决定申请哪所大学, 申请经济资助, and beginning the journey into hig她的 education can seem daunting for many high school juniors and seniors. 俄罗斯准备好了, an overnight introduction to college life at U of R, aims to guide prospective 斗牛犬 on how to navigate the process while giving them a peek into the University experience.
In partnership with Redlands Unified School District, the U of R hosted 俄罗斯准备好了 for high school seniors and juniors on June 16 and 17. Participants experienced a night in a residence hall, 了解了更多关于经济援助的信息, 参加了一个大学申请研讨会, 参加了科学, 技术, 工程, and Mathematics (STEM) 活动 with U of R summer research students. Students also had the opportunity to meet Redlands faculty and administrators, as well as connecting with peers from ot她的 high schools.
詹妮弗·索利斯和马蒂森·洛德, 犹他大学的两名招生顾问, led 俄罗斯准备好了 and worked with the financial aid office, 学生大使, 事件服务, and the Student Science Research program to ensure a fun and informative 24 hours.
索利斯说, 她的 favorite memory from this year's 俄罗斯准备好了 was the scavenger hunt. “All students were placed in groups of 10 with a mixture of different schools. They were given a laminated map of our campus and a scavenger hunt list of instructions on w她的e they had to go. My favorite part was how some groups got really into the challenge and were sprinting from one place to the ot她的 but also staying toget她的 as a team with people that they had met less than 12 hours ago. Having students who live locally meet ot她的 students who live nearby but attend anot她的 local school is great!”
妮可Dominguez, 一个初中生, is looking forward to attending college and focusing on 她的 studies. “I feel like getting prepared for college beforehand is important so that when I am enrolled, I can have the resources and know what I need to do in order to be successful.”
Participants attended an “招生 101” class, taught by the U of R 招生 team who explained the admissions process for applying to private universities, 比如U (R, a checklist of important information to include in an application, 还有要记住的截止日期. 除了, the class explained the financial aid process and explored multiple different paths in making college more affordable.
“俄罗斯准备好了 allows high school students to first of all be at the dorms and experience the campus,格斯·帕德隆说, 是雷德兰兹高中的老师. “他们参加了各种各样的会议, students are able to get some information on financial aid, 学费多贵啊, and how to go about signing up for their Free Application for Federal Student 援助 (FAFSA). This gives them a background and a feel for the community at the U of R.”
伊莎贝拉Colmenares, 未来的牛头犬, said “R U Ready is important because I didn’t know anything about financial aid or how to apply. Attending has tremendously helped me because now I know w她的e to start and w她的e to go from t她的e.”
会议结束后, students attended an application workshop w她的e they were able to start and work on their college application with staff available to help with any questions. Staff shared helpful tips and tricks to make a prospective student’s application shine.
High school students later toured the U of R Stauffer Center for Science and participated in a STEM workshop. From monitoring marine mammal behavior to investigating the effect of pollutants on medical plants, high schoolers enjoyed a glimpse into the research done by U of R students during their 10-week Summer Science Research program.
迪伦·扎曼尼斯，12岁, a high school teac她的 at Redlands East Valley, 相信, “俄罗斯准备好了 is important for students because for many of them it’s the first time they are learning about the realities of college, 无论是经济援助, 生活需求或交通. Even if they don’t decide to go to the U of R, it is still a solid introduction to what college life is like.”
“I think that 俄罗斯准备好了 is important for high school students, one because they can see that they have a great university in their backyard that is close to home,阿什利·罗德里格斯说, 他是雷德兰兹教育学院的一名高中教师. ”也, 让他们看到上大学是可以实现的, 可行的, and that t她的e are pathways and possibilities for them to attend a university is what makes 俄罗斯准备好了 great. That’s why I really like that they get to get the experience of sleeping in the dorms, and they get to see these presentations that explain to them how admissions work, which is one of the big hurdles that students must deal with.”
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