College Presentation By: Moises Cortez And Brenden Lorsch Pivonka

USC Located in Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, the University of Southern California is one of the world’s leading private research universities. USC enrolls more international students than any other U.S. university and offers extensive opportunities for internships and study abroad. With a strong tradition of integrating liberal and professional education, USC fosters a vibrant culture of public service and encourages students to cross academic as well as geographic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge.

USC Cost Costs ( ): Tuition and Fees: $35,809 Books: $750 Room and Board: $10,750 Other Expenses: $2,180 Total Cost: $49,489

USC Financial Aid USC Financial Aid ( ): Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 72% Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid –Federal Grants: 11% –State / Local Grants: 9% –Institutional Grants: 62% –Loans: 58% Average Amount of Aid –Federal Grants: $4,559 –State / Local Grants: $9,663 –Institutional Grants: $18,548 –Loans: $4,620

USC Admission Data Admissions Data (2007): Percent of Applicants Admitted: 25% Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile –SAT Critical Reading: 620 / 720 –SAT Math: 650 / 740 –SAT Writing: 640 / 720 –ACT Composite: 28 / 32 –ACT English: 27 / 33 –ACT Math: 28 / 33

USC Enrollment (2007) Enrollment (2007): Total Enrollment: 33,408 (16,384 undergraduates) Gender Breakdown: 49.9% Male / 50.1% Female 95.7% Full-time

USC Freshman Class (Fall 2007) Freshman Class (Fall 2007) Applicants: 33,760 Admits: 8,553 (25 percent) Matriculates: 2,963 (35 percent) Average GPA: 3.71 (un-weighted), 4.07 (weighted) Middle 50-percent SAT range: National Merit and Achievement Scholars: 236 First-generation college students: 11 percent

USC Majors Most Popular Majors: Accounting, Architecture, Biology, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Psychology, and best of all FOOTBALL!!!

U.C. Berkeley The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus — envisioned as a "City of Learning" — was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Today the world's premier public university and a wellspring of innovation, UC Berkeley occupies a 1,232 acre campus with a sylvan 178-acre central core. From this home its academic community makes key contributions to the economic and social well-being of the Bay Area, California, and the nation.

UC Berkeley Student Budget Living on campus Living off campus Living at home Registration and fees $8,932 Housing, food and utilities $14,494$9,528$4,120 Books and supplies $1,268 Personal expenses $1,296$1,430$1,798 Transportation $596$1,002$1,890 Total$26,586$22,160$18,008

Average Graduate Student Budget Budget ItemCost Housing And Utilities$10,240 Food$5,130 Books$1,040 Personal$2,338 Transportation$2,680 Fees$8,576 Health Insurance$1,698 Total For California Residents$31,702 Nonresidents Tuition$15,006 Total For Nonresidents$46,708

U.C Berkeley Admissions Admissions Data (2006): Percent of Applicants Admitted: 23.8% Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile –SAT Critical Reading: 580 / 710 –SAT Math: 620 / 740 –SAT Writing: 590 / 710 –ACT Composite: 23 / 30

U.C Berkley Enrollment (2007) Enrollment (2007): Total Enrollment: 34,940 (24,636 undergraduates) Gender Breakdown: 46.2% Male / 53.8% Female 96.9% Full-time

U.C Berkeley Financial Aid UC Berkeley Financial Aid (2006-7): Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 61% Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid –Federal Grants: 30% –State / Local Grants: 28% –Institutional Grants: 53% –Loans: 31% Average Amount of Aid –Federal Grants: $3,768 –State / Local Grants: $3,413 –Institutional Grants: $7,708 –Loans: $4,004

U.C Berkeley Majors Most Popular Majors: Business, Cellular Biology, Economics, Electrical Engineering, English, Political Science, Psychology, and best of all FOOTBALL!!!!!!

University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a world-class teaching and research university located in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon. The UO offers a broad spectrum of opportunities for learning in the liberal arts and professional programs in architecture, arts, business, education, journalism, law, and music and dance. In the classrooms and laboratories, students are inspired by a faculty of prominent scholars and work side by side with eminent researchers involved in breakthrough discoveries. At the UO, both students and faculty members reach out to make connections that serve communities from small local groups to large international organizations. Explore the University of Oregon. You will like what you find.

Student Enrollment Total StudentsUndergraduate s GraduatesResidents 20,37616,6813,69567%

Tuition and Fees (full time) Resident Undergraduate s Nonresident Undergraduate s Resident Graduates Nonresident Graduates $6,036$18,792$11,577$16,341

Admissions Data (2006): Percent of Applicants Admitted: 88.1% Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile –SAT Critical Reading: 490 / 600 –SAT Math: 500 / 620 –SAT Writing: - / - –ACT Composite: - / - –ACT English: - / - –ACT Math: - / - –Doesn’t take ACT

Enrollment And Costs (2007) Total Enrollment: 20,332 (16,674 undergraduates) Gender Breakdown: 47.9% Male / 52.1% Female 90.4% Full-time Tuition and Fees: $6,174 (in-state); $19,338 (out-of- state) Books: $1,050 Room and Board: $7,848 Other Expenses: $2,376 Total Cost: $17,448 (in-state); $30,612 (out-of-state)

University of Oregon Financial Aid (2007) Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 63% Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid –Federal Grants: 16% –State / Local Grants: 8% –Institutional Grants: 45% –Loans: 37% Average Amount of Aid –Federal Grants: $3,671 –State / Local Grants: 1,599 –Institutional Grants: $2,136 –Loans: $4,716

Most Popular Majors: Accounting, Biology, Business, Economics, Education, English, Global Studies, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, best of all FOOTBALL!!!!!

University of Lincoln Nebraska The 18th member of the Association of American Universities (inducted 1909); the University of Nebraska has a long tradition of academic excellence and equal opportunity for all. UNL is listed by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral/Research University-Extensive, with important ongoing research in many areas of inquiry. The Cornhusker athletic teams exemplify the tradition of high classroom achievement; more Huskers have been awarded the title 'Academic All American' (football alone and all sports combined) than student-athletes of any other university.

Admission Data (2007) Percent of Applicants Admitted: 62.3% Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile –SAT Critical Reading: 500 / 650 –SAT Math: 530 / 670 –SAT Writing: - / - –ACT Composite: 22 / 28 –ACT English: 21 / 28 –ACT Math: 21 / 28

Enrollment (2007) Total Enrollment: 22,973 (18,053 undergraduates) Gender Breakdown: 53.9% Male / 46.1% Female 92.8% Full-time

Costs (2007) Tuition and Fees: $6,216 (in-state); $16,236 (out-of-state) Books: $950 Room and Board: $6,523 Other Expenses: $2,940 Total Cost: $16,629 (in-state); $26,649 (out-of-state)

University of Nebraska Financial Aid (2007) Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 85% Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid –Federal Grants: 17% –State / Local Grants: 10% –Institutional Grants: 60% –Loans: 50% Average Amount of Aid –Federal Grants: $3,349 –State / Local Grants: $1,117 –Institutional Grants: $4,615 Loans: $3,027

Most Popular Majors Accounting, Advertising, Biology, Business Administration, Elementary Education, English, Family and Consumer Research, Finance, Nutrition and Wellness Studies, Management, Marketing, Psychology and best of all Football!!!!

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