National College Fair

The purpose of this worksheet/assignment is to assist in making your day at the National College Fair as productive as possible. Your journey of exploring post-secondary educational programs and career options will be a life-long one, but it is critically important at this time. Please complete each section below. Your responses are to be submitted to Terry by Oct. 9th.

We suggest that you use the following questions as an interview guide, but certainly ask whatever questions you like:  What is the average class size for freshman classes, as well as upper division? How would they describe the relationship between students and instructors at their college? Does their university place a greater emphasis on research or on teaching? What are their policies and procedures relative to financial aide, Scholarships, work-study, etc.? What internship, cooperative-education, and foreign study opportunities are available to undergraduate students? What major is their college best known for? What are the transfer policies and admissions standards for their college, including college testing such as SAT and/or ACT? How would they describe student life on their campus and in the local community?

1) To gain a broad perspective relative to the different types of colleges, campuses, and programs, provide the name and a brief description of the following: (Do not hesitate to explore colleges outside the Northwest states, do not use the same college twice, and do not simply list information available on their website.)


A public college:
** The University of Washington
I would really love to stay local. I will probably change my mind about a hundred times but I feel really blessed to live so close to such a great school with much potential. The UW is known world wide with much diversity and beyond many opportunities. They also have a great pre-medical program which I am really hoping to get into.

A private college:
**Whitworth University
Definitely one of my top choices. A private Christian college that I would love to be apart of. They have major Christian heritage, very encouraging to know. They also have a great program to take semesters in other countries through the university which is just awesome because I have a passion to travel all over the world. (also pre-med program)

A rural college:
**Chapman University
Going out of state would be an exciting experience. Orange County, California is a great area and after researching Chapman University, I got a very good perspective of the options at Chapman. Before getting into the medical field, I think getting my teacher's degree before hand would be very beneficial. At the college fair I asked Chapman if they would accept running start credits. They said that if you send separate transcripts (high school transcript & highline transcript) they are able to transfer and accept the credits.


A traditional large university:
**University of Central Florida
6th largest University in the nation. Has several ++ regional campuses. Very detailed website and booklet from the college fair. Has 9 pre-professional programs including Pre-Medical.
I also have family close by the college that I'm very close to and living near them while going to college is a huge benefit.

A small alternative college:
**Renton Technical College
Again, somewhat local, and small. I noticed that studies are taken by quarters. The quarters are quite short and what you major in, you get it done in a shorter amount of time. They have a whole pre-med program in itself that was very thorough

2) Select a college major that you might be interested in pursuing.
**Nursing/RN program
or Teaching degree

Find three colleges that are known to offer quality programs in that major. You may choose only one of the three colleges from within the state of Washington. Briefly describe what impressed you about each of these colleges. Then finally, describe how your overall educational experience might differ if you were to choose one college over the others. In making your comparisons, be sure to consider some the issues raised in the “suggested questions” above. (You probably should do some research on this before attending the Fair)


The University of Washington
--Typical of course but I really like how they are known for their medical field. I know alot about it because several of my family members have graduated from UW through the medical field as doctors.



Pacific University
-- They have school of Physical Therapy and Occupational Health. The health profession has many opportunities and its a great liberal college.

Holy Cross
--Has a whole separate field of Pre Medical. They also will accept running start credits.

3) Attend at least one of the workshops during your time at the Fair. Briefly describe the content of the workshop and evaluate the information received.

--I attended a Financial Workshop. It was very informative and I learned alot. They talked about grants, scholarships, qualifications of work study, loans, and showed us many examples of these so I was able to get a strong understanding.


4) Write a personal evaluation of your experience of attending the National College Fair. Share whatever thoughts you have, but be sure to include a discussion of the following:

I thought going to the College fair was a great experience and I am greatful I went. It opened up my mind in so many ways. Seeing that I have endless opportunities to reach my goals in life is just awesome and gives me motivation to continue to strive for the best in life.