This document contains a PowerPoint presentation aimed at helping students succeed after high school. It includes slides on resources for college planning, government funding programs, and ways to reduce tuition costs through scholarships and financial aid. The presentation encourages students to utilize nonprofit organizations and government websites for unbiased information. It also stresses the importance of not giving up and utilizing the various resources and programs available to assist with funding their education.

1. Personal Reflection slide
 My Personal Refection slide
 Who Can Help with planning? CPN College Planning Network (2009)
College Planning Network slide 1
Facts on US workers slide 2
Employers concerns slide 3
 Government Resources American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
ARRA slide 1
ARRA aim slide 2
ARRA outreach slide 3
ARRA funding slide 4
 Where to Look Lynn O’Shaughnesssy
51 Colleges With the Best Financial Aide slide 1
Research scholarships slide 2
It Will Take Time to Fill out Scholarships slide 3
Three Ways to Find Great Schools slide 4
Check out Tuition Reimbursement slide 5
Personal Reflection slide
 Student Personal Reflection slide
 Works cited slide
 Works cited slide

2. College planning can be tough these days for
beginning students, returning students and
students just looking for ways to cut costs and
stretch their budgets. To avoid bias
advertisements students should choose
nonprofit organizations to help. Most of these
will end with (gov.), (educ.) or (org.). The
College Planning Network (CPN) is one such
program that can enlighten students from the
first steps of planning to the last.

3. financial advice options exists
for all students

4. More than ¾ are high school graduates
Almost 40% have at least one year college
A greater % of young people in the U.S. go to
college than in any other nation

5. but they
generally mean a
good work ethic
and social
skills.

6. Funds Drive School
Reform and
Improvement

7. improving teacher quality and
turning around under-
performing schools

8. Secretary Duncan urges states to
submit their ARRA applications!

9. latest approved are:
Florida, Georgia, Ind
iana, Nevada, New
York, and Rhode
Island

10. Shave thousands off tuition
with grants scholarships and
employer, tuition
reimbursement

11. THERE WERE

12. Recalls Woman, now 25

13. 1. Ignore the sticker
price
2. Get the best
package
3. Go global

15. With a little help from the right sources you can be well on
your way to a rewarding career. America is well ahead of
the competition-know the statistics. There are programs
that can help you find the valuable information you are
looking for. Get the facts-stay away from biased
advertisements that lead you astray.
Government nonprofit programs and
organizations will steer you in the right
direction.

16. Citations
O’Shaughnessy, Lynn. (2010). 51 Colleges With the Best Student Financial
Aid. CBS Money Watch.com.
http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/51-colleges-
with-the-best-student-financial-aid/1354/
Back to School. College Planning Network. Copyright 2009.
http://www.collegeplan.org/bcksch/bkschool.htm
Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed. SBA Economic
Recovery. 2009.
http://www.sba.gov/recovery/index.html

17.  In this Power Point my main goal was to answer the question of, “What kind
of presentation would help my students succeed after high school?” Too
many times I’ve seen students simply give up because things weren’t as
easy as they anticipated. The slides I have chosen will assist students of all
income brackets in finding funds to help with their college tuition. The slides
are meant to be informative as well as fun. In most of the slides students
can also click on the pictures to further their search. Finally, I purposely
stressed, “Don’t give up. Find the help you need. Investigate government
and non profit websites.” They are usually less biased concerning colleges
of choice.
 I would have to say my three “Wow” points in creating this Power Point were
pretty exciting. First, coming up with the idea; not just another lesson for my
young people, but something they could really take with them to really make
a difference. Second, I learned a lot myself. You know, not quite knowing
were to go or what to do and finding out how to on the web was scary and
fun; I have to admit, God gave me wisdom when I thought I had none. I
hope my students have as much fun as I did learning, searching and finding
out their futures. Last but not least the feeling of actually accomplishing
something not just for me to say, “Yes I learned a couple of things,” but
finding several websites I really believe can make the difference in a
graduate’s life. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did making it!