Name: _______________________________________
Career Development College / Technical School
Exploration Project
Career Development Spring 2018
ASSIGNMENT :
● Choose three colleges or technical schools that interest you. Use Naviance, college websites, College Board.com
and any additional college resources available in the library. As you research, remember to keep in mind your
personality and your career goals. Refer to the Myers-Brigg Personality Profile and the other Interest Inventories
that you have taken this semester.
FORMAT/REQUIREMENTS :
● (60 points) Complete the form with complete sentences. If a box has more than one question, answer all parts.
● (15 points) Talk with your parents and get them to SIGN the completed form. This signature is worth points.
● (10 points) Include your works cited list as the final page
● (15 points) Write your reflection in business letter format and submit it with your completed form.
o Consider (but don’t limit yourself to) these personal questions in the letter
▪ What schools did you research? How did you select these schools?
▪ How do the academic offerings, location and social experience correlate with what you
would like at your future school?
▪ Does the school you are going to choose have the major you would like? Will you go in
undecided?
▪ Can you afford this school?
▪ Are the schools you researched reach, safety, or middle of the road schools?
▪ What is required for entrance to this school?
▪ What specifically do you need to do between now and application time?
● Make the connection between these three schools and what you know about yourself and your
goals/dreams.
● Tie this into our discussions about personality types, values survey, and your Myers-Brigg profile. How
did these play a role in your decision-making process?
My son/daughter__________________ ___________________ (name) has researched these 3 schools
_________________________________________________, ________________________________________
______, and _________________________________________. My signature indicates that we have
discussed these choices and the cost of these colleges with our son/daughter.
__________________________________________________________________
Printed Parent/Guardian Name
________________________________________________________________ ______________
Signature of Parent/Guardian date
Keep a back-up file of all of your work!
Name ____Laasya Akurati____________________________________
General Information
Question Boston University University of Rochester Univeristy of Pittsbugh
1. Where is this college The college is located in The college is located in The vollege is lovated is
located? How long would Boston, MA. From Rochester, NY. From Pitssburgh, PA. From
it take you to get there Garnet Valley it is 329 garnet valley it is around Garnet Valley it is 289
from Garnet Valley? miles which is 5 hours 353 miles away which is miles which is 4 hours
How do you feel about and 30 mins. I feel pretty around 5 hours and 50 and 40 minutes away.. I
this distance? good about the distance I inutes away. I feel pretty feel pretty good about the
know I want to be a little good about the distance I distance I know I want to
distance away from home know I want to be a little be a little distance away
and 6 hours is a distance away from home from home and 4 hours is
comfortable distance, it’s and 6 hours is a a comfortable distance,
not across the country but comfortable distance, it’s it’s not across the country
it is some distnace away not across the country but but it is some distnace
from home. it is some distnace away away from home.
from home.
2. How many There are 16,500 students There are 6,304 There are 18,908
undergraduate students enrolled in the undergrad ungergraudate students undergraduate studnets
attend this school? How program and in the that are currrently and 9,741 graduate
many graduate students? graduate porgram there enrolled in the University students.
are around 9,000 students of Rochester. In the
in the graduate program. graudate program there
are 3,516 students.
3. List three sports, Three sports at the school Three sports include Three sports include
clubs, and/or include swimming, school include swimming, school include
organizations that the tennis, and some tennis, and some swimming, tennis, and
school offers that interest organizations that i’m organizations that i’m some organizations that
you. Consider Greek life interested include interested include i’m interested include
(fraternities/ sororities), academic clubs. academic clubs. And even academic clubs. And
campus ministry, study pre-dental and even pre-dental and
abroad opportunities,
pre-medical pre-medical
community service
organizations. organizations.
organizations, etc.
4. What kind of Some Some internshuips that For internships at Pitt,
internships/externships interhsips/externships are avaliable at the you get a internship
are available to students that are avaliable to me Unveristy of Rochester coordinater and with that
of this school? include. Yawkey include undergraduate Pitt matches you with a
Try to find the answer to Nonprofit Internship research oppurtunties, internship over the
this question for your Program, which supports education abriad activites, summer, some for credit
prospective major. participation in unpaid and research at places and others not.
internships at nonprofit like Dictors without
organizations by borders.On the website
providing a living there are various
allowance stipend to internships that the
sophomores and juniors. nviersity will send you
Another includes, to., and help you navigate
Washington Internship to.
Programs in washington
D.C. at the Capitol Hil
where students take 4
clases about the
legislative hall and etc.
5. What is the campus The campus setting at It is 600 acres wide with a The campus is 132 acres
setting (urban, suburban, 135 acres, around a midcity setting. I wide.
rural, etc.)? What kinds suburban setting. especially ove how big
of off-campus the campus is.
experiences are available
to students at this school?
6. What are three majors Three majors at this Three majors at this Three majors at this
that this school offers that school that i’m interestd school that I am interested school that i’m interestd
you would like to in are microbiology, in are cell and in are microbiology,
consider? biochemistry, and developmental biology, biochemistry, and
biomedical engineering. biochemistry, and biomedical engineering.
neuroscience.
Financials (use the net price calculator from the school website or College Board)
https://professionals.collegeboard.org/higher-ed/financial-aid/netprice/participating-schools
Question School 1 School 2 School 3
7. How much does this Tuition and Fees: Tuition and Fees: $52082 Tuition and Fees: $54140
school cost per year? $18,796 Room and Board: Room and Board:
Include: Room and Board: $15072 $15396
Tuition and Fees $11,000 Book and Supplies: Book and Supplies:
Room and Board Book and Supplies: $1000 $1310
Books and Supplies $776 Transportation: Transportation:
Transportation Transportation: $630 $600
Personal Expenses $664 Personal Expenses: Personal Expenses:
Total Cost of Personal Expenses: >$1320 >$1080
Attendance >$1863
8. What is the Estimated Estinamted grant: Estinamted grant: Estinamted grant:
grant/gift aid? Grant: 0% Grant: 0% Grant: 0%
Pell Grant: % Pell Grant: % Pell Grant: %
Federal Grant Loan: % Federal Grant Loan: % Federal Grant Loan: %
9. What would be your My expected Self Help My expected Self Help My expected Self Help
Expected Self Help? In would be taing loans out would be taing loans out would be taing loans out
what form is it? and student loans to pay and student loans to pay and student loans to pay
off my debt. And my off my debt. And my off my debt. And my
parents have offered to parents have offered to parents have offered to
pay my college tuition pay my college tuition but pay my college tuition
but I don’t think that I I don’t think that I will but I don’t think that I
will accept their offer, I’d accept their offer, I’d will accept their offer, I’d
rather have student loans rather have student loans rather have student loans
and I would have student and I would have student and I would have student
loand and half paid my loand and half paid my loand and half paid my
parents. parents. parents.
10. What is the remaining The reaiming cost would The reaiming cost would The reaiming cost would
cost? come from jobs I will come from jobs I will come from jobs I will
work in the summer and work in the summer and work in the summer and
student loans. student loans. student loans.
11 What is this school’s The job placement rate The job placement rate for The job placement rate
job placement rate for for graduating students at graduating students at for graduating students at
graduating students? Boston University is Boston University is 91%. Boston University is
What is this school’s 91%. Deault student loan Deault student loan rate: 91%. Deault student loan
student loan default rate? rate: 7.6%. 7.6%. rate: 7.6%.
Application Materials and Deadlines
Question School 1 School 2 School 3
12. When is the Applcation deadline is: Early Desicion: Nov. 1 School of Medicine
application deadline? Redular Decision: Priority Deadline: Dec 1 Duarantee: Nov 15
Janurary 2 Regular Decision: Jan 5 Academic Priority: Dec.
Early Decision: 15
Nocember 1
Early Decision 2: January
2
January Admission:
November 1
13. Does this school YES YES NO
accept the common
application?!
14. What are the 1290-1470 SAT: 1280-1480 SAT: 1190-1380
SAT/ACT requirements 28-32 29-33 ACT: 26-31
for this school?
15. What are the Average GPA: 3.59 Average GPA: 3.8 Anerage GPA: 3.5
GPA/Class Rank Class Rank: N/A Class Rank: N./A Class Rank: N/A
requirements for this
school?
16. What other Yes, for accelarated None None
admissions requirements medical or dental
are there? SAT 2, letters profgrms.
of recommendation,
personal statement,
interview, audition, etc.?
17. Is this school “Safety” This is a Middle school. Reach Safety
“Reach” or “Middle of
the Road”?
Campus Life/Services on Campus
Question School 1 School 2 School 3
18. Where is the Health 10-6 8:30-6 8:30 - 5
Center and/or Counseling 881 Commonwealth UHS Building, 738 119 University Pl,
Center located and what Avenue Library Rd, Rochester, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
are the hours? How do Boston, MA 02215 NY 14611 Make an appointment by
you make an appointment Make an appointment by Make an appointment by calling thier office.
at the Counseling Center? calling thier office. calling thier office.
19. What are the hours 100 Bay State Road, 3rd You can amke an You can amke an
for the Writing Center? floor 617-358-1500 appointment, appointment,
Do you need an Hours: 9-6 -Friday, 9am-6pm in our -Friday, 9am-6pm in our
appointment or can you Make an appointment a RR G-122 office. RR G-122 office.
just drop in? week in advance.
20. What academic There is a seperate There is a seperate There is a seperate
supports/curricular program for students program for students program for students
accommodations can needing special education needing special education needing special education
students with special and there is a center for and there is a center for and there is a center for
learning needs receive? behavioral health. behavioral health. behavioral health.
