Sophia Learning - College Readiness - Final Milestone

Which of the following is NOT a best practice for affording your education? •  Using credit cards to pay tuition • Getting scholarships or grants • Taking on a part-time job • Applying for financial aid RATIONALE Credit cards are not an effective way to pay for your education, although convenient, you may end up paying much more if you use this method because the interest rates can be high. Also, unlike student loans that you could receive through financial aid, these have to be paid back while you are a student. CONCEPT Managing Finances 2 Which of the following can you do to get your paper ready to turn in? • Create an outline for the paper that organizes the concepts in a logical manner, then format the paper by changing the fonts and creating a cover page. • Page 1 of 14 Sophia :: Welcome 8/10/2020 Change the fonts, create a cover page, and ask the instructor to read it and give you feedback on it before you turn in the final version. • Look up similar papers online, see if your ideas match up to the ones you found, then modify or cut and paste ideas into your paper as needed. •  Read the paper aloud to make sure it sounds right, check to ensure it meets assignment requirements, check to ensure each paragraph supports the thesis. RATIONALE Reading the paper aloud to make sure it sounds right, checking to ensure it meets assignment requirements, and checking to ensure each paragraph supports the thesis are three things you could do to ensure your paper is ready. In addition to these, you could also check the grammar, mechanics, and spelling in your paper; check to ensure that all of your citations are included and formatted correctly; and check to ensure that the paper itself is formatted to your instructor's specifications. CONCEPT