How does Stern MASS prepare me for the college I want to attend? Task: Build a college website and present to your peers. Weebly is due BEFORE May 1st, 2015. Page 1. Title Page: How does Stern MASS prepare me for the college I want to attend? Your School Name and Major Your name Advisory Teacher May 2015 Page 2. Introduction to college:
Page 3. Prospective student profile (College board) College Board - College Planning Tool -What do you need to be able to get in? GPA, SAT, ACT, etc... - What is the 2014 acceptance rate? (How many people apply and how many people get in?) -Student population (Who goes there? Include at least 2 specific groups of people - gender, ethnicity, undergrads,etc). - Student: Professor ratio? (Average of how many students per class) -Housing options—dorms? (where do you live if you go to this school) -any extra info add here - you must add at least TWO additional facts about this school. Page 4. Funding for college:
tuition books housing other fees
Page 5. Characteristics of successful college graduate (Interview of a college graduate: mandatory)
2. Why that school? 3. What do/did you want to study? 4. What is/was the end goal for your major - what career are you studying for? 5. How are/did you paying for college? Will/Did you have student debt? 6. What has/was been one challenge you faced? Is it current, did you overcome it - did this challenge change anything for you? 7. What is/was one thing about college that you did not know about? 8. How do/did you get your books? 9. How do/did you register for your classes? 10. Advice for high school students: Page 6 Generate possible major choices - some schools offer options within a major for you to choose from. They also offer related majors. Make sure you check the specific major you researched.
Page 7. Visit schools or talk to college representative OR you may include a video or helpful link and explain it during your presentation for persons interested in this school. Do one of the following:
Page 8. Bibliography listing resources used (MLA format). See links page for additional help. MLA format for an electronic source: a. Alphabetical order b. First line is NOT indented, second line + is indented. c. Formatting example: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Web. Date of access. *Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given. 9. Students must complete: Project information/Project Plan/Student assessment on smass.techyes.org website prior to linking URL. USERNAME: first initial last name (lowercase) PASSWORD: password or sternmass (lowercase) *Haro Advisory - you must include a screenshot (shift + command + f4) of
Page 10 - HARO ONLY - CSU College Application (may turn in a paper copy if document is not scanned). Complete the CSU College Application by completing the required information. Application is due May 1st. |
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