Assignment 1

Please answer the following questions

1. Why did you choose to participate in the DCHS Biomedical Sciences tour?

2. Please list at least one thing that you already know about the colleges that we will visit

a) Johns Hopkins University

b) St John's College

c) Georgetown University

d) George Washington University

e) University of Mary Washington

3. What is your intended college major?

4. Do you have a sense for the costs for tuition, room and board at each of the five colleges?

5. Have you discussed total college indebtedness with your parents?

6. Have you considered how your target ACT score and cumulative core GPA figure into your expected merit based scholarship possibilities?

7. How seriously are you considering attending a college outside of Michigan?

8. Which do you believe is more affordable: public or private colleges and universities?

9. If you were to create a spreadsheet comparing the different colleges or universities that you are considering, what criteria would be most important?
(geographic location, course offerings, internship opportunities, 4 year graduation rate, etc,...)

10. Do you intend to participate in any other college readiness tours before the start of your senior year (Boston trip, San Francisco trip, Chicago trip, other)?