College Presentation

College won’t automatically make you smarter, or make you more happy. But why do thousands of people sign up for college every year and pay a lot of money, sometimes $30,000 or $40,000 a year, to learn and study?

Whether or not you have any desire to go to college, it’s at least important to investigate the idea. Study after study links higher average salaries with a college education, whether that’s a 4-year university, a 2-year community or junior college, or a technical school. If you go to college, you will have the opportunity for more training, more job opportunities, and more contacts.

Your assignment is to study a 4-year college and prepare a PowerPoint or Prezi presentation that you will share with the class. In pairs, you will answer the following questions in your presentation. This is due next week (Monday for 3rd period; Tuesday for 6th period).

You must pick a college from the list. No more than 2 groups working on the same college. This is your chance to a) explore a college you are interested in and/or b) take a chance and check out something new.

You can choose your own groups.

1 – What is the name of the college and where is it located?

2 – How big is the school? How many students are there? Men vs. women, number of minorities, etc.

3 – How much does it cost? What is the difference for a state resident, and an out-of-state non-resident?

4 – What are some things the college/university seems to be known for? Also, include here whether it’s a public/private school, or a religious/non-religious school?

5 – What kinds of things can you study here that you probably can’t study at a community college? What are some example areas of study, or majors?

6 – Do most of the students live on campus in dorms, or do they commute/drive onto campus for school, or is there a combination of both? If there are on-campus living options, what are they like?

7 – Where do people on campus go to eat?

8 – What do people on campus do activity-wise, or for fun? (clubs, sports, intramurals, hang-out spots, etc.)

9 – What is the application process like? Look at the copy of the application and include a few details about what they ask for.

10 – What kind of financial aid does the school provide? What is financial aid?

11 – Find and copy at least five pictures of the campus, of the city where the school is located, or anything else related to your college or university.

12 – Was there anything fun or interesting or random that came up during your investigation? Put it here.

13 – In conclusion, why do you think people would choose to attend this college?

Colleges you can choose from:

University of Washington, Seattle –
University of Washington, Tacoma –
University of Washington, Bothell –
Washington State University –
Western Washington University –
Central Washington University –
Eastern Washington University –
Seattle University –
Seattle Pacific University –
Pacific Lutheran University –
University of Puget Sound
Evergreen State College
Bastyr University, Bothell
Northwest University, Kirkland
Gonzaga University