HAPPY DECEMBER! *^^*1. Sign attendance sheet/get snack

2. Make sure you mark what size t-shirt you would like!

3. We do not need laptops today, so don’t worry about getting one4. Relax before class

Thank you! *^^*

ANNOUNCEMENTS Practice ACT exam

This will take place this Thursday from 4:40 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Thursday will be a make-up day for the rest of you

Class websitehttp://sphscofo2014.yolasite.com/ If you want to download one of the files on the

class page, make sure that you right click on the link for the document and request that you open it in a new page

Only four more classes left in the year!

COLLEGE OF THE DAY

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

Dallas, TX (3 hours from Round Rock)Medium, public

university11,760 undergraduates

53.4% Acceptance Rate – More SelectiveACT range: 25-30SAT range: 1040-1360(Middle 50%)

Discovery. Invention. Creativity.

FUN FACT ABOUTUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS

UT Dallas’s mascot is Temoc.

Cost of Attendance: $25,292Avg 1st Year Financial Aid Pacakge: $14,376Avg Indebtedness after 4 years: $16,813

Graduation rate: 61% Retention rate: 83%Student/Faculty Ratio: 21:1

Popular Programs:32% - Business/Marketing

10% - Biology9% - Psychology

7% - Engineering7% - Visual and Performing Arts5% - Computer and Information

Sciences

ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY

San Antonio, TX (1.5 hours from Round

Rock)Small, private university2,508 undergraduates4,199 total students

61.1% Acceptance Rate – SelectiveACT range: 20-24SAT range: 930-1110/1600(Middle 50%)

Cost of Attendance: $36,954Avg Freshman Financial Aid Pacakge: $22,432Avg Indebtedness after 4 years: $22,592

Graduation rate: 60%4 Year Graduation Rate: 33% Retention rate: 75%Student/Faculty Ratio: 12:1

Popular Programs:29 % - Business/Marketing

15% - Social Sciences13% - Biology

6% - English5% - Parks and Recreation

TOPIC A Write an essay in which you tell us about

someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this

person is important to you.

BEST, SURE-FIRE WAY TO WRITING A GREAT ESSAY

Answer the question!

TOPIC A Write an essay in which you tell us about

someone who has made an impact on your life and explain how and why this

person is important to you.

What are these colleges and universities looking for?

BEFORE YOU LEAVE: Clean up the room!