Summary
The sole purpose of the third Apollo project, is to help me prepare for my years beyond high school. I created a number of pieces that consisted of the research I conducted on various colleges that interested me and/or I want to attend after high school. To aid me in narrowing down my list of “ideal” colleges to three, I picked three things that are important to me in selecting a college: cost of tuition/room and board, location and diversity. The first writing piece called a college research paper, specifically consisted of this information along with the reasons behind why those aspects are important to me. The second piece I wrote was a college application essay. This writing piece is personal, presenting me as a person through what I will write in response to a college essay prompt. I also conducted separate research on a large issue facing thousands of college students today: college debt. From the reasons behind why it's occurring, to how the government and politicians plan to solve it, I created a mind-map that presents college debt to those who may know little about the issue.
ENGLISH
For the English portion of the project, I analyzed different aspects that play a role in choosing and attending a specific college, such as tuition, room and board, location etc. I wrote 2 pieces that consist of the information I gathered: a college research paper and a college application essay. The college research paper will consist of the top three colleges that interest me and the top things that encourage me to, or not to, attend one of those colleges. The college application essay will be more personal, presenting me as a person through what I will write in response to a college essay prompt.These two pieces of writing and the research I will conduct on everything college related, will allow me to work toward my project goal of creating a plan for after school high school and into my college years.
Click down below to read a snippet of my college application essay titled, "Preparation for the Future: Personal Growth" !
Click down below to read a snippet of my college application essay titled, "Preparation for the Future: Personal Growth" !
Social Studies
For the social studies aspect of the project, analyzed the reasons behind the rising college costs across the United States. I also analyzed how politicians and different systems of government have played a role in this issue. I created a mind-map that will consist of the data, research and reasons behind rising college costs.
This mind-map allowed me to present this issue in an organized way to readers.
Click down below to be redirected to this mind-map titled, "The Rise of College Costs Across the United States" !
This mind-map allowed me to present this issue in an organized way to readers.
Click down below to be redirected to this mind-map titled, "The Rise of College Costs Across the United States" !
English Snippet
Prompt: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others and its significance to you.
Before this year, there never was a situation that pushed me to grow as an individual as much as events that occurred recently. More specifically my determination, physical and mental strength, and courage were severely tested and as a result, the amount of hardiness I held as an individual grew. Having hardiness was significant in sustaining the difficult times my family and I were experiencing. My understanding of others was impacted by my personal growth as well. As my family and I were going through these difficult times, family friends were there to provide us with help where we needed it; they understood what we were going through and empathized with our situations. As a result of seeing this empathy through family friends, I questioned the way I empathize with others who have gone through difficult times. I noticed that I often didn’t empathize as much I should and as a result of this and seeing how it has a positive impact on others, the amount of empathy I held for others grew.
Before this year, there never was a situation that pushed me to grow as an individual as much as events that occurred recently. More specifically my determination, physical and mental strength, and courage were severely tested and as a result, the amount of hardiness I held as an individual grew. Having hardiness was significant in sustaining the difficult times my family and I were experiencing. My understanding of others was impacted by my personal growth as well. As my family and I were going through these difficult times, family friends were there to provide us with help where we needed it; they understood what we were going through and empathized with our situations. As a result of seeing this empathy through family friends, I questioned the way I empathize with others who have gone through difficult times. I noticed that I often didn’t empathize as much I should and as a result of this and seeing how it has a positive impact on others, the amount of empathy I held for others grew.
The Rise of College Costs Across the United States
THINKING SKILL: Reasoning
Formal Definition: The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way/
Connection to "Preparation for the Feature" :
I incorporated the thinking skill reasoning through my analyzation of the reasons behind the rising college costs across the United States. This analyzation allowed me to create a plan for after school high school through finding a solution to how I and other prospective college students, can avoid creating and building college debt.
APT: AFTER PROJECT THOUGHTS
This college research process has equipped me with the knowledge I need for the decisions that will impact my pursuit of a higher-education, my prospective career and growth from my adolescent to adult years. I am thankful that I was able to properly prepare for my future.
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