College: Art Institute of Atlanta Major: Fashion Design
College: American InterContinental University Major: Fashion Design
College: Emory University Major: Mathematics
College: Georgia Tech Major: Engineering
College:
Your FIVE colleges AND FIVE majors.
Please include hyperlinks to EACH college AND for EACH major. ALL majors do NOT have to come from the same college. Try to get one (document/pdf file link) major from each college. The "book" is referred to as the COURSE CATALOG. The CC has ALL colleges and majors and requirements for earning each type of degree. Make sure you can access yours from your chosen schools.
My Five Colleges
-Art Institute of Atlanta/Charlotte
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Example: FAU's Course Catalog
Meeting one 1/26
Intro to College Prep 2012
Meeting two 3/1
Reminders!
Discussion on Success Skills for AP & how to get into school
Why are you going to college?
TIme management Chart
Interest Inventory
10-12 grade planning checklist
Meeting three 3/8
College Planning for Gifted Students pages, 92, 100, 106 & 108 Add to your wiki page the following:
May have to do a search for the COURSE CATALOG - with all colleges, majors & degrees that you can earn at that school*
Choose one major and find the link to it and add it under EACH college
Note the difference in the credit hours required for the SAME major and degree
What is your career choice? What is the pay range for a Bachelors' degree? Masters' degree? Specialist or Doctorate degree?
When you go to school- do you want to live alone, on campus or off campus? What is the cost difference for your choices?
Meeting four 3/16 Check the ADMISSIONS page of your chosen colleges to help you answer the following:
What are the costs associated with college?
Choose one school & add the following to your wiki:
Cost for living on campus with NO roomates.
Cost for meal plan - Sunday - Saturday & holidays.
Cost per credit hour. (What is the cost for your chosen major per year)
How much would books cost (usually under new students or even the campus online bookstore) per semester?
What are GRANTS, LOANS & SCHOLARSHIPS? Career Resources
Meeting five 3/22 (on your own) NO TAG THIS WEEK-GHSGT Take a "virtual" tour of two campuses.
Share your thoughts on FIVE different areas ON campus. What is YOUR first impression? How could a visit change or shape your decision to attend this school? Campus Tours
Meeting eight 4/19 Connection & network time!!!!! You need to INTERVIEW two people....look below:
Do you know someone in college now? INTERVIEW them and ask them the following:
What are FIVE (or more) things that they wish that they were told BEFORE they went to college?
What are the TOP FIVE MYTHS about college?
HOW did high school classes such as honors or AP help prepare them for college?
NETWORK and get in touch with someone who is working in your chosen career field. INTERVIEW them (via email or over the phone or in person if your family knows them - church or family member perhaps?) and ask them the following:
What college MAJORS are a good foundation for their career?
What high school COURSES are important for future college and career success?
What are the FIVE most important things to know/consider/do if entering into this a field as a career? (IE - responsibilities, daily routine, licensure requirements, upward mobility.....)
Meeting nine 4/26
Practice for your presentation next week!!!! Make sure all information is posted on YOUR wiki and I'm a member :-)
Meeting ten 5/3 (last one!)
Sharing/presentation time :-)
College: American InterContinental University Major: Fashion Design
College: Emory University Major: Mathematics
College: Georgia Tech Major: Engineering
College:
Your FIVE colleges AND FIVE majors.
Please include hyperlinks to EACH college AND for EACH major. ALL majors do NOT have to come from the same college. Try to get one (document/pdf file link) major from each college. The "book" is referred to as the COURSE CATALOG. The CC has ALL colleges and majors and requirements for earning each type of degree. Make sure you can access yours from your chosen schools.
My Five Colleges
-Art Institute of Atlanta/Charlotte
-
Example:
FAU's Course Catalog
Meeting one 1/26
Intro to College Prep 2012
Meeting two 3/1
Reminders!
Discussion on Success Skills for AP & how to get into school
Why are you going to college?
TIme management Chart
Interest Inventory
10-12 grade planning checklist
Meeting three 3/8
College Planning for Gifted Students pages, 92, 100, 106 & 108
Add to your wiki page the following:
May have to do a search for the COURSE CATALOG - with all colleges, majors & degrees that you can earn at that school*
Choose one major and find the link to it and add it under EACH college
Note the difference in the credit hours required for the SAME major and degree
What is your career choice? What is the pay range for a Bachelors' degree? Masters' degree? Specialist or Doctorate degree?
When you go to school- do you want to live alone, on campus or off campus? What is the cost difference for your choices?
Meeting four 3/16
Check the ADMISSIONS page of your chosen colleges to help you answer the following:
What are the costs associated with college?
Choose one school & add the following to your wiki:
Cost for living on campus with NO roomates.
Cost for meal plan - Sunday - Saturday & holidays.
Cost per credit hour. (What is the cost for your chosen major per year)
How much would books cost (usually under new students or even the campus online bookstore) per semester?
What are GRANTS, LOANS & SCHOLARSHIPS?
Career Resources
Meeting five 3/22 (on your own) NO TAG THIS WEEK-GHSGT
Take a "virtual" tour of two campuses.
Share your thoughts on FIVE different areas ON campus. What is YOUR first impression? How could a visit change or shape your decision to attend this school?
Campus Tours
Meeting six 3/29 (on your own) NO TAG THIS WEEK - TAG screening
Survey two different college applications.
What are your top 5 questions about them?
Have you completed your application for Georgia College 411?
Financial Aid websites to come!
How Stuff Works - Financial Aid....!
Georgia College 411
Federal Financial Aid (must pay it back!)
Meeting seven 4/12 (in the auditorium)
SATS & ACTs
Have you taken yours yet?
FREE SAT Prep!!!
http://www.collegeboard.org/
http://www.actstudent.org/
Meeting eight 4/19
Connection & network time!!!!! You need to INTERVIEW two people....look below:
Do you know someone in college now? INTERVIEW them and ask them the following:
What are FIVE (or more) things that they wish that they were told BEFORE they went to college?
What are the TOP FIVE MYTHS about college?
HOW did high school classes such as honors or AP help prepare them for college?
NETWORK and get in touch with someone who is working in your chosen career field. INTERVIEW them (via email or over the phone or in person if your family knows them - church or family member perhaps?) and ask them the following:
What college MAJORS are a good foundation for their career?
What high school COURSES are important for future college and career success?
What are the FIVE most important things to know/consider/do if entering into this a field as a career? (IE - responsibilities, daily routine, licensure requirements, upward mobility.....)
Meeting nine 4/26
Practice for your presentation next week!!!! Make sure all information is posted on YOUR wiki and I'm a member :-)
Meeting ten 5/3 (last one!)
Sharing/presentation time :-)