OVERVIEW WHAT IS STEPUP UTAH SCHOLARS WHY COLLEGE HOW TO PREPARE HOW TO PAY HOW TO JOIN 2
WHAT IS STEPUP UTAH SCHOLARS? 3
LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL 4
40 hours/week $11.97 an hour $479 a week $24,9005
Item Payment Amount left B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $ 1, 9 1 6 6
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 B R EAK A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $1,537 $ 1, 9 1 6 7
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $ 1, 4 3 7 8
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $ 1, 0 3 7 9
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $787 10
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $637 11
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $557 12
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $407 13
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $307 14
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 Utilities $65 $242 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $242 15
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 Utilities $65 $242 Toiletries & Supplies $50 $192 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $192 16
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 Utilities $65 $242 Toiletries & Supplies $50 $192 Entertainment $50 $142 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $142 17
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 Utilities $65 $242 Toiletries & Supplies $50 $192 Entertainment $50 $142 Clothing $50 $92 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $92 18
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $129 $1,787 State Income Tax $95 $1692 Social Security/Medicare $75 $1,617 Insurance $80 $1,537 Savings $100 $1,437 Housing (Rent: 2 bed/1 bath, unfurn., roommate) $400 $1,037 Food $250 $787 Car Payment $150 $637 Car Insurance $80 $557 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $150 $407 Cell Phone $100 $307 Utilities $65 $242 Toiletries & Supplies $50 $192 Entertainment $50 $142 Clothing $50 $92 Other/Miscellaneous $92 B R E A K D O W N $1,916/month $958/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay *You are a single person in this scenario, living with a roommate. $92 19
Item Payment Amount left Federal Income Tax $112 $3,720 State Income Tax $192 $3,520 Social Security/Medicare $150 $3,378 Insurance $160 $3,218 Savings $100 $3,118 Baby College Fund $100 $3,018 Housing $1200 $1818 Food $600 $1218 Car Payment $300 $918 Car Insurance $160 $758 Gas, Oil, Maintenance $200 $558 Cell Phone $140 $418 Utilities $150 $268 Toiletries & Supplies $100 $168 Diapers, formula, baby clothes, medicine, toys, childcare. $1,300 -$1,032 Clothing $50 -$1,082 Entertainment/Other $50 -$1,232 B R E A K D O W N $3,832/month $1,916/paycheck $11.97 hourly pay each *You are married with a baby. Both of you are working and paying for childcare. - $ 1, 2 3 2 20
WHY COLLEGE 21
FUN AND ADVENTURE 22
DREAM JOB 23
MAKE MORE MONEY $2,000 $1,800 $1,600 $1,400 $1,200 Weekly earnings by education level $1,156 $1,380 $1,745 $1,664 $1,000 $800 $692 $756 $819 $600 $504 $400 $200 $0 No hs diploma High School Some college Associate degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree Professional degree Doctoral degree 2016 data; source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics 24
LIFESTYLE 25
HOW TO PREPARE 26
START NOW JOIN STEPUP UTAH SCHOLARS USE STEPUPUTAH.COM USE THE GRADE-BY-GRADE CHECKLISTS 27
TAKE THE RIGHT CLASSES ENGLISH: 4 credits MATH: 4 credits SOCIAL SCIENCE: 3.5 credits SCIENCE: 3 credits Lab-based. Specifically biology, chemistry, and physics LANGUAGE: 2 credits 28
GET GOOD GRADES 29
EARN COLLEGE CREDIT IN HS 30
EXPLORE COLLEGES 31
HOW TO PAY 32
THE COST OF COLLEGE IN UTAH Public Colleges and Universities Dixie State University $5,080 Salt Lake Community $3,780 Snow College $3,692 Southern Utah University $5,774 University of Utah $8,824 Utah College of Applied Technology Varies Utah State University $7,174 Utah State University Eastern $3,749 Utah Valley University $5,652 Weber State University $5,524 Private Colleges and Universities Brigham Young University $5,460** LDS Business College $3,340** Westminster College $33,040 Additional Costs Books (average cost $1,200/year) Room/Board (on-campus vs. off-campus) Transportation Miscellaneous, etc. * Tuition can increase annually. These amounts are current for the 2017-2018 academic year. *** Tuition differs for members & non-members. Above tuition is for members. 33
THE COST OF COLLEGE OUTSIDE OF UTAH Out-of-State Tuition and Fees Rates Stanford University (private) $48,987 Harvard University (private) $46,816 University of California/Los Angeles $41,274 University of Oregon University of Florida Washington State University $34,611 $28,658 $25,771 University of Texas $18,150
WAYS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE 35
WAYS TO PAY FOR COLLEGE personal savings college savings plans financial aid student loans work-study grants scholarships 36
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ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE SCHOLARSHIP 38
HOW TO JOIN STEPUP UTAH SCHOLARS 39
WHY JOIN Graduate from high school ready for college Get tips from us on how to prepare for college via our StepUp monthly newsletter Each month, we ll tell you about a scholarship you can apply for right now If you complete the program you will receive the StepUp Utah Scholars certificate and medallion 40
HOW TO QUALIFY Sign up to be a StepUp Utah Scholar Complete 20 of the Next Steps from the Grade-by-Grade Checklists Maintain at least a 3.0 GPA throughout high school Submit a StepUp Utah Scholars Application your senior year. 41
HOW TO JOIN Sign up to be a StepUp Utah Scholar at www.stepuputah.com/utahscholars 42
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