College Time!

It's time to turn in my applications for college, so here's my assignment to assist me:

Search postsecondary schools at http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/adv_typeofschool.jspand complete the survey as if you are pursuing the career field in which you are mentoring. List the following on your blog.

Questions:

1. List 3 colleges you would apply for with the degree program you will need to enter the field you are studying in HMP. Please provide the college's name, location, and link to their website.

2. What will be your criteria for a quality program of study?

3. Which universities would have the criteria you came up with?

4. Is there additional entrance requirements for your field of study?

5. What is your criteria for a "quality" ranking and educational program (size, location, sports, diversity, funding)?

6. What is the ranking for this program nation wide and what criteria is used to determine that ranking?

7. What professional and honors associations are related to your field of study?

8. List 3-4 potential scholarships for which you are eligible and can apply for. Please check on scholarships that may be specific to your school, church, clubs or organizations you may be involved in and the North Georgia Community Foundation's website: http://www.ngcf.org/page.aspx?pid=396

ANSWERS:

1. 3 colleges: 

- Georgia Institute of Technology

- located in Atlanta, Georgia

- link to website: http://www.gatech.edu

- SCAD

- located in Savannah, Georgia

- link to website: http://www.scad.edu

- University of Georgia

- located in Athens, Georgia

- link to website: http://www.uga.edu

2. My kind of College:

- 4-year

- Public/ Private

- Coed

- In Georgia preferably 

- Good Science, Math, Technology, or Art program

- Fraternity preferred 

3. Georgia Tech and SCAD

4. N/A

5. - Medium sized school

- 4-year

- Public/ Private

- Coed

- In Georgia preferably 

- Good Science, Math, Technology, or Art program

- Fraternity preferred 

6. It is ranked #36th in the nation, mostly known for its engineering program

7. SCAD has the "Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society in Architecture and Allied Arts" Association which sounds like it may include design.

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