National College Fair Worksheet/Assignment

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a public college: Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and has about 13,500 students, 93% of whom are undergraduates. The campus is located near many popular tourist areas and has multiple majors to choose to study.

a private college: Seattle Pacific University is located in Seattle, Washington. The girl to boy ratio is about 2:1. SPU is a private christian school and is located in a prime area for students to get around without having a car.

a rural college: Fort Lewis College is located in Durango, Colorado. The campus is located in the San Juan Mountains and has is very modern for a college campus. It has a rural community which is nice for those people who aren't really the urban/city type.

a traditional large university: University of Washington is located in Seattle, Washington. It is very well known throughout the country for its medical programs and sciences in general. It has a very large campus and has special requirements to be accepted into the school.

a small alternative college: Santa Monica College is located in Santa Monica, California. They have been open since 1979 and are actually just a community college in California. They accept Running Start transfers and credits, so it is a great choice in schools for students at PSEC.

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Three colleges I found that offer pre-med programs are the University of Washington, Santa Monica College(california), and Chapman University(california). All three are said to have excellent medical programs. If I were to choose UW over the other two I think I would feel more at home because I live near seattle and I go to Seattle pretty often so I would feel better in my surroundings. If I were to choose one of the colleges in California then I would be farther from home and therefore I would feel less comfortable than at a school near my hometown. I think the more comfortable I am in my surroundings, the better my school work turns out to be.

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I attended the financial planning workshop and the basic idea of the workshop was to help people in planning on paying for college. It gave a lot of different ways to get additional money to help with funds like, grants, scholarships, loans, and financial aid. This workshop was helpful and gave me information that will be useful in the near future.

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The information that was the most useful was probably the one-on-one time I had to talk with the representatives from all different types of colleges. I got to ask multiple questions that I needed answered but I will always have more in the future. I need to start considering my options for school and how I am going to pay for all of it. The road to college is a long thoughtful process but the college fair really helped me get started on the right track.