas
• Electric
• Water
• Home Repairs
• Mortgage/Rent
• Internet Service
• Food and Grocery
• Apparel and Services
• College Education
• Miscellaneous Expenses
• Phones – Cell & Residential Insurance – Home, Car, health & Life
• DEBT
•As parents, we have a
responsibility to guide our
children to make the best
decision possible about
careers, rather than simply
allowing them to do whatever
makes them happy.
• EXPERIENCE VS. FEELINGS
DECIDE ON A MAJOR
•NCES – 80% of college
students change their major
•Longer time in school
•More student loans
•Delay
•So WORK… for a limited time
When you sit with
indecision, you invite your
enemies – fear, unbelief,
excuses, doubt, confusion,
and procrastination
- Elementary school math
- 3.6 GPA
- Bachelors Degree
- Pharmacy School
- Age 24 Dr. of Pharmacy
- 110k per year
- New car/condo/vacation
- McDonalds Job = $17,000/year
CLARITY IS POWER
Not A Bed Of Roses
• Years of Study
• Quick money
• Hard work
(Skills & Mindset)
• Career Cons
- Lawyers
- Doctors
- Entrepreneurs
- Police Officers
- Pharmacists
Communications Engineering
Careers in Engineering
Electronics Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Civil Engineering
Nuclear
Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Software Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Structural Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining/Mineral Engineering
Geological Engineering
Geophysical Engineering
9. Have a Vision
Pursue a passion that pay$
Recycling the American Dream
10. AVOID Time-Wasters. Work hard!
Lack of Content Mastery
Poor Performance
- Low Test Scores
- Low grades (47% C or worse)
- High drop out rates
- Dropped College courses
- Non-challenging programs
-Path of least resistance
NCES
TV habits explain 90% of difference in
8th grade math scores. Limit TV to 1
hour or less
What’s YOUR American Dream?
If you’re willing to work hard, it doesn’t
matter who you are or where you come
from or what you look like or where you
live. It doesn’t matter whether you’re
black or white or Hispanic or Asian or
Native American or young or old or rich
or poor, able, disabled, gay or straight,
you can make it here in America if you’re
willing to try.
President Obama!
Invite me to speak!
Call: (310) 874-5208
www.nicolineambe.com
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GRACIAS!
THANK YOU