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Retrospective Sense Making in the College Search Process for Millennial Students

Retrospective Sense Making in the College Search Process for Millennial Students. Jon Sims. What Differentiates Millennial Students From Other Generations?. Special Sheltered Confident Team Oriented Conventional Pressured Achieving. Identity Construction.

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Retrospective Sense Making in the College Search Process for Millennial Students

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  1. Retrospective Sense Making in the College Search Process for Millennial Students Jon Sims

  2. What Differentiates Millennial Students From Other Generations? • Special • Sheltered • Confident • Team Oriented • Conventional • Pressured • Achieving

  3. Identity Construction • I am a Freshman at Queens University of Charlotte • My Identity in high school: • From Baltimore, MD • GPA 3.5 SAT 1550 • Spanish Club and National Honor Society • My Parents both graduated from UMD • My parents wanted me to Major in Business or Pre-Med • I was interested in Sports Communications • I went to a small high school, but was not sure what size college was right for me

  4. Retrospection • My parents had me attend over 10 high school college visits and 2 college fairs. • My parents chose specific schools for me to visit. • UMD, Duke, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Elon, Davidson, UNC Charlotte and Queens. • My parents applied to each of these schools for me.

  5. Enactment • I was excited to experience COLLEGE LIFE. • What will it be like? • Will my parents be happy with my decision and can they afford it?

  6. Socialization • From Junior to Senior year I sought advise from: • Friends at School • Guidance Counselors and Independent College Consultants • Social Media Sites • Admissions Counselors • Family

  7. Continuation • Top 3 Schools (Davidson, Queens, and UNC Charlotte) • Parental Communication with Admissions Office • Acceptance or Denial • Second Campus Visits • Participate in Classes • Overnight visits and meetings with professors • Financial Aid/Residence Life

  8. Extracted Cues • Which School really wants me? • Loose Coupling with Admissions Counselors • What I liked and did not like after my second campus visit • Internship and study abroad opportunities • Small Class Sizes • Finding a Career • Going to school in Charlotte

  9. Plausibility • “The right fit” • Second Home • Areas of Study • Satisfied Parents • Parent Council

  10. What it’s like from the Admissions Counselor’s point of view • http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/13266875/peepz-movie

  11. References • Eisenberg, E.M., Goodall, H.L., Trethewey, A. (2010). Organizational communication balancing creativity and constraint. Boston, MA: Bedford/St. Martin’s. • Elam, C., Stratton, T., Gibson, D.D., Welcoming a new generation to college: the millennial students. (2007). Arlington, VA: Journal of College Admission. • Emeaglwali, S.N., Millennials leading the charge for change. (2011). Alexandria, VA: Association for Career & Technical Education. • Hughes, C., Barrie, S., Influences on the assessment of graduate attributes in higher education. (2010). Sydney, Australia: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. • Rowan-Kenyon, H.T., Bell, A.D., Perna, L.W., Contextual influences on parental involvement in college going. (2008). Columbus, OH: The Journal of Higher Education. • Shaw, E.J., Kobrin, J.L., Packman, S.F., Describing students involved in the search phase of the college choice process. (2009). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press. • Yeung, F.P.F., Keup, J.R., Ethical decision-making in college: choosing between right, wrong, and the space in between. (2009). Los Angeles, CA: Center for Studies in Higher Education.

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