College Day
For College Day, I visited the college SDSU in San Diego. I enjoyed spending my day at the campus, exploring it with my friends and getting to see all the different areas students can be. There were many different areas where students could spend their free time and each place was very inviting. Everyone that my friends and I talked to were super friendly and there seems to be a lot of genuine people that go to SDSU. I didn't like how confusing the campus was, even though I had only been there for a few hours. It was very difficult to find my way around and I seemed to get lost quite a bit; the map wasn't very helpful either. I like small campus's for social interaction with others, for example I would be able to get to know more people than if I was at a large school. However, I do like large campus's because of how many opportunities there are for majors and the different areas students can go. It is important to me that colleges have both qualities whether it is a small or large campus, so I remain indifferent when it comes to the size. I do like private schools because it is a smaller campus usually, so you tend to get to know more people and see them more often. However, private schools are a little difficult to get into whereas public schools allow most students in if they meet their minimum. The number of people attending the school is not very important to me, I just want to know if the college has a good reputation, if I will be able to learn from it, and if it will be beneficial to getting the career I want. I don't think about location as long as I know the college will be able to teach me more than I will already know. However, I do like colleges to be in a rural area because I love nature and quiet settings where there isn't as much craziness as there is in a large city. Access to professors is very important to me because I want to know I can approach my teachers to ask any questions I have or to find out information. If the professors are not willing to help the students, I will have a hard time understanding something I do not know. I like small classrooms because I would be able to talk to more people and get their opinions about the subject or ask any clarifying questions. I feel in a large classroom, cliques will form and it will be very difficult to interact with other students, so I would rather have a smaller classroom. I don't want the college to be too far away from home because I love my family and it will be very hard on me not being able to see them everyday. For example, Santa Barbara is a good enough distance from home where I can support myself, but still be able to come back home on the weekends.
I'm not completely sure what I want to major in, but I am interested in oceanography, photography and art (as in painting, sketching, etc.). SDSU has many majors and minors however it only offers oceanography as a minor, there is no photography majors or minors at all, but it does offer art as a major. I wouldn't consider SDSU because it doesn't really offer up what I am interested in after I looked at all the majors and minors they have. I might consider Brook's Institute for filming/photography, but other than that I haven't really considered any other colleges. For SDSU, the required SAT/ACT score is: SAT Critical Reading -- 480/590, SAT Math -- 500/610, ACT Composite -- 21/26, ACT English -- 21/26, ACT Math -- 22/26. The cost per year to go to SDSU in total is $25,068 (in-state) and $36,228 (out-of-state). To break it down, tuition and fees: $6,766 (in-state) and $17,926 (out-of-state), books: $1,746, room and board: $13,812, and other expenses: $2,744. SDSU does offer financial aid, and the percentage of students receiving financial aid currently is 62%. I love having academic opportunities, but the ones most important to me are traveling abroad and internships. I think traveling abroad is important because I would be able to interact with people from another country to see how different our country is from theirs. It will also help me learn what I need to know if there is more to learn in another country than there is in the US. Internships are also very important because it would be a hands-on learning experience that will help me learn how to get the job done if I ever decide to go into that career area.
When I am in college, I will only be in class for a short period of time which leaves me to have lots of free time. I would manage my time by doing all the work I need to do after class, so I don't have to do it all last minute. If I leave it until last minute, then it would put too much stress on me and show me that I should not participate in fun activities. However, if I do all the work I need to do after class, then it would give me the rest of the day to participate in fun activities that I enjoy. I am interested in activities that involve the ocean, for example paddleboarding, beach volleyball. I would like the college I go to be close to the ocean because I love it. At SDSU, roommates are assigned randomly based on interest and where the apartment is located. Freshman are required to live on campus for a year, and students are allowed to bring cars as long as they have a parking permit. SDSU offers engineering clubs that involve competitions and they do offer extracurricular activities such as soccer, leadership and many more. Football is the school's major NCAA sport, and they do have intramural sports like softball, bowling, tennis, beach or water volleyball. There are 44 fraternities and sororities and they create smaller communities within the larger university. At SDSU, there are many things to go do, like hang out in the gardens, go bowling, go to the gym, get a bite to eat or go to the number of places around the campus. Overall, it was very interesting to go see the campus and it opened me up to other college choices.
I'm not completely sure what I want to major in, but I am interested in oceanography, photography and art (as in painting, sketching, etc.). SDSU has many majors and minors however it only offers oceanography as a minor, there is no photography majors or minors at all, but it does offer art as a major. I wouldn't consider SDSU because it doesn't really offer up what I am interested in after I looked at all the majors and minors they have. I might consider Brook's Institute for filming/photography, but other than that I haven't really considered any other colleges. For SDSU, the required SAT/ACT score is: SAT Critical Reading -- 480/590, SAT Math -- 500/610, ACT Composite -- 21/26, ACT English -- 21/26, ACT Math -- 22/26. The cost per year to go to SDSU in total is $25,068 (in-state) and $36,228 (out-of-state). To break it down, tuition and fees: $6,766 (in-state) and $17,926 (out-of-state), books: $1,746, room and board: $13,812, and other expenses: $2,744. SDSU does offer financial aid, and the percentage of students receiving financial aid currently is 62%. I love having academic opportunities, but the ones most important to me are traveling abroad and internships. I think traveling abroad is important because I would be able to interact with people from another country to see how different our country is from theirs. It will also help me learn what I need to know if there is more to learn in another country than there is in the US. Internships are also very important because it would be a hands-on learning experience that will help me learn how to get the job done if I ever decide to go into that career area.
When I am in college, I will only be in class for a short period of time which leaves me to have lots of free time. I would manage my time by doing all the work I need to do after class, so I don't have to do it all last minute. If I leave it until last minute, then it would put too much stress on me and show me that I should not participate in fun activities. However, if I do all the work I need to do after class, then it would give me the rest of the day to participate in fun activities that I enjoy. I am interested in activities that involve the ocean, for example paddleboarding, beach volleyball. I would like the college I go to be close to the ocean because I love it. At SDSU, roommates are assigned randomly based on interest and where the apartment is located. Freshman are required to live on campus for a year, and students are allowed to bring cars as long as they have a parking permit. SDSU offers engineering clubs that involve competitions and they do offer extracurricular activities such as soccer, leadership and many more. Football is the school's major NCAA sport, and they do have intramural sports like softball, bowling, tennis, beach or water volleyball. There are 44 fraternities and sororities and they create smaller communities within the larger university. At SDSU, there are many things to go do, like hang out in the gardens, go bowling, go to the gym, get a bite to eat or go to the number of places around the campus. Overall, it was very interesting to go see the campus and it opened me up to other college choices.