Chicago State University

On Friday, I attended a meeting at Chicago State University. It's a beautiful campus near 95th and King Drive. I learned about two valuable support systems available for CSU students. One is the Latino Resource Center and the other is the African American Male Resource Center. Both groups sent representatives to share stories of support from over the years. These stories extended from helping students connect to tutoring, to helping provide a student with CTA passes after his bike was stolen.

Wherever you decide to go to college, it is so important to look at what kinds of student support groups are in place. College is a time of transition and real-world learning. When you have a support system, it makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun.

Take a virtual tour of CSU here.

Scholarships

 If your looking for some scholarships you can visit https://secure.whatsnextillinois.org/Financial_Aid_Planning/Scholarships/_default.aspx and look for any scholarship. For example, lets say you have really good grades you can type in the search bar "Grades" and push enter, then a list of scholarships will pop up and show you many scholarships that have to due with grades. It also shows you whats the minimum of money you can get, the maximum of money you can get, and the average amount of money you can recieve.

College Experience

One college experience I've had was when I visited a college in the 6th grade. We visited UIC and received a tour from one of the students that attended that school. It was a fun experience because we sort of got a chance to experience college life for a couple hours. It was interesting to see how much freedom they had but how controlled they were in that environment. They all acted grown up which was weird to me because they were still in school. But it was a good experience to see at least what to expect from a college campus.

Soccer Stats

In this web-page I found the college rankings  for both Men and Women soccer in the U.S.

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-soccer-tournament-ranking/men

Pros and Cons of Colleges.

This article tells you the benefits and cons of going out of state for college.

http://shanna11.hubpages.com/hub/Going-to-a-Community-College-or-University-out-of-State-What-You-Should-Know

IIT have this Itinerary of how the basic layout of their Saturday's tour plan.  The following Saturday's this will be held is on the following dates:
July 27, 2013 — Registration coming in May
August 10, 2013 — Registration coming in May




8 a.m.
Check In and Continental Breakfast
Receive information about your day at IIT while enjoying a continental breakfast.

8:15–9 a.m.
Early Bird Tour
If you arrive early, join us for a 45-minute walking tour of Main Campus (does not include residence halls).

9–9:45 a.m.
Welcome to IIT
Hear from Al Nunez, director of undergraduate admission, about IIT and its mission of academic excellence.
We will also introduce you to facts about IIT and to some members of the IIT community.

9:45–11 a.m.
IIT University Fair
Join faculty, staff, and current student to explore many of the academic resources offered at IIT. Each IIT
college will be represented, as well as many of the different resources available to students, such as Galvin
Library, the Study Abroad Office, and Residence and Greek Life.

9:45–10:30 a.m.
Planning to Transfer to IIT
This session will help prospective transfer students navigate the admission, financial aid, and scholarship
processes to ensure the successful transition from another college to IIT. Representatives from Undergraduate
Admission and Financial Aid will be in attendance. You will have time to attend the fair after.

10 a.m.–1 p.m.
Counselor Corner
Stop by if you have questions—an admission counselor will available throughout the day to answer specific
questions you may have.

10:30–11:15 a.m.
Freshman Admission and Financial Aid Overview
Learn about the admission and financial aid processes at IIT, as well as scholarship opportunities for students.
We will have separate sessions for juniors (or younger) and seniors.

11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Explore Your Major
You’ve been to their college booth, now meet with faculty in your specific area of interest and learn about
academic opportunities both inside and outside the IIT classroom. We will walk you to the sessions from
Hermann Hall.

11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch will be available for two hours, so feel free to grab a plate of food and talk with members of the
IIT community.

1–2 p.m.
Freshman Admission and Financial Aid Overview
Learn about the admission and financial aid processes at IIT, as well as scholarship opportunities for students.

1–3 p.m.
Student Activities in The Bog (IIT’s Campus Recreation Center)
Come talk with current student leaders about their IIT experience. Join current student organizations for
bowling, pool, or ping-pong in the popular IIT student hangout.


There will be different tours offered between noon and 3 p.m., and will include a tour of IIT’s historic Main Campus, Keating Sports Center,
and the IIT Idea Shop.




http://www.iit.edu/undergrad-admission/pdfs/DiscoverIIT-Prelim_Agenda_April2013.pdf

Your dream college

If you want to go to your dream college you have to have good grades and have a good standerized test score. If  you see that you have a low score in one of the materials . start working on that material hard and try your best to bring that material score up. so you can get in your dream college

This is showing the differences between a college and a University.
http://www.educationbug.org/a/college-vs-university.html

College day may be taken into consideration.

At IIT (Illinois Institution of Technology) college they will be hosting a college day in depth ,and we may join in on it.  Meet new professor's, take the tour, free breakfast or lunch, Join in on hands on activities.  Have fun on the chosen Saturday from 8:00 to 3:00.

Some college brainstorming ideas are visiting universities and city wide colleges. Speaking of city wide colleges, we should also visit the top colleges in Chicago.

What I Learned

I learned that tuition is a lot to pay for. I hope I get a scholarship for college.

Freshman On Track

Studies show that freshman on track are most likely to go on to college. 

University of Chicago why it is good to be on track and how it helps you! 

http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/publications/p78.pdf