Career Quest

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Career Quest

• By Michael LeVora

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Career Choices

• Teacher
• Crime Scene Investigator
• Dentist

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Careers Not For Me

• Teacher
• Educating people
• Interactions
• Ten month work period
• Low salary

• CSI
• Exciting and dangerous
• Government benefits
• Travel
• Low rank to start

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My Career Choice

• Dentist

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College Choices

• Illinois Wesleyan University
• Take many basic and advanced biology, chemistry,
  and math classes.
• Major in Biology.
• Southern Illinois University School of Dental
  Medicine
• 4 year program for D.D.S or D.M.D.
• Doctor of Dental Surgery or Doctor of Dental
  Medicine
• Do class and clinical work

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More about college

• IWU
• 34,000 a year with room and board
• SIU-SDM
• About 23,000 a year
• Tuition, student fees, instrument expenses, books
  and supplies
• Additional costs
• Find a cheap
• apartment
• Food

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Job Openings

• Bright Now!
• Austin, Texas
• San Antonio, Texas
• ETS
• San Antonio, Texas

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My Job

• Bright Now! in Austin, Texas
• Starting benefits
• 80,000
• health, dental, and life insurance
• 401(k)
• 31 miles to home

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Dentist

• Outlook
• Number of jobs increasing for next 12 years
• Hours
• Work 4 to 5 days a week
• 35 to 40 hours a week
• Job duties
• Identification, diagnosis, and treatment of
  dental conditions or problems
• Giving directions to employees

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My Apartment

• The Palazzo
• 1011 Wonder World Drive
• San Marcos, Texas 78666
• 2 bedroom, 2 bathrooms 1000 a month
• Try and find a roommate

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Directions to Work

• Total Distance 31 miles

• Total Est. Time 35 min.

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Budget

• Yearly Gross 80,000
• Net monthly 5,300

• Variable
• Groceries 400
• Transportation 160
• Utilities 100
• Cell phone 60
• Entertainment 100
• Home necessities 150
• Savings 800
• Left Over 970

• Fixed
• Rent 1000
• Insurance
• Car 110
• Health included
• Renters 50
• Student loans 800
• Internet, Phone, Satellite 100
• Car payment 500
• 401K included

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Savings

• Capital One
• _at_ 500 a month
• 3.75 interest
• The 1st year
• 225 in interest
• The 5th year
• 1125

• U.S. Bank IRA
• _at_ 300 a month
• 3,500 min. 1st year
• _at_ 340 a month
• 4,000 min. next year
• _at_ 420 a month
• 5,000 min. 3 years later and every year after
  that

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Source Page

• http//www2.iwu.edu/admissions/financial/
• http//www.siue.edu/sdm/student/prospective.html
• http//www.monster.com
• http//www.brightnow.com
• http//www.airforce.com/careers/healthcare/careers
  .php
• http//www.mapquest.com
• http//www.rent.com
• http//www.frontieronline.com/
• http//www.pontiac.com
• http//www.capitalone.com/
• http//www.usbank.com/