sam’s adventure from high school to college of southern maryland to my four year adventure

Sam’s Adventure

From High School to College of Southern Maryland to

My Four Year Adventure

Frank A. Clark

• “If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere”

In High School

• Continue with Math • Write as many papers as you can• Advocate at my IEP meetings• Tried to get more independent as possible in

doing schoolwork because if you don’t you become independent on others: “Even though I could do it myself” I remember always asking my teachers for help, it took a long time to believe in myself”.

High School con.

• Study and get accommodations for SAT• Go to try College for a Day and information

Night • Learn how to explain your disabilities to the

professor

High School Con.

• Realistic Expectations in how your disabilities impact you in college:

• Quote: “My learning disability made learning some things extremely difficult, Finally, I woke up and began to make the right choices”

• I felt I was Unprepared for a four Year

College of Southern Maryland Adventure

• Documentation-DORS• Interview with Mrs. Bacchus• Must get your forms in early each semester • Keep copies of your forms

CSM con.

• Learned to Advocate for myself with her and my professors

• When I missed an assignment in my English class since I was out of the room taking a test, I had to get myself.

• Advising and Graduation I had to do on my own• Only took four classes at a time getting good grades

with a reduced course load: Quote: “During my first semester, I took 5 courses, I couldn’t keep up- and I failed”.

Accommodations that helped me

• Scribe• Extended Time• Different Room for Exams• Computer for Essay Exams

Expectations for CSM

• Learn Writing Process• Learned how to reference papers• Constantly Edit Papers• Go to a good Math Tutor and a good English

tutor • CSM has both

Expectations con.

• Learned public speaking• Learned to love math and science even when

I did not want to • Learned how to do research

Transition to A Four Year Adventure

• Started doing laundry, Mom is happy!• Registered for courses and go to advising

myself • Spreadsheet on application due dates, ADA

contacts• Criteria include Small size

Transition to Four Year con.

• Close to Home • Good ADA • Recommend Visiting Admissions, ADA, and

going on a Tour• Recommend Dressing Nicely and writing thank

you notes

Transition to four year Con.

• Recommend joining CSM Honor-Scholarship offers Got $18,000 from McDaniel College of Maryland Got $17,500 from Washington college in Chestertown Maryland.

• Keep Your grades up

Decision Making

• Rate Schools by Clubs, Academics, ADA Support

• Decided not to go one of my four year choices since it did not have scribes and did not put effort in accommodations for disabled students.

Decision Spread SheetMD School ADA Name Phone and Email Application due Date Essay-Y/N

Goucher Kay Beard ace@goucher.edu 410-337-6529 May 1st for Fall Y- 500 words

4. McDaniel Mr. Henry Reiff hreiff@mcdaniel.edu 410-857-2504

April 15- Fall Transfer Students Y-Personal statement on why you want to transfer

2. St. Mary’s William L. Howard 240) 895-4388 :academicservices@smcm.edu

May 15-Transfer Students for Fall Feb 28-Financial Aid for all students

Y-Personal Statement on transfer Only?

1.Washington College

Andrea Vassar 410-778-7883 oravassar2@washcoll.edu.

Early Action: December 1 Y-Personal Statement on transfer

VA Schools

College of William and Mary

Kiersten L. Boyce, J.D. 757-221-2743 klboyc@wm.edu March 1 for Fall Transfer Personal Statement on transfer only

3. University of Mary Washington

Dr. Sally Scott sscott2@umw.edu 540-654-1266 Fall Transfer- April 1 Y-Two, including statement on why you want to transfer to Mary Washington and why you chose your major

Sam Hoy College Transfer Contract Table

Yellow means Application Submitted, Still Need Financial Aid Information by 1 Feb 2013

Criteria Weight McDaniel Wash College Mary Wash St. Mary MDAcademic Reputation 74 / 376 # of Major Areas of Study 41 Student-to-Faculty Ratio 11:1 15:1 Typical Class Size 15-20 20-29 Level of Interaction with Faculty 75 / 376 Support Services: Class Accommodations Excellent Good Good PoorSupport Services: Tutoring Yes Yes Yes YesSupport Services: Living Accommodations Yes Yes Yes Support Services: Substitute Foreign Lang Req't Yes Support Services: Extra Social & Academic Activities Yes Support Services: Scribe/Note-Taking Yes Yes Yes No< 5000 Students 1,700 1,800 4,500 1,700Male/Female Ration 1 /1 1 / 2 < 50,000 population area Yes Yes Yes YesTuition $36,000 $40,000 $22,000 Room & Board $9,000 Books $ $1,500 Other $ $4,500 Financial Aid/Scholarship Provided $18,000 $17,500 Cooperative Education/Internships Yes Yes Yes Career Decision making Services Yes Yes Yes Job Referral System Yes Diversity of Student Body Yes Yes Availability of Extra-Curricular Activities Yes 120+ Clubs

What I learned so far….