Finance U: LFLA's College and Career Blog

Erica, Class of 2018, shares her experiences with managing your time when you go to school & work a part-time job.   One of the most important things about senior year is learning how to save money and manage your time. Coming into senior year I knew I had to get a job, because I knew that this year of all the years was going to be one of the most, if not the most, expensive years of high school with things like senior dues, prom, and college application fees etc. coming up I knew not having a job wasn’t an option. I had been looking for a job the summer coming into my junior year and all throughout junior year. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find one because a lot of jobs like for you to have experience, and I also had this thought that I was honestly better than certain jobs, which prevented me from applying to a lot of places I probably would’ve gotten hired. I finally got a chance when I sucked it up and just went to the open interviews that McDonald’s was having....

 Jayla, Class of 2018, tells us about the recent field trip to American Eagle Credit Union and what she learned about banking.        On March 21, 2018, a majority of  Lift for Life Academy seniors went on a field trip to American Eagle Credit Union to create savings accounts. In order to create a savings account, you had to pay an initial $5 deposit. Each student received $5 from the American Eagle Credit Union, which was very helpful. At AECU Tracy and Cayla, two of the staff members, gave everyone a tour around the Credit Union. We saw all the different departments that were included in the American Eagle Credit Union, such as: social media department, accounting department, human resources department (HR), etc.  Every student had the experience of going inside all of the departments to get a vision and feeling of how it would feel to work in a workplace like the AECU. One young lady, showed us a brief PowerPoint of how the Social Media departm...

Ashyrha, Class of 2018, shares her best tips for finding and getting scholarships.    This is one of the most difficult topics for me as a senior in high school. I had a hard time finding scholarships and, on top of that, had a harder time finding the time to do the ones I did find. I didn’t give up though because I had already come so far. Looking back, I do wish I had done essays and other things ahead of time because a lot of times some scholarships ask for the same essay. It is not impossible; you just have to want it… And once you set your mind to it, you have to make it your goal to get that scholarship. You have to push yourself because other things during your senior year will come up. There will be times where you have to pick and choose what comes first. Remember that everyone is rooting for you, and people around you are always there to help if you ask.      I suggest the best thing to do is know how much the schools you are interested in cost. ...