College 100

Tyler


1.
Public College: Evergreen
Evergreen seems like a good choice for me, because it has a well acclaimed arts program, which is something that interests me. Also, the students are mostly around my age group, between seventeen and twenty four. Evergreen is also an affordable school, in comparison to larger colleges, or universities.

Private College: Hope University
Hope University is a campus of about three thousand students. It is expensive to go to, and students usually have a high gpa to go there, a three point or higher. I don’t think I’ll have a chance to get in. Truthfully, Hope University doesn’t interest me much. Students are very involved in the campus, but that’s obvious, seeing as it’s a private college and there are so few people there.

Rural College: University of Maine
University of Maine has a good arts program, which I specifically asked about. There are numerous art based activities near and on the campus around the year. Class sizes are a bit bigger than I would like, but it seems like it could still be a good place to go. It would be a good place to get involved in the community through art, but I don’t know if it’s really what I’m looking for. I intend to contact the college for more information on specific topics, such as specific classes, but until then, this is a bit of an on the fence place for me.

Traditional Large University:

Small Alternative College:

2.
I am thinking of majoring in computer science. MIT, Florida Institute of Technology, as well as the Illinois Institute of Technology. I feel like these schools would offer me much more in getting my major in Computer Science. I’m not completely sure if this is what I want to do, but my interest in math applies directly to my love of computers, and a better understanding of computers would lead me to getting jobs that deal greatly with computers.
MIT made the best impression on me, because the official seemed to know more about his campus than the others. Also, Massachusetts Institute of Technology is more well renowned as a technical college than others. If I could make it into MIT, it would definitely be my number one choice.

3.
Attend and describe one of the workshops:
College Admission Trends

This workshop was about the current trends in college admissions, both as admissions officers, and students alike. The speaker’s name was Jess Ross, and she was an admissions official at UW. She talked about how wholistic reviews were becoming more common in colleges around the Nation. Most believe that the numbers of applications have been going down, but they have been going up, which started up a vicious cycle between the two components. Colleges are looking less at GPA and test scores, and more at the person applying. This applies to only about half of the colleges around the world, but is becoming more and more of a prevalent idea.

4.

Personal Evaluation of Experience: (Useful info, unanswered questions, next phase of education and career planning)