Name: _______________________________________

Career Development College / Technical School

Exploration Project
Career Development Spring 2017

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 dont 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.

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Printed Parent/Guardian Name

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Signature of Parent/Guardian date
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Name ________________________________________
Question
1. Where is this college
located? How long would
it take you to get there
from Garnet Valley?
How do you feel about
this distance?
2. How many
undergraduate students
attend this school? How
many graduate students?
3. List three sports,
clubs, and/or
organizations that the
school offers that interest
you. Consider Greek life
(fraternities/ sororities),
campus ministry, study
abroad opportunities,
community service
organizations, etc.
4. What kind of
internships/externships
are available to students
of this school?
Try to find the answer to
this question for your
prospective major.
5. What is the campus
setting (urban, suburban,
General Information
George Washington
University
This is school is located
in Washington, D.C., it
would take me 2 hours
and 20 minutes to get to,
this is a good distance
because it feels far
enough away being in a
different city, but I could
easily come home.
There are 2,347
undergraduate students
and 14,873 graduate
students.
I would be interested in
the student government,
joining a sorority, and
the newspaper.
Internships and
externships can be found
through the schools internships and put a focus
internships office and
these include for-credit,
earning credits toward
graduation, zero-credit,
which is put on your
transcript, but not
counted as credit.
Internships are readily
available in the D.C.
area, as well as abroad.
The campus sits on an
urban setting in D.C.,
University of Pittsburgh
This college is located in
Pittsburgh, PA, it would
take about 4 hours and 45
minutes to get to. This is
a far distance, and a city I
am somewhat unfamiliar
with, but my sister will be
there and I have a cousin
who lives there, so it
wont feel too far.
At Pitt, there are 18,757
undergraduate students
and 9,860 graduate
students.
Clubs I would be
interested in include: radio
station, newspaper, and
manybe a sorrority.
This university has an
extensive site on
on helping you find them.
They also offer various
study abroad and intern
abroad programs, and
some programs even count
as college credit. As this
college is in a city, there
will be many
opportunities.
The setting of the campus The campus is very
is urban, though it is in the urban, though it is green
University of Toronto
This college is located in
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada. To get there it
would take me about 8
hours and 45 minutes.
This is a long way but
being in a city will be
nice, though the distance
is something to think
about.
The undergraduate
enrollment is 64,962
people.
Three activities I liked
were political activism,
literary magazine, and
student government.
The University of
Toronto offers many
options for students
studying political
science, on their website
they have a vast list of
programs around the
world and resources on
how to apply for these
programs.
rural, etc.)? What kinds
of off-campus
experiences are available
to students at this school?
6. What are three majors
that this school offers that
you would like to
consider?
Question
7. How much does this
school cost per year? attendance for one year
Include:
Tuition and Fees
Room and Board
Books and Supplies
Transportation
Personal Expenses
Total Cost of
Attendance
8. What is the Estimated
grant/gift aid?
9. What would be your
Expected Self Help? In
what form is it?
10. What is the remaining
cost?
11 What is this schools
job placement rate for
graduating students?
What is this schools
student loan default rate?
there is a lot to do off neighborhood Oakland, and together, so its not
campus in this city such which offers some respite very spread out and
as shopping, dining, and from downtown. There is confusing.
entertainment. a lot to do off campus,
there are multiple
colleges, there is a large
city where you can go to
restaurants, shop, see
entertainment, go to
sporting events.
Three majors I found Three interesting majors at Three majors I found
interesting were Pitt are philosophy, were history, logic, and
international relations poitical science, and political science.
and affairs, political history.
science, and political
communication.
Financials (use the net price calculator)
School 1 School 2 School 3
The total cost of The total cost of The total cost of
attendance including, attending the University
at George Washington tuition and fees, room and of Toronto as an
University is $68,275, board, books and supplies, international student,
that includes tuition and and other expenses is would be $34,422.
fees, room and board, $33,960, for in-state
books and supplies, and students.
other expenses.
$0 $0 $0
Through a loan and Through a loan I could I would not be able to
student work I would recieve $5,500 off of the receive loans for
recieve $7,250. tuition. self-help.
The total price would be The price paid would be The price paid would be
$61,025 $28,150 $34,422.
The University has a job This university has a job The job placement within
placement rate of 83%. placement rate of 88%. 6 months at Uof T is 85%
and 92.6% within 2
years.
Application Materials and Deadlines
 Question
12. When is the
application deadline?
13. Does this school
accept the common
application?!
14. What are the
SAT/ACT requirements
for this school?
15. What are the
GPA/Class Rank
requirements for this
school?
16. What other
admissions requirements
are there? SAT 2, letters
of recommendation,
personal statement,
interview, audition, etc.?
17. Is this school Safety This school is a reach
Reach or Middle of school.
the Road?
Question
18. Where is the Health
Center and/or Counseling
Center located and what
are the hours? How do
you make an appointment
at the Counseling Center?
School 1 School 2 School 3
The application deadline Pitt uses a rolling The application deadline
for regular decision is admissions system. is January 11.
January 5 and for early
decision it is November
1.
Yes, GWU is on the For the University of U of T is not on the
common application. Pittsburgh the freshman college app, I would use
aapplication in on their an international students
website. application.
SAT and ACT are The middle 50% SAT Therange of SAT is
optional and the average range is 880-1000 and an 1200-1500.
are about 1280 - 1440 ACT average of 28.
and the average ACT
score is about a 31.
The average weighted The average weighted The average GPA is a
GPA is a 3.85. GPA is a 4.00. 4.66.
Besides test score and Similarly,the only other Like the other two
transcripts, the only other material needed is the schools, the only other
needed material is letters letters of recommendation. needed documents the
of recommendation. letters of
recommendation.
This school is a reach to This school is a reach to
middle of the road school. middle of the road
school.
Campus Life/Services on Campus
School 1 School 2 School 3
The Colonial Health The health center is the Regular health center hours
Center (CHC) is located Wellness Center, 119 Mark are monday, thursday,
on the Foggy Bottom A. Nordenberg Hall, and the friday 9 AM to 5 PM and
campus on the Ground center includes different tuesday and wednesday 9
Floor of the Marvin floors, each that offer AM to 7 PM. At the health
Center (800 21st Street, particular services. Both center, a student can either
NW; Washington, DC walk-ins and appointments make an appointment or
are accepted and the hours show up as a walk in,
20052). the hours are
are monday, wednesday, appointments can be
8:30-5 weekdays and
thursday 8:30 AM to 7 PM scheduled online or via
9-12 on saturday,
and tuesday and friday 8:30 phone.
However mental health AM to 5 PM.
services are only
available at the Mount
Vernon Campus.
19. What are the hours There are multiple The writing center works The University of
for the Writing Center? libraries in this system, with students one on one, Toronto has 14 writing
Do you need an one with good hours and in groups, and with peers, centers, all which offer
appointment or can you with both appointments to do this appointments many programs to
just drop in? and drop-ins include are needed and can be students, so they can
Monday-Thursday 9:00 scheduled as little as 10 perfect their writing
AM - 9:00 PM minutes before. The hours ability. Walk-in writing
Friday 9:00 arent posted anywhere hours in the fall through
AM - 2:00 PM specifically, but the center spring are monday
Sunday 5:00 is closed on breaks and through friday 10 AM to
PM - 10:00 PM major holidays. 12 noon and in the
summer tuesday,
wednesday, and thursday,
all other times must be by
appointment.
20. What academic GWU provides support Pitt has the disability U of T has a program
supports/curricular through Disability resources and services called Accessibility
accommodations can Support Services, this department, a group that Services, which is a
students with special group accommodates works to include all types mentoring program and
learning needs receive? people with special of students within their transition program for
housing and support school, this is done those who need help
services. The through accommodations acclimating to the
organization aims to such as special testing. environment.
promote inclusion. For
students studies,
alternative texts and
assistive technologies are
offered.
May 19th 2017

Carolyn Perry
552 Smithbridge Road
Glen Mills, PA 19342

Dear Mrs. Perry:

While researching colleges for our class project, I have gained more of an idea of what I want in a school, and
how much I can afford. I chose three colleges I am deeply considering: George Washington University,
University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Toronto, where I am hoping to study political science. All three
of these schools are in cities. This was a very important factor when considering schools, as I want to live in a
city post graduation, but also more so I want to have the ability to go to events and have easy access to
entertainment and internships. After living in a suburb for so long, I believe this would be a nice change of
pace. The cities that these colleges are located in all have great ways for me to apply my major. In D.C., where
George Washington University is located, there are many government agencies I could work for or I could work
in media, covering international relations. In Pittsburgh, there isnt as much of a scene for political action,
however this a very politically involved city. In Toronto, I could really apply my international relations
background working for a US company and stationed in Canada or working for the Canadian government, as
the capital of Ottawa is not far from Torontos province of Ontario. All of these locations ensure a beneficial
future as well as a way to get there, built by a web of connections, collected through opportunities found around
urban areas.

In the aforementioned paragraph, I touched on my desired major of Political science, in conjunction with this I
would also like to study and either minor or double major in International relations,. All of these schools have
great programs for this line of work. George Washington University, being probably my top school choice, has
an interesting political communications major, a career I could really see myself in, working on documentaries,
for a news network, or in broadcasting. University of Pittsburgh pairs political science with philosophy, this
would give me an amazing eye into a different avenue of the field, this major would most likely lead to a career
as a political scientist or politician. At University of Toronto I could pair the major with international relations,
and I would have the opportunity to focus on studying how that relates to specific cultures. As well as highly
advanced majors, all the of these institutions also have amazing opportunities in terms of internships, clubs and
other organizations. I would consider University of Pittsburgh to be a middle of the road to reach school, while
I would classify George Washington University and University of Toronto to be reach schools, though I may
have some chance of getting into all of them. Another factor concerning my choosing schools is price, both
University of Pittsburgh and University of Toronto have viable price tags, while to go to George Washington
University I would need some kind of scholarship money, in order to keep costs down.
Upon reviewing my research, I have found that all three schools appeal to me because of their amazing
locations, excellent programs, and advantageous clubs and internship opportunities. They all also seem to be
places that fall in a range of schools I could possibly be accepted to.

In terms of my Myers-Brigg results, these schools are perfect for me. In analyzing my results, I know that I a
dreamer and an idealist, so applying to dream schools that are also places I could get into, places that I love is a
good option for me to fulfil that. I am also a caring, service- focused person, and all three of these schools have
amazing opportunities for students to help others as well as additional service opportunities in surrounding
areas. These results taken from the surveys we have done, help me decide if a college is right for me, as it
describes my personality and I can mesh that with that of the school.

Sincerely,

Lizzie Bourque
341 Willits Way
Garnet Valley, PA 19060
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