1. Due DateWhat is Due?How to submit?Special Notes 6 March4 CollegesSurvey MonkeyBy 11:59pm 7 MarchFinal Project Document named in your folder Copy the Final College Project Template, rename it Final College Project and move it to your folder By 11:59pm 7 March4 CollegesPut them in your final college project doc in your folder In the Research Findings Chart and the Entrance Requirements Chart 7 MarchCriterion ChartCopy the Criteria Chart template, rename it Criteria Chart and put it in your folder By 11:59pm 7 MarchCriterion ChartPut the information from your Criteria Chart doc into your final college project doc By 11:59pm 8 MarchSouthern Illinois University Practice On worksheet given to you on 7 MarchBy beginning of class

2. Due Date What is Due?How to submit?Special Notes 11 MarchEntrance Requirements In your final college project doc in your folder Entrance Requirements Chart 17 MarchFinal College Project In your final college project doc in your folder By 11:59pm 17 MarchFinal College Project Turnitin.comBy 11:59pm 18 MarchFinal College Project Printed out copyBy beginning of class

3. Priorities are the things that are important to you. Criteria are the specific descriptors you use to narrow your choice down to a more manageable number. Example: Buying a used car: Priorities and Criteria

4. ●Male/female ratio ●Student/teacher ratio ●Study abroad option ●National ranking for academics also called Academic Reputation ●Greek life ●Diversity ●Retention ●Weather ●Extracurricular activities ●Major ●Distance from home ●Total cost (including tuition, room and board) ●Campus setting (urban, rural, suburban) ●Number of undergraduates ●Six year graduation rate ●Sports division

5. Power point will be shared with you later today and posted on the wiki and on the google drive college project folder. Rubrics and other documents will be shared with you by the middle of next week. College Project

6. PrioritiesCriteria 1. MajorForensic Science 2. Cost (Tuition, Room/Board)Under $35,000/year 3. Academic Reputation Within the top 100 - US News and World Report Colleges 4. DiversityAt least 25% minorities 5. Distance from homeWithin 500 miles 6. SettingSuburban 7. Number of Undergraduates10,000 – 20,000 8. Greek LifeMust have at 10 sororities 9. WeatherAverage January high no colder than 50 degrees 10. Returning studentsAt least 90% of freshmen return

7. HW - complete the criteria chart for your 10 priorities. Do not use financial aid as one of your priorities. Due by 11:59pm on Monday, 7 March in your google folder. When I say google folder I mean the one created by me. I’ll send the template and naming directions today. Criteria Chart Due Monday

8. ●Final product is a major summative task ●Task is broken down into smaller parts leading to the final project ●Three MYP categories will be graded - A, B, C ●Task specific rubric to be provided in google drive college project folder

9. Final project due: Friday, 18 March 2016. Final project is a summative task Part 1 is the criteria chart that we just went over on Friday, March 4th.

10. PrioritiesCriteria 1. MajorForensic Science 2. Cost (Tuition, Room/Board)Under $35,000/year 3. Academic Reputation Within the top 100 - US News and World Report Colleges 4. DiversityAt least 25% minorities 5. Distance from homeWithin 500 miles 6. SettingSuburban 7. Number of Undergraduates10,000 – 20,000 8. Greek LifeMust have at 10 sororities 9. WeatherAverage January high no colder than 50 degrees 10. Returning studentsAt least 90% of freshmen return

11. 1. Determine your criteria for each priority. Started on Friday, March 4th. 2. Pick four colleges (from the list I sent through Survey Monkey) that interest you - Due March 6th by 11:59.

12. 3. Research each school. (See appropriate sources at the end of this power point) 4.Chart your findings. (see example in the college folder) 5.Find out the entry requirements for each college. (SAT, GPA) - See slide titled SAT/GPA later in this document.

13. 6. Paragraph that explains which college is the best fit based on how well it meets your criteria. See example and rubric. 7. Second paragraph – What do you need to do to meet the entrance requirements for the school of your choice. See example and rubric.

14. In your google folder. Document name:criteria chart Criteria Chart Due Monday

15. PrioritiesCriteria 1. MajorForensic Science 2. Cost (Tuition, Room/Board)Under $35,000/year 3. Academic Reputation Within the top 100 - US News and World Report Colleges 4. DiversityAt least 25% minorities 5. Distance from homeWithin 500 miles 6. SettingSuburban 7. Number of Undergraduates10,000 – 20,000 8. Greek LifeMust have at 10 sororities 9. WeatherAverage January high no colder than 50 degrees 10. Returning studentsAt least 90% of freshmen return

16. ● Must be measurable and researchable ● Any questions about your criteria, ask!

17. Choose 4 colleges from the survey monkey survey I sent you. 1. Deadline: Sunday, 6 Mar by 11:59pm. Part 2

18. Part 3 - Entrance Requirements Due - Friday, March 11th by 11:59pm Hampshire CollegeUniversity of Dayton University of Montana University of North Dakota SAT1050120012501300 GPA3.03.5 3.75

19. Deadlines and Format: 1. The paper copy must be turned in at the beginning of class on Friday, 18 March. The assignment will not be graded if no paper copy is submitted. Deadline: Friday, 18 March at the beginning of class.

20. Deadlines and Format: 2. Submitted on Turnitin.com. Assignment name for turnitin.com: final college project Deadline: Thursday, 17 Mar by 11:59pm.

21. Deadlines and Format: 1.Each part is a formative homework assignment. 2.The final project is a summative assignment of Criteria A, B and C.

22. ●Paragraph that states which college is the best fit for you based on your findings. Use your criteria and your research findings to back up your decision. ●Second paragraph – What do you need to do to meet the entrance requirements for the school of your choice. ●See rubric and example in college project folder for details on these two paragraphs.

23. Sources: collegeboard.org - most of your data US News and World Report Colleges - academic ranking and data you can’t find on collegeboard.org College Website Call/email college usclimatedata.com - weather google maps - distance (shortest distance)

24. Here are the directions for using Parchment.com for finding the college entrance requirements. Go to parchment.com You must have a full screen open for this. Click on college tools. Click on college search. Enter your school’s name in the search box. Click Search. Click on your school. Click on Accepted. Use the GPA given. To calculate the SAT Score out of 1600: multiply the score given by.67. Example: SAT score given is 1901. To calculate the SAT score out of 1600: 1901 x.67 = 1273.67 Round to the nearest whole number which makes the SATscore 1274. SAT/GPA

25. The research findings are what you find out about your college: Example: If your priority is distance from home, you will find the distance from Baltimore for each of your four colleges. Research Findings aka Data

26. For all research findings that involve numbers, round to the nearest whole number. The only exception to this rule is for GPA. GPA should be to one decimal place (example: 3.7 or 4.0). Research Findings aka Data