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Possible priority considerations:. Major Distance from home Total cost (tuition, room and board) Campus setting (urban, rural, college town) Number of students College sports division Extracurricular options Male/female ratio Student/teacher ration Study abroad option
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Possible priority considerations: • Major • Distance from home • Total cost (tuition, room and board) • Campus setting (urban, rural, college town) • Number of students • College sports division • Extracurricular options • Male/female ratio • Student/teacher ration • Study abroad option • Amount of financial aid offered • National ranking for academics • Fraternities and sororities • Diversity
College Project The next few slides will describe the college project you need to complete by 22 October 2012. Each component is worth a HW grade (make sure you pay attention to each individual part) and the final assignment is worth 3 HW grades. A rubric will be sent next week to give you more specific information on grading.
College Project 1. Use your 10 priority considerations. 2. Determine what your criteria are within each priority. Example: Major – Forensic Science Setting – College Town Total Cost – Under $25,000
College Project 3. Pick four colleges that interest you. 4. Find out the priority criteria information about each school. 5. Put the information in chart format. (see example) 6. Find out all of the entry requirements for each college. (SAT, ACT, GPA) 7. Based on your research findings, write a paragraph that explains which college is the best fit based on how well it meets your criteria.
College Project 8. Second paragraph – What do you need to do to meet the entrance requirements for the school of your choice. 9. Cite your sources for each college. I’ll send you a link to the website that shows how to properly cite your sources.
College Project Deadlines and Format: pkirby@bcps.k12.md.us • List of your top 10 priority considerations in order from 1 to 10. Deadline: Monday, 8 October by 7:49am. Emailed as chart in the email. Subject line: Pd#-priority considerations 1st pd - priority considerations 5/6 pd - priority considerations 7/8 pd - priority considerations 11th pd - priority considerations
College Project • List of 10 priorities and the criteria for each. Deadline: Wednesday, 10 October by 7:49am. Emailed as chart within the email. Subject line: Pd#-criteria chart 1st pd – criteria chart 5/6 pd - criteria chart 7/8 pd - criteria chart 11th pd - criteria chart
College Project • List of your 4 colleges. Deadline: Friday, 12 October by 7:49 am. Emailed as a chart within the email. Also, these four colleges need to be added to your college list in Naviance. (this is a separate grade) Subject line: Pd#-colleges 1st pd – colleges 5/6 pd - colleges 7/8 pd - colleges 11th pd - colleges
College Project Deadlines and Format: • Completed project. Deadline: Monday, 22 October by 7:49am. Emailed as a Word attachment in the format shown in the example. Hard copy is due at the beginning of class this day. Subject line: Pd#-final college project 1st pd – final college project 5/6 pd - final college project 7/8 pd - final college project 11th pd - final college project
College Project Deadlines and Format: • Completed project. Deadline: Monday, 22 October by 7:49am. The final project must be attached as a journal entry in Naviance. Subject line of the journal entry: Freshman college project
College Project Deadlines and Format: 1. Each component that is due will count as a homework assignment. 2. The final project will count as three homework assignments.
Entrance Requirements: (this is part of the final project, not an email.
Which College is Best for Me? Paragraph that states which college is the best fit for you based on your findings. Use your criteria and your research findings to back up your decision. Second paragraph – What do you need to do to meet the entrance requirements for the school of your choice.