What If?

What if we wrote to college admissions offices to request pennants and posters for our walls?  Do you think we could end up plastering our walls with college by the end of the year?  Take a look at how one blogger requested college t-shirts:

http://burnstyler.wordpress.com/2011/12/11/how-i-obtained-nearly-1000-college-t-shirts/

What I Learned

I learned that many colleges have lots to offer. Looking through the brouches I noticed that there were over 40 different things that student could major in. And I believe thats perfect for peopl like me that are between choices on what to major in or what career to choose.

College Research

You should pay attention to the mission statement. 

Our College Questions

What does undergraduate major or minor mean?
Why aren't all studies offered as Masters or Doctorates too?
What are the course requirements for a Bachelor's?
What is a Doctorate degree?
How big is the campus?
What is campus life like?
What schools are offering my major of interest?
How much is tuition?  And what kinds of financial aid are offered?
What is the average ACT score of an incoming freshman?
What is an Honor's College?
What is the percentage of applications submitted that are offered a seat?
How many incoming freshmen are there each year?
What colleges offer Ph.D's?
What is the difference in a future for someone with their Bachelor's vs. Master's vs. Doctorate?

Question for Mr. Elwood

The difference between college and University is University contains several Colleges. As college collection of degrees in one specific area. 
Richard Daley college mascot is bulldogs
Morehouse College is an private, all-male, liberal arts, historically black college. Obama is going to do the 2013 speech.
She teaches English at  Northern Virginia Community College
Denzel Washington graduate from Fordham University and studies Drama and Journalism. 
You can major aerospace engineering. The jobs offered Satellite Systems Engineer 

Blogging College

Things to remember as we begin our College Ambassador Blog

1. Keep it professional.  Keep it classy.  Read more here.  http://www.socializocity.com/2012/07/keep-it-classy-online-4-rules-for.html



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1. This is a public place to post information.  Your classmates, your teachers, your parents, college admissions officers, your future bosses can all see this information.
2. Our focus in college and career readiness.  It is meant to be a resource for you to keep track of your college research and for others to learn from you. 
3. Customize for your audience.  Make it fun!  What college and career information would YOU want to see?  This is what you should post!
2. Make labels for all your posts. This will help people search through our resources later on.
3. Feel free to include external links and images.  Many times blogs are used to connect people to these resources.  Please don't forget to label sources!  Give credit where it is due.

College and Career Ready for Freshman Year

Did you know that Chicago Public Schools has a website with huge amounts of resources for you as you begin to think about college? Click here to access more information!