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1. What is a performance-based résumé? *

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It documents an individual's general performance on the job.

It documents a person's performance compared to other individuals who have reached the same level of educational attainment.

It is a special résumé that is reserved for individuals in performance-based careers, such as dancers, singers, and musicians.

It uses quantifiable data to define a person's accomplishments over time.

2. Which of the following statements is FALSE? If you believe that all the answers are FALSE, select the last answer. *

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Public school is free so if a student doesn't study hard, his or her parents have not wasted any money.

Some school districts in America spend as much as $52,000 per student per year on their general public school education.

On average, a person with a college degree will earn a million dollars more over a working lifetime than a person with a high school diploma.

Comparing 64 countries around the world, American students rank 30th in mathematics, after countries such as Latvia, Russia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Slovenia.

All the answers above are FALSE.

3. What is the primary performance indicator that virtually all colleges use to determine which students are admitted? *

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The number of days absent and late

The average of grades (GPA) earned in all subjects in a student's junior and senior year

Teacher recommendations

The number of high-difficulty courses taken and grades earned in those courses

4. Colleges may admit some students who are not quite academically ready for the challenges that college-level courses demand. It's a chance that many colleges are willing to take hoping that these 'borderline' students will succeed. What usually happens to those students? *

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Those students can usually catch up quickly during the summer before they enter college.

Those students manage to get through their course work but with very low grades.

Those students usually have to take 'remedial' or 'make-up' coursework in their weak subject areas.

Many of the weaker students simply cheat their way through college.

5. In case plans go astray and a student cannot manage to graduate from high school, a GED (General Education Diploma) may be an option. A student can earn a GED at his or her own pace. Which of the statements below is FALSE? If you think all the statements are TRUE, select the last answer. *

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Most businesses accept a GED in place of a high school diploma.

If a person goes on to earn a college degree after leaving high school, most employers will count the college degree and won't care if it happened to be earned via a high school diploma or GED.

In the United States, over 8.5 million people have a GED instead of a high school diploma.

Even banks and the United States military accept a GED.

All the above statements are TRUE.

6. What kind of extra-curricular activities do colleges most want to see on high school students applications? Select the best answer or pick 'All of the Above.' *

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Colleges look favorably on students who use their time out of school to engage in as many activities as time permits believing that any activity will help reduce the stress a high school student builds up during the day.

Colleges tend to favor sports-based extra-curricular activities -- they know students spend most of the day sitting in the classroom and need to get out and get some exercise.

Colleges want to see extra-curricular activities that allow the applicant to practice and build leadership skills and those that help prepare them for their future success.

Colleges prefer to see extra-curricular activities that involve students in their communities.

All of the above.

7. Which of the following statements is FALSE? Select the last answer if you think all the answers are TRUE.

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Average weekly earnings for a person with no high school diploma are $493.00

Average weekly earnings for a person with a high school diploma are $978.00.

Average weekly earnings for a person with some college credits but no degree are $738.00.

Average weekly earnings for a person with an Associate's Degree are $798.00.

Average weekly earnings for a person with a Bachelor's Degree are $1,137.00.

Average weekly earnings for a person with a Master's Degree are $1,141.00.

All of the above statements are true.

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8. STEM fields rock the world (especially Geology). Which of the following statements is correct? Select the last answer if you think all the answers are TRUE. *

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In 2019, there were over 500,000 well-paying computer jobs that were unfilled in the United States and that number will double within a year or two.

There are many different fields of engineering [Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial, Geotechnical, Computer, Agricultural, Environmental). There will be an explosion of available jobs as many seniors in these positions will retire even as the world invents more products, processes, and problems that need engineers.

The healthcare field is expected to add 2.4 million jobs in the next few years. Many are desk jobs or management positions that don't require direct interactions with patients.

There is a great job demand for mathematicians; job growth of twenty-three percent will occur in the near term.

All of the answers above are correct.

9. Which of the following data statements is correct? Select the last answer if you think all the statements are TRUE.

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The average college student takes more than six years to graduate.

At the end of four years, only 33% of full-time, first-time students will graduate.

About 30% of college students drop-out at the end of their first year in college.

If a student leaves college for even one semester, there is only a 30% chance he or she will come back.

About 57% of college students are not done after six years.

All of the above answers are TRUE.

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10. The list below details the various reasons why students drop out of college. But one of these is more of a key reason why so many students don't get through. Which one would be that key?

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Lack of serious academic preparation in high school.

Switching majors due to uncertainty in choosing a career.

Increased difficulty of courses in junior/senior year.

Extending graduation by several years causes severe financial hardship.

All of the above.

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