Career Development College / Technical School

Exploration Project
Fall 2017
Assignment:
● Choose three colleges or technical schools that interest you. Use Naviance, college websites, College Board.com
and any additional college resources available in the library. As you research, remember to keep in mind your
personality and your career goals. Refer to the Myers-Brigg Personality Profile and the other Interest Inventories
that you have taken this semester. ​ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

General Information

Question Syracuse Penn State University of

University University Virginia
1. Where is this Syracuse, New State College, Charlottesville,
college located? York. It would take Pennsylvania. It is 3 Virginia. It is 4
How long would it 4 hours to get there. hours away. I feel hours away. I feel
take you to get there I feel like this is a like this distance is like this is far away
from Garnet Valley? long distance but it far enough but no too but it is in a place
How do you feel is definitely doable far from home. that I love.
about this distance? for me.
2. How many 15,224 Undergrads 40,451 Undergrads 16,483 Undergrads
undergraduate 6,268 Graduates 6,499 Graduates 7,249
students attend this
school? How many
graduate students?
3. List three sports, They offer They offerBusiness They offer
clubs, and/or Sororities, Business club, sororities, Sororities,
organizations that organization, and Television station Television station
the school offers that club volleyball club club, and intramural
interest you. sports
Consider Greek life
(fraternities/
sororities), campus
ministry, study
abroad opportunities,
community service
organizations, etc.
4. What kind of The University’s There are only three The University’s
internships/externshi website provides internships posted on website provides
ps are available to multiple websites PSU’s website right multiple websites
students of this for students with now, ​Internship in for students with
school? ID’s to look through Cancer Health ID’s to look through
Try to find the and find internships Disparities Research, and find internships
answer to this Community Sciences
question for your
and Health Outcomes
prospective major.
Core, Melanoma
Electronic Online
Journal
5. What is the This is a City setting this is a Classic this is a Small city.
campus setting in Syracuse, NY. college town setting. Football games and
(urban, suburban, The third largest Attractions include walking around
rural, etc.)? What mall in the country, Beaver Stadium, the Charlottesville are
kinds of off-campus Destiny USA is cremery, and the things that students
experiences are located right off arboretum. do for fun.
available to students campus, each year
at this school? there is a fair in
Syracuse.
6. What are three They have They have Radio and They have Business
majors that this Broadcast television, business administration, law,
school offers that journalism, finance, administration, and sports medicine
you would like to and marketing advertising
consider?

Financials (use the net price calculator from the school website or
College Board)
https://professionals.collegeboard.org/higher-ed/financial-aid/netprice/participating
-schools

Question Syracuse Penn State University of

University University Virginia
7. How much does Tuition: $45,150 Tuition: 18,436 Tuition: $46,634
this school cost ​per Room and board: Room and board: Room: $11,220
year​? Include: $15,558 $11,230 Books: $1,320
Tuition and Fees Books: $1,469 Books: $1,840 Transportation:
Room and Board Transportation: Transportation: Personal Expenses:
Books and Supplies $668 Personal Expenses: $2,820
Transportation Personal Expenses: $4,788 Total Cost: $61,994
Personal Expenses
$1,030 Total Cost: $36,344
Total Cost of
Total Cost: $67,152
Attendance

8. What is the $16,900 $3,970 $8,871

Estimated grant/gift
aid?
9. What would be parents $7,000 Parents: $7,000 $11,000
your Expected Self student loans $7400 Student Loans:
Help? In what form $7,400
is it?
10. What is the $39,000 $31,098 $40,115
remaining cost?
11 What is this 11.5% default rate 11.5% default rate 11.5% default rate
school’s job Job placement rate: Job placement rate: Job placement rate:
placement rate for 91% 89.4% 86%
graduating students?
What is this school’s
student loan default
rate?
Application Materials and Deadlines
 Question Syracuse Penn State University of
University University Virginia
12. When is the January 1st November 30th January 1st
application deadline?
13. Does this school Yes No Yes
accept the common
application?!
14. What are the Average SAT: 1240 Average SAT: 1250 Average SAT: 1415
SAT/ACT Average ACT: 27 Average ACT: 27-31 Average ACT: 30
requirements for this
school?
15. What are the Average GPA: 3.6 Average GPA: 3.6 Average GPA: 3.78
GPA/Class Rank Class Rank: Not
requirements for this required
school?
16. What other ACT, college prep ACT, school record, ACT, college prep
admissions program, Essay, and test scores program, essay, and
requirements are recommendations, school records
there? SAT 2, letters and school record
of recommendation,
personal statement,
interview, audition,
etc.?
17. Is this school Middle of the road Middle of the road Reach
“Safety” “Reach” or
“Middle of the
Road”?

Campus Life/Services on Campus

Question Syracuse Penn State University of

University University Virginia
18. Where is the It is located on It is adjacent to the It is located on 400
Health Center and/or Waverly Ave, Eisenhower parking Brandon Avenue,
Counseling Center Syracuse, New York deck Charlottesville, VA
located and what are Hours: M/T: Hours: M/T/Th/F: Hours: weekdays:
the hours? How do 830am-7p 8am-5pm 8am-5pm
you make an W/F: 830am-5pm Wed: 9am-5am You can make an
appointment at the Sat: 10am-4pm Sat: 11am-3pm appointment by
Counseling Center?
Sunday: Closed You can make an calling or scheduling
You make an appointment by online
appointment by calling or scheduling
calling online
19. What are the Hours: Mon-Th: Hours: Sunday: The Writing Center
hours for the Writing 10am-2pm 6pm-930pm M-Th: at 314 Bryan Hall
Center? Do you need You need an 10am-930pm Fri: hours: M/T/W/Th
an appointment or appointment 10am-3pm 9-5
can you just drop in? You do not need an You need an
appointment appointment
20. What academic Tutoring is offered Free tutoring and None are listed on
supports/curricular and so is free learning support in the website
accommodations can academic assistance. math, writing,
students with special There are free math, economics, the
learning needs reading, writing and sciences, accounting,
receive? other clinics offered and foreign
to all students. languages ​is
available to all
students.