What College is What College is Right for YOU?Right for YOU?

Choosing a college to go to is never easy. You have to think about where the college is located, how much it costs, what qualifications you need, what programs does the school have, what major/minors does the school offer, and so on.

Some students may feel more comfortable going to a school close to home and some students will end up going to a school in a different state. But what some students even forget to realize is that there are schools located all over the world. You can study law in Greece or dance in Israel.

Everyone can influence your decision, but you need to remember this is your life. Choose the school that will make you happiest.

You need to pick two comparable colleges and compare them to one another

Do research on each college you choseMajors offered

Special strengthsCourses

ClubsDormsScholarshipsCampus sizeProgramsDiversitySportsLocationSocial lifeGreek lifeCampus culture

*You can add more information than what is listed here (The more effort you put in the better)

TASK 1:

College 1 College 2

Major

Special strength

Clubs

Dorms

After you are to write a 2-3 page paper on your findings

In the paper you are to conclude which out of the two colleges would suit your needs better based on the research you have done and why!

BE SPECIFIC in your reasoning

REMEMBER!!You may not choose two colleges that are completely different.Ex: If you choose Five Towns college for Music you may not choose Adelphi for Forensic and compare the two. A suitable choice for comparison would be Julliard.

TASK 2:

TASK 3: part A

Sometimes visiting a college can help a student decide if he or she wants to attend that particular school

Go to any local college and interview a current studentAsk questions such as:

1. What helped you choose the college you are attending?-school location, dorm options, family, major offered

2. Did the cost of the school influence their decision?3. After going to the college, does he or she feel they made the right

choice? If yes, why? And if no, why?4. Are the classes in college harder than classes taken in high school?5. Is the campus life a plus or minus in why you chose to attend this

particular college?6. Was he or she surprised by anything after attending the school?7. Was there unexpected difficulties that he or she met?

-if so, what were they?

This paper should be at least 2-3 pages

The student you interview can NOT be a first semester freshman

TASK 3: part B

REFLECTION: Write about the experience

1. Has visiting the college charged your perspective on what it means to be a college student?

2. Were you surprised by anything while visiting the college?3. Did you notice any difference between high school classes

and college classes? If so, what were they?4. Are you more or less scared about college now that you have

talked to a current college student. 5. Did you feel welcomed while visiting the campus?

Sit in on a class(s) with the college student you are interviewing and take a tour of the campus and dorms (if available to you)

Any other information you would like to add in your essay is welcomed

~ RESOURCES~ RESOURCES

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges

Website for Colleges in the USA

http://www.50states.com/college/#.UHXnk83Fwz0

Website for Colleges Worldwide

http://univ.cc/world.php

Here are some website you can use to look up colleges to aid in your research

~ Conclusion~ ConclusionCongratulations! You should now be able to navigate through a college website to find the information needed to chose a college that is right for you. Its always important to remember that its YOUR future and no one else’s, so picking the right college is important. Don’t worry though, if you make a mistake you can always transfer, but hopefully you won’t need to.

GOOD LUCK!!!

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Comparison Essay Rubric

5 4 3 2 1

Organization Information is well organized with well constructed paragraphs

Information is organized with constructed paragraphs

Information is organized but paragraphs are not well constructed

The information is disorganized and is suspect to being incorrect

Information is not only disorganized, but incorrect and inappropriate to the assignment

Quality of the information

Information in the essay followed the given outline as well as added more information

Information in the essay followed the given outline

Information in the essay didn’t follow the guidelines to the fullest

Information has little to do with the given outline

Information has nothing to do with the topic or given outline

Grammar No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

Almost no grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

A few grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors

Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors with no proof of proof reading

Reflection Demonstrate a conscious and thorough understanding of the information with reasonable conclusions and reflections based on the experience

Demonstrates a thoughtful understanding, came to reasonable conclusions in their reflection

Demonstrates a basic understanding and didn’t go to far into detail on their reflection

Demonstrates little to no understanding and didn’t go into detail on their reflection

Demonstrates no understanding and didn’t reflection on the experience

Interview and Reflection Essay Rubric

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NYS ISTE NETS-S Standards

3. Research and Information Fluency - Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information

4.Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making - Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

6. Technology Operations and Concepts - Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding Students will listen, speak, read, and write for information and understanding. As listeners and

readers, students will collect data, facts, and ideas; discover relationships, concepts, and generalizations; and use knowledge generated from oral, written, and electronically produced texts. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to acquire, interpret, apply, and transmit information.

Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and EvaluationStudents will listen, speak, read, and write for critical analysis and evaluation. As listeners and readers,

students will analyze experiences, ideas, information, and issues presented by others using a variety of established criteria. As speakers and writers, they will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language to present, from a variety of perspectives, their opinions and judgments on experiences, ideas, information and issues.

Standard 4: Language for Social Interaction Students will listen, speak, read, and write for social interaction. Students will use oral and written language that follows the accepted conventions of the English language for effective social communication with a wide variety of people. As readers and listeners, they will use the social communications of others to enrich their understanding of people and their views.