Examine the spreadsheet you created and discuss IN DETAIL the following:
- Which college offers what you would consider the best opportunity for you to get an education in the degree of your choice? Explain why you think this way.
- Discuss the cost of tuition for all three colleges. Is one college much more expensive than the others? Why? Does one college charge high fees for room and board as compared to the other college? Why do you think this is so?
- Which college are you most likely going to be able to attend? This may be because of GPA, cost, etc.
- Discuss the classes that you signed up for next year and how these classes will help you prepare for following your career path and college choice.
- Discuss in detail goals you will need to set and ACHIEVE in order to get into the college of your choice. Also discuss how you will achieve these goals.
- Discuss how you plan to pay for going to the college of your choice. Make sure you tell us what the total cost of your college education will be.
- After completing the research did you change your mind about your college or career choices? Why or why not?
I believe Lawrence Tech offers the best opportunity to me because after receiving more information about their college in the mail, they are close, offers scholarships and financial aid, and are one of the best technical schools in our region.
ReplyDeleteAlthough Lawrence is the most expensive college to attend out of the three I chose by almost a difference of $5,000 and $12,000, I believe with the financial aid that the college offers is still my best bet.
Lawrence technological university is my first choice to attend although they have the highest standards including a 3.3 required GPA. The school works in small classrooms and one on one with the best professors around.
Next year, I signed up for ceramics, which I believe will have some amount of role play in my future, seeing as molding something also comes with architecture.
A few goals I need to set to make myself eligible for Lawrence is to heighten my GPA, and also become eligible for a student loan, so I can pay the tuition costs for attending. I would also like the get a semi-well paying job so I can pay off that loan in a shorter amount of time.
I did not change my mind about which college I am interested in, a great deal because I had sent out a request for information from all three colleges weeks ago, and have not received any information from other two, but Lawrence got back with me right away.
Grace Sheckler
1. I think that the University of Miami would be the best choice out of the 3 colleges I picked, (University of Miami, OSU and University of Michigan) to get my degree in because it has the best education, it studies everything that I need to for the job I’d like to incorporate, and it’s the college that I really want to go to.
ReplyDelete2. The tuition of each college is fairly priced. Miami is a little more because it is way out of state, and because of the education of the school itself. U of Miami’s Board and Room is more expensive to, compared to OSU and U of Michigan. I think that Miami would cost more just because it is out of state.
3. I would think University of Miami would be the best one just because of the GPA, but if cost is a problem, I will most likely be going to University of Michigan or OSU just because it’s close to home, cheaper and the GPA is the same so it wouldn’t be a problem.
4. I took sociology, psychology, and Biology. These are some classes needed to get into the career I would like. It will help me prepare because I will have these credits ready.
5. I will need to have a 3.5 GPA to get into the college I want, to be able to get a paying job to help pay for college to incorporate the bigger job, and I will need to be ready for anything that is to come with this job. I will achieve these by getting good grades all through high school, being sure I save money from being paid, and to be patient and have confidence I can achieve all this.
6. The total cost if I was going to the college I want, University of Miami, would be $62,801. I will pay for this with saving money with a side job, doing extra work, and using any money my parents give to me for college.
7. No because I have a mindset of where I’d like to go to college, and what I’d like to be, and researching actually helping me decide that what I chose is a good idea.
Joey Bandi
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1. The colleges I think best suited for me would have to be Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. These have over 200 degrees that I would be able to pursue, plus they require high grades which I have, so I feel as if these two colleges would be the best choices for me.
2. As for the expenses of the colleges, for MSU tuition plus room and board is $21,026. For U of M the cost is $22,102. Lastly the expenses for the University of Dayton are $35,330. These colleges are in the higher range of costs because most of them are prestigious schools and cost around as much as any other college. The main reason why the University of Dayton costs so much is because it is a private catholic school and therefore costs more.
3. The college I am most likely to attend would be MSU. I would like to attend this college because it requires decent grades, so I would be at school with intellectual people. Also it has many fields I could pursue including the major and minor I wish to follow. Another boost is out of the three colleges that I chose, MSU has the least amount of expenses. I hope that someday I will attend this school and if not I would like to go to U of M.
4. The classes that I signed up for will hopefully really boost my chances of following this career and start to enjoy more than I already do. I made sure to take a lot of science classes such as Biology and Essentials of Chemistry. I also made sure to take all the honors classes, as some may think this might not be the best idea, but having good classes expands my chances of finding another career choice if my first one doesn’t work out.
5. Some goals I will need to set and will achieve is getting good grades, getting a job, or internship and learn from people with this career choice. Another goal I will need to set for myself is trying to make money and saving it so I can go to the college I wish to, without too much worry about money or debt. I will achieve these goals by making sure I do all my homework and studying whenever there is a test abroad. I will also make sure to find a job as soon as possible. There are many more goals I should achieve but these are definitely the main ones.
6. For all four years of my college experience at MSU if I go there it’ll add up to $95,440 if I get a masters degree at this school. I plan to pay for this in multiple ways. For one, I will make sure to find a good job and work as many odd jobs as I need, as long as I get the money. The main thing I will do to earn the money for college will be scholarships. I plan to apply to all and any scholarships that I could maybe get.
7. My mind did not change about the career I wish to follow because career cruising and I myself thought it would be a pretty good job for me and I hope to pursue it in the future. Hopefully my college choices and job choices will help me to lead a good job and life.
I believe that Columbia College of Chicago offers the best choice for me because for each major there is a lengthy and detailed amount of classes. For example, if you did animation and film making you'd start taking classes about the history of it, and you would also learn traditional animation/film, along with advances in it. So the classes are a lot more in depth. The most expensive college is again Columbia College of Chicago because they offer so many credit hours. Also room and board is 11,000, which is a good portion of the total tuition 51,000$. I think its that expensive because the rooms are more private with only about 2-3 people each; and they include a lot of things like extra rooms, cable television, and a kitchen. I'll most likely attend College for creative studies, because its a lot less expensive then the other colleges,and GPA requirement is at least a 2.5. Also, its in Detroit so it's pretty close to home. Next year I signed up for Foundations in Art so I could start taking Bedford's art classes that require a pre-requisite. I want to take as many different art media's as I can so I can decide which one suits me the best, I also want to learn about computer design and keep my grade GPA at least a 3.7. I could achieve my goals by taking some classes in school and at Monroe community college, I'll also have to work hard and study to keep my grades up. I really want to get into the Columbia College even though its so expensive. To be able to pay for it I'll probably have to get a student loan, I also plan on earning different scholarships to help pay and get a part time job to pay off the loan. No because I'm still pretty sure I want to do something with film making and art; I don't really care how much I'll be paid as long as I'm doing something I love.
ReplyDelete2-15-12 Garrett Magrum
ReplyDeleteI think the college that suits me best would be the University of Michigan; I think the UoM is my best choice because they support ophthalmology studies and masters in those studies. The total tuition cost for the UoM is about $10,000 and the other colleges are about the same. Colleges cost so much because they have rooms, food, books, ect… that they still need to pay for.
The classes I will need to take would be like physics, health, chemistry, and other classes like these. I am taking most of the required classes to be an opthomoligist. I will also need to get a good GPA to get into any of my colleges that I chose and I will need a good paying job to pay off the tuition. I will need to do well in high school, so good grades and I will need to start earning money somehow, possibly by helping around my family, and I will need to go to college for about ten more years to become an opthomoligist.
For my money issues right now I will need to start helping my uncle with his lawn business and I will also need another job such as an intern at the opthomoligist center near my house. It will take me a long time to save up about $10,000 though but I need to pull through and then it will all pay off in the end. I did not change my career in the end because the job is needed so much right now and it pays very well, but I also wanted to do something like this for a very long time.
Out of California State University, Michigan State University and the University of Miami I chose California State University the best college out of the three. Based around the goals I have for college California is able to help me achieve them all. One of my goals is to major in Criminal justice, and California State University is one of the highest ranked colleges for that major. Another goal that CSU will help me achieve is getting my bachelors degree. Although CSU is a lot more expensive than the other two colleges because it is out an out of state college and I will have to pay a higher tuition fee and a housing fee which I would not have to pay as much if I planning on attending Michigan State.
ReplyDeleteOut of the three colleges I will most likely be able to attend Michigan State because I would have a lower tuition fee and I would not have to pay for housing because I am a resident of Michigan and have been for seven years. Another reason it will me more likely for me to attend Michigan State is because of the lower GDP. At Michigan there is no set GDP while at California State you must have a GDP of at least 3.0
To help me get into one of the colleges of my choice I have based my high school electives around the career I want to go in. To be a criminal lawyer you have to have to have experience and knowledge in sociology, physiology and in law and government which are the classes that I have signed up to take my sophomore year. Each of the classes will help with my understanding of human behavior and government which will help me work toward my goal of becoming a criminal lawyer.
To help pay for my college I will have to have student loans and sing up for as many scholarships as I can. The overall cost of Going to the college of my choice which is California state university will roughly be $24,500. The amount of money does not change my mind about going to California to attend college because I know that it is the college that I want to go to for sure.
The college offers I would accept is the Uno scholar ships because they are easy to get and they help save u a lot of money. I know this because they host computations every week for high school seniors and juniors the high school that winds the kids that did the computation are awarded 2500-3500 dollar scholarships. Most of the colleges I looked at are expensive but the one that cost less is Uno I think Uno would be a good school for me because its cheep close to home and I can get a good paying job when I graduate. Texas cost a lot of money because it’s a well know school and has division 1 athletics. And plus it is out of state so it well cost me a lot more to go.
ReplyDeleteThe college I am most likely to attend is Uno because it cost a lot less than the others and they have good staff and teachers they also have an ROTC program which can help me when I am in the military. Also they have a lot of cool and fun sports like truck tug of war bowling (favorite) and other fun things. They also have really good dorms that look like apartments come with your own privet bathroom and have a big kitchen. The classes I signed up for next year we’ll help me because they are auto classes and if I take all the auto classes I well be able to get a scholarship from the school and the classes will help me to see what is in the next couple years.
They way I am going to pay for college is that I have a bank account and my parents and family have been putting money in that account till I go to college. Also my grandparents are going to give me a check when I turn 18 that well help kick start my new life in college I also have a job that I usually put half my paycheck in to my bank account and I have been doing that for 2-3 years now. I am also going to use the scholarships I get from the schools to help me pay for books living food and all the things I need in college.
I still have not changed my mind about college because I want to have a life of my own one day. And own a shop of my own I love working with cars and working on cars I love hands on jobs and I want to have a job I love and not one I hate and hate getting up early for work I could go in afternoon hours or night hours. And I always wanted to go to college and with this college I won’t have to live on campus because it close to home.
After all the time that we spent in class reviewing colleges, careers, tuition and other costs that would help us achieve a more successful career, I believe that I have found the best path for me. I feel that my best opportunities would be found at Western Michigan University, I believe that this is so because it holds so many different majors that I’m interested in that even if I had a change of heart mid degree, I could change to something else without transferring colleges and credits. When comparing the tuition WMU to the other universities, it was by far the cheapest, most likely because it was the only college in Michigan which would mean me getting reduced in-state tuition. The college that had the highest tuition was Missouri State University it was a good $3,000 higher than Western Michigan some of this can be contributed to out of state tuition but I believe that it is also because it was more honed as an arts and communications school and offered more specialized courses and degrees. Even though WMU had the lowest price in tuition is was the highest for room and board with a whopping $8,095 while the other colleges asked for an average of $5,000, this could be to make up for the lower tuition or it including a vast meal plan that includes many different cafes and restaurants.
ReplyDeleteIf GPA decided whether I could attend one of these colleges, I could get into any of them that I want because they all require an average GPA anywhere from a 3.2 to a 3.5 which at this moment I am well above. But based on total costs of the college, WMU would still be the most affordable even though Missouri State was only roughly $400 more expensive. I will most likely attend Western Michigan University depending on all of these factors and the fact that it is still in Michigan and not too far away.
During the scheduling period for next year, I signed up for French, Band and Psychology 2. French could help me attain my career goals because in the future I might need to take an International Business course and the knowledge of the language and culture would help me take part in that class more readily. Psychology 2 will also help in my career goals because it will allow me to learn about the human mind and thought process, this could help me learn how people think so that I could more easily get a message across to them in marketing or in the other essays that I would need to write for classes. To achieve my career goals, I will need to keep my GPA safely in a high 3.9 or hopefully a 4.0 for the rest of my high school experience I would need to follow up my scheduling with business management classes and marketing along with honors and AP English classes so that I will have to tools to be successful in a career in communications.
To pay for college at Western Michigan University, I plan on applying for academic and athletic scholarships and using fastweb.com to access many other scholarships and grant opportunities. I will need to be able to raise and achieve about $20,400 for my first year at WMU. After finishing the research I didn’t really change my career goals, I really just honed them down to a more specific degree and I finally chose the college that I want to attend
I think that the college that best fits my major is Michigan State University. I think this university is best for me because it has many other great programs other than the one’s I’m interested in. They have a great campus, and it is really big too. I have always liked to move around so I think that it will really benefit me to go here. The reason I think that Michigan State University is best for me is that they offer a great marketing program and that’s why I would like to go there.
ReplyDeleteThe tuition for Michigan State is not very far off from the other two colleges I have chosen. The tuition for Michigan State is around nineteen thousand dollars. University of Michigan’s tuition is around eighteen thousand dollars. Lastly North Carolina State’s tuition is near twenty thousand dollars. None of my colleges are very far off from one another. The most expensive college is North Carolina State University and that is only because it is out of state. All of the colleges that lack in room and board fee’s make up in other fee’s such as a meal plan.
I think that if I get a scholar ship and have a high GPA I will be able to attend any college I want. GPA is a real factor though; some colleges require a GPA of 3.8 or higher. The classes that I will be taking this following year are marketing and Honors Algebra 2. Marketing will help me greatly because that is what I plan on majoring in. Also Algebra will help too because you have to deal with lots of numbers. Some goals I need to set for myself would be to get a GPA higher than 3.8. Get all A’s, and not to get in trouble, such as a detention.
I will be able to pay for college by getting a job next year. Also my parents will help me out. Another thing is that I hope to get an academic scholarship and a baseball scholarship. The total cost for three semesters would be about thirty two thousand dollars. Yes over this whole project I still want to major in Marketing but I now I don’t want to be a sale’s man I just want to work at my family business.
College Research Essay
ReplyDeleteThe college that would most benefit me in learning about my degree of choice would be University of Michigan because the tuition and total cost is higher; therefore, the learning experience will be higher class at the cost of more money than the other colleges. With more money comes a greater learning experience but more debt to pay off in the future after I get out of college. The college with the highest tuition is University of Michigan, while the second highest tuition is Northwestern Michigan College. The greatest costing college of my three choices is University of Michigan because of the high tuition and room & board.
The college I will most likely be able to attend due to GPA is University of Michigan at a GPA of 3.0+, but Northwestern is just as good at 2.0+. If I had to choose, I would go with Northwestern if I was choosing a college based off of cost because Northwestern is only $10,786 yearly while University of Michigan is almost double that. The college I will want will have to be an average cost so I won’t have a hugely large debt when I get out of college.
Some of the classes that I signed up for next year to accompany my degree are accounting, and business management. Some of the goals I will need to achieve in order to get this far in my degree is get good grades in my math, accounting, business, statistics, and other math related classes as well as other math related electives. In order to pay for the college of my choice I will need to get some scholarships or some college loans to help me make my way through college and pay any debts off in the future. Total costs of my college education at Northwestern Michigan College will be about $10,786 yearly as stated above.
No, the prices for Northwestern are still affordable and it is in the area where I will be moving after I get out of high school. When the prices are smaller to go to a college that still has a great education path, the debt after getting out of college won’t cause so much stress and hang over your head until you pay it off. Northwestern suites my career choices, an affordable budget, and a GPA that is well enough under my average, all mixing together to form a great pick as one of my top colleges.
Sam Greeley
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I feel that the University of Michigan would be the best college for me to get my education at. It is a top ten school known for its science department, and engineering; which is just what I need to be successful. Putting money aside this school would give me the best chances of getting a good job in my field and training me well.
The cost of tuition ranges from 12,882 per year, to 16,877 dollars per year. The University of Toledo’s total cost is 31,993, a good 3,000 dollars more that the University of Michigan, because rates for out of state students is higher than in state students. However it doesn’t have the most cost for housing. The U of M has the highest price for housing at 12,902 dollars. I think this is so because the university has maybe better living quarters or that it is a large college and the beds and dorms cost more because of the size. The college based off of money and GPA need, that I would probably be attending is the Michigan State University. Because I live in state the cost is less, the GPA needed is at least a 3.4, and the fact that it isn’t a huge University that is incredibly hard to get into; I will most likely attend MSU.
Next year I am taking college Prep Bio, which will help me in my career, with all of the medical sciences used in my field, it is a great starting point. Honors Algebra 2 will also help me with the calculus and mathematical calculations, in the engineering portion of my career. AP History will let me in college take others classes that I need, and will save me money. Honors English will help me with writing my essays and papers that must convey my thoughts to my peers.
My goals are to get into symphonic band, to get into NHS, to take as many AP classes and honors classes as I can and to stay with my 4.0. These will help me get into college by giving colleges a well rounded person with ties to the community that has many extracurricular activities. Colleges look for that in a person, so I need to make sure that colleges see me in that stack of applications.I plan to apply for as many scholarships as I can with some help from students loans too. Or I also have been debating joining ROTC air force for my college career. The price for me to go to college is between 22,000- 31,000 dollars depending on where I go.
I feel like I opened my eyes more during this project and I feel like my ideas have changed. I realized I could have a job like a forensic scientist, or an FBI agent. I don’t think I changed my mind about what field I’m in- still science- I just broadened my view on what jobs I could actually have.
Katie Dunnett February 15, 2012
ReplyDeleteOut of the 3 schools that I looked at I would have to say Eastern Michigan would be my best choice for the degree I would like to get because they are known for that degree and that is where a lot of teachers have gone to school to get their degrees.University of Toledo was the lowest tuition for the schools I looked at. Eastern Michigan was in between my other 2 schools and it wasn’t a bad price for either one of them. Michigan State had the highest tuition rate. I think Michigan State was the most expensive because they are in a higher level like for sports so they must be for academics too; so it must cost more there because they hire the best teacher’s and other things like that. Michigan State charged more for room and board then the other two colleges, but I think that is because they just renovated their dorms recently because my mom told me it wasn’t always that much more expensive.The college I will most likely be able to attend would be University of Toledo because you are not required to write an essay and they do not really look at your GPA so most people are accepted anyway. They are also the cheapest school I looked at so the loans wouldn’t be as large as the other 2 schools. UT is also the college that is closest to where I live so it would be easier to commute and have fewer costs for things like room and board and meal plans. I signed up for psychology, family living which was suggested for anyone who wants to be a teacher to take those classes and then I signed up for Honors English 10, Honors Geometry, and college prep biology which is now just biology. These classes will look good on transcripts and things that have to do with kids and family are good prep for being a teacher. I would like to get a 3.8 or higher when I graduate so more colleges will look at me. I would also like to get better at swimming so I could have colleges look at me for that too so I can get an athletic scholarship or something like that. I will focus more on school and studying and for swimming I will try harder and work on more things. I hope to get a lot of scholarships for college and eventually I will have to get a job somewhere local in order to pay for college and other things. The total cost of my education would be somewhere around $12,000 to $30,000 a year depending on where I go. I never really had an idea about where I was going to college so I didn’t really care where I looked; the colleges I looked at for the project were just random ones I knew about. Ever since I was little I have wanted to be a teacher and I still want to do that.
Gloria Chun—February 15, 2012
ReplyDeleteOut of the three colleges I explored (The University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and Princeton University), I believe that The University of Chicago offers that best opportunity for me to get the education I need for a science degree. This is because the University of Chicago offers so many science departments and different biology- and chemistry-related majors. This college also has doctorate programs, not to mention programs to get a graduate and masters.
The cost of tuition for these three universities does vary, but the University of Chicago and Princeton are on the higher end, while the University of Michigan is in-state and much cheaper anyways. The University of Chicago’s tuition fee is $41,853, Princeton’s cost of tuition is about $37,000, and the cost of tuition for U of M is only $12,634. These prices are only for attending that college though; room and board, a meal plan, and other fees need to be added on as well. The costs for room and board and a meal plan together are $13,563 for the University of Chicago, $12,069 for Princeton, and $9,468 for U of M. These costs do not vary as much as tuition, but they do correspond with the tuition cost; The University of Chicago cost the most, the University of Michigan cost the least, and Princeton is somewhere in the middle, but closer to the price of the University of Chicago. I think this is so because the overall location, the rank of the school compared to others, and the amount of education offered.
I will most likely be able to attend The University of Michigan because of the cost. The total cost to go there is only half of the costs of the other two colleges: $25,269. Although, I would really like to go to the University of Chicago if I can find a way to pay for $59,030 every year. I plan to pay for going to the college by part-time jobs, scholarship, grants, and mostly loans. The total cost of my education will cost somewhere between $25,269 and $59,030 for one year.
The classes I signed up for next year are Honors English, Biology, Honors Algebra 2, AP US History, Spanish 2, and Chamber Orchestra. These classes won’t help me following my career path and college choice that much, but the honors and AP classes I will be taking will help me stand out a little more. Also, I need to take biology before taking any other science classes, and I am planning on taking as many science classes I can in my high school days. The goals I need to set and achieve in order to get into the college of my choice are keeping a 4.0, getting into community service, testing out of some science or math classes, and also taking as many AP and honors classes I can that relate to science and math. I will achieve these goals by continuing to study hard and doing my best, getting involved more with my church and after-school activities, and also continuing to be interested in math and science and never lose my motivations and inspirations to get to the college of my choice.
After completing the research, I did not change my mind about your college or career choices, because I didn’t make my mind up before I research. Although, exploring these three colleges did help me decide to shoot for the University of Chicago and for a Bachelors degree in Biochemistry.
Of the three colleges I have researched, I would consider the University of Michigan to offer the best opportunity to get a master’s degree or a doctorate’s degree in Biology and/or Engineering. This is because it is known for being a good collage and has a great engineering program.
ReplyDeleteThe cost of tuition is $12,634 for the University of Michigan. the tuition is $12,822 for Michigan State University. The tuition is $3,650.42 for the University of Toledo. The tuition of the University of Michigan and Michigan State University are far higher as they are far better known as being good colleges. The costs of room and board are similar throughout the three.
I will most likely be able to attend the University of Toledo, as I have heard it is easy to get admitted. Also, they have low GPA requirements and tuition.
I signed up for Anatomy next year, which is similar to Biology. I also signed up for an Engineering class.
A goal I will need to set and achieve will be to get a GPA of at least 3.1(although preferably higher).
I am no entirely sure how I plan to pay for college, but I will attempt to obtain scholarships. The total cost of college will be between $14,558.42 and $28,466.
After my research, I did not change my mind about colleges or career as I already had an idea of what I was researching.
I think the collage that would help me get the job that I want would be the University of North Western Ohio. I think this collage is the best pick for me because it offers the classes that would help me the most. The University of north western Ohio tuition is 11,720 per year. The room and board is 450 to 600. The University of Michigan tuition is 20,000. The room and board is 12,100. The reason that the University of Michigan is so expensive is that the room and board for that collage is really expensive.
ReplyDeleteThe university that I am most likely to go to will be the university of north western Ohio. The reason that I am most likely to go there is that they offer all the right classes that I would need to get to be able to get a good machining job in the future. The other reason is that the tuition is not too expensive. The GPA needed for the University of North Western Ohio is a 2.5 GPA.
The classes that I signed up for next year that will help me fallow the career path that I want are machine tech 2, and automotive 2. These classes will help me by showing me how to complete the work the correct way. They will also help me in the future by showing me the daily work for that job. These classes will also look good for the university that I want to go to.
The plan that I have to pay for college is to get a job that I can do and still go to college. The job would have to pay enough for me to be able to pay for college and be able to have enough money to be able to pay for food and other items that are needed. The total coast for the collage would be close to 11,800 dollars per year. That includes classes and room and board.
My mind has not changed about what job I want. I think the job would be fun and challenging every day. There would be problems to fix from day to day and would always be a challenge.
I think the best place for me to go is the culinary institute of America in NY, it’s not too expensive they have an excellent chefs program, they graduate some of the country’s top chefs and on top of all that I will be far from home. The art institute of AZ is a very good culinary school also but there a tad bit more expensive the total cost for my freshman year would be $41,816 at the art institute of AZ, While the culinary institute of America is $27,630. I believe the reason for this is because the tuition and the room and board are way more expensive at the art institute of AZ.
ReplyDeleteI signed up for classes like Law& society, business management, foods, and accounting for next year because if I want to own a diner I need law& society, business management, and accounting and if I want to be the chef at my diner I need to take all the foods classes I can. In order to take and pass these classes I need to study more and goof off less.
I will have some help from my dad in paying for collage but I need to pay for some of It myself so I plan to bartend my way through collage seeing as bartending runs in the family. Also bartenders make good money on tips. After doing all of my research my choice did not change I have my heart set on the culinary institute of America.
Any of these three colleges would be a good choice for the degree I am going for, but if I had to choose Adrian College would probably be the most helpful. Adrian College has a better art basis than Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. Adrian College emphasizes art into their classes, which will help me to get the degree I will need for a good job.
ReplyDeleteOf my three colleges Adrian College costs the most with a $27,050 cost of tuition. Michigan State University has a $12,822 cost of tuition and the University of Michigan has a $12,634 cost of tuition. Adrian College has a far lower cost of room and board. Michigan State University has an $8,204 cost and U of M has a $9,468 cost, while Adrian College has a $4,026 cost of room and board. Due to GPA and costs my first choice was Michigan State University. I also like Michigan State due to the fact its close and I will know some people.
I chose many art electives for my junior year. Reading some of the articles written by animators, they say taking as many art classes as you can will give great job opportunities in the future. It will also help me to learn the type of environment I will be working in and what I will need to do to succeed at my job. My goal is to have a 3.0 GPA through my next years in High School. Another goal I have is to take many art classes and pass them with ease.
To attend my college I have started a savings, but need to find a source of more money. I will need to get a job and regularly put cash into it. If I continue with the grades I have I will be set for the college of my choice. After the research I believe I have made a good choice in college and a career, and will be sticking to my plan of attending Michigan State University and getting a job as an animator.
Brendan Van Slyke, Feb. 15, 2012
My Blog posting for 2/15/2012
ReplyDeleteThe college that offers the best degree of what I want to get into is probably Calvin College. They have been the biggest help. Calvin College is very expensive but it’s not too far from home and the setting is great. Their background and the way they teach their degrees seem very good and helpful towards their students. Calvin College and Adrian College are more expensive than Concordia University because Calvin and Adrian have a bigger campus and I think their education is a little better than Concordia as far as getting their students the best degree in what they’re going for. Adrian and Calvin College is 33,800 total where as Concordia is 28,810.
I think at Adrian they charge a lot more (their room and board would be 8,000) compared to 7,000 for 4 years. I think they charge more because their campus is nicer and they have a lot of students, they don’t give their students junk, to pay that much to go to their school.
The college I am most going to be able to attend considering GPA, cost, and the drive and room and board would be Concordia because they are 5,000 dollars cheaper than Calvin and Adrian College. They also require a low GPA of 2.5 and I know I will probably have higher than that when I graduate, they also require a written statement or essay but may not require and interview depending on what field I go into. Concordia is also more convenient because it is a very short drive from home to school 45 minutes one way. They also from what I hear have very nice and convenient professors that will work with you with whatever I would need.
The classes I signed up for next year that will help me better prepare for my degree in College is Family Living this class entails Marriage, Divorce, Parenthood, Bills. This class will better prepare me for my degree in Social Working. It will help me with my own life and help me give advice to my future clients. It will help me plan things out the right way so I will be successful at my job and give my clients accurate information and so they can feel comfortable talking to me about their issues.
The goals I will have to set for myself is be good at math, be great at talking to people, being familiar with the history of people. I will also have to do good in English so I know how to communicate with people in the right way. I will also have to be familiar with a foreign language mostly Spanish.I will also have to take a social class in high school to prepare myself for my college career. I can achieve these goals by being more attentive in these classes I.
Considering my height and how short I am, my mom and I have been researching if I can still go to a College/University for free being I am considered “handicapped” for my height. But if colleges don’t accept the handicapped scholarship I plan to write an essay to them of why I would like to attend their school. My third option would be I would save up starting soon and if I don’t have enough come college time I plan to pay off my loans. Those are my two back up plans. If I go to college at Concordia University the total cost to attend Concordia for 4 years is 28,810.
I haven’t changed my mind about the career I want to do. Im pretty set on what I want to do when I go to college (Social Working) unless God has a different plan for me, come time when I graduate.I have thought about Concordia instead of Calvin College even though Concordia’s help and information and education curriculum is better they are 5,000 dollars more expensive and 2 ½ hours farther away from home and I want to be able to still be at a great Christian college getting a good education but I also want to be able to go home whenever I want or can. I feel like I would be more “enclosed” going to Calvin University.
1. I feel that Susquehanna University would offer me the best opportunity for me to obtain a degree because I would still be located near family, yet would still have the opportunity to experience life away from home.
ReplyDelete2. In order from least to greatest by cost of tuition; Bucknell University is the most expensive, weighing in at nearly fifty-six thousand dollars per year; the next most expensive school, costing nearly thirty-nine thousand dollars per year; and the least expensive school costing only about fifteen thousand dollars per year. Yes...Bucknell is considerably higher than the other schools because it is referred to as either an “ivy league” or “mini-ivy league,” depending on whose opinion you are asking for. I can’t comment on the cost of room and board because if I were to attend either Susquehanna or Bucknell, I would live with relatives...one of which works for Susquehanna, and the other for Bucknell. While on the other hand, if I were to attend Lourdes, I would simply live at home and commute to and from the campus daily.
3. I am most likely going to be able to attend Susquehanna University based on a variety of factors including scholarships and the extensiveness of their business school.
4. The classes that I requested for next year such as Accounting I and Business Management Technology will help me prepare for my career path and college choice because it will instill in me the prerequisites for the courses which are required to obtain a degree in my desired field.
5. Just some of the goals that I will need to set and achieve are: good grades; understanding the concepts of Accounting I, II, & III; as well as scoring high on the ACT test; along with putting myself on the path to getting as many scholarships as possible.
6. I plan on paying for my college education through the use of scholarships, grants, loans, jobs, and a variety of other resources...I plan on exhausting any resource available to me! I expect the total cost of my education to be approximately thirty-nine thousand dollars.
7. Upon completion of my research, I did change my mind...when I began my research, I wanted to attend Bucknell University; but now I hope to attend Susquehanna University because of their excellent business school, as well as their wide array of scholarships.