sam’s adventure from high school to college of southern maryland to my four year adventure
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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 [email protected] 410-337-6529 May 1st for Fall Y- 500 words
4. McDaniel Mr. Henry Reiff [email protected] 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 :[email protected]
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 [email protected].
Early Action: December 1 Y-Personal Statement on transfer
VA Schools
College of William and Mary
Kiersten L. Boyce, J.D. 757-221-2743 [email protected] March 1 for Fall Transfer Personal Statement on transfer only
3. University of Mary Washington
Dr. Sally Scott [email protected] 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….