Questions for Students about College Plans 1. What is your current grade? a. b. c. d. 9 10 11 12 166 140 74 124 6.

What do you think you will do after high school? a. Go to college 360 b. Work 112 c. Join the military 50 d. Trade or technical training 43 Mission 7 None 1 7. Have you ever considered going to college? a. Yes 471 b. No 24 8. What do you consider stumbling block(s) to going to college? (you can check one-four) a. Your grades 235 b. Money worries 302 c. You have no idea how to apply to college 86 d. Concerns about your family 43 None 5

2. What gender are you? a. Female 248 b. Male 254 3. What ethnicity are you? a. African American 43 b. Asian 34 c. Caucasian 227 d. Hispanic 98 e. Mixed race 63 4. Do you know the requirements for you to graduate from high school? a. Yes 458 b. No 36

5. What is the highest grade that either of your parents finished? a. b. c. d. Did not finish high school 107 Graduated from high school 137 Did some college courses 103 Graduated from college 140

9. What do you know about what you need to do to go to college? a. Nothing 36 b. A little 240 c. Some 188 d. A great deal 125 10. Do you know how to apply to college? a. No 329 b. Yes 224

5. What is the highest grade that any of your siblings finished? a. Did not finish high school 102 b. Graduated from high school 129 c. Did some college courses 89 d. Graduated from college 74 Oldest/only 53

11. Do you know how to apply for financial aid for college? a. No 341 b. Yes 136 12. Did you know that the average graduate of college make over double the salary of the average salary of a high school graduate? a. No 142 b. Yes 331 13. Do you know what the SAT is? a. Yes 383 b. No 91 c. 14. Do you know what the ACT is? a. Yes 244 b. No 215 15. Do you know how to get a letter of recommendation or who to ask for one? a. Yes 262 b. No 220 16. Does going to college make it more likely that you will get into a career where you can earn a better salary? a. Yes 427 b. No 53 17. Does going to college make it more likely that you will not suffer unemployment? a. Yes 340 b. No 116

18. Do you know what types of careers require a college degree? a. Yes 350 b. No 119