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Hello, my name is Sarah Kooistra, an undergraduate English major at Rutgers University-Camden.  I am a Senior, graduating in May, and plan to attend graduate school to become a guidance counselor. I chose this topic for my first WebQuest and for use as my final project in my Contemporary Issues in Education class because it relates to the field that I want to get into and I could use it in my current job.  Currently, I work for a college access center called The Hill Family Center for College Access.  My college access center works with students and non-traditional students in Camden to help prepare them for college through application assistance, FAFSA workshops, academic assistance, and college readiness workshops.  We are located in the lower level of the Paul Robeson Library and work with seven different schools in Camden.  Along with these students, which we call "strivers," we also work with another group, the Rutgers Future Scholars.  The Rutgers Future Scholars program's main goal is to "increase the numbers of academically ambitious high school graduates who come from less-advantaged communities, inspire and prepare them to meet the standards to be admitted to colleges and universities, and then provide funding to those who are admitted and choose to attend Rutgers University."  My center mainly works with the 11th and 12th grade Rutgers Future Scholars, and I designed this WebQuest to go along with the workshops we present to them.  It is Rutgers specific because the Rutgers Future Scholars typically decide to go to Rutgers, because they are able to go on for free on their scholarship, after completing the program. 

I have attached news articles on The Hill Family Center for College Access to provide more information on our center and how it started.

My advice for teachers using this WebQuest would be to remind the students that while this WebQuest focuses on Rutgers, there are thousands of other schools to choose from.  Finding the right fit is key, and the best way to find what college best suites you is to research the school and visit the campus. Secondly, while the final concluding step is based on the Rutgers essay, this essay can easily be tweaked to fit the personal statement for the common application.


Standards

21st Century Life and Career Standards:

9.3.12.C.2 Characterize education and skills needed to achieve career goals, and take steps to prepare for postsecondary options, including making course selections, preparing for and taking assessments, and participating in extra-curricular activities.

9.3.12.C.3 Develop personal interests and activities that support declared career goals and plans.

9.3.12.C.5 Identify transferable skills in career choices and design alternative career plans based on those skills.

9.3.12.C.7 Pursue a variety of activities related to career preparation (e.g., volunteer, seek employment, and/or apply for training grants, higher education grants, and loans).

9.3.12.C.9 Investigate career opportunities in the United States or abroad that involve working with people from diverse cultures and that require knowledge of other languages or cultures.

Interdisciplinary Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.2e Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.



9.1.12.B.1 Present resources and data in a format that effectively communicates the meaning of the data and its implications for solving problems, using multiple perspectives.

9.1.12.C.4 Demonstrate leadership and collaborative skills when participating in online learning communities and structured learning experiences.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.8 Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation.

Credits

Pictures:

http://www.masongross.rutgers.edu/content/rutgers-marching-band

http://www.properlymadeup.com/2013/08/08/my-school-university-college-a5-filofax-setup/

http://gleaner.rutgers.edu/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University

http://asklogo.com/show/detail/R/rutgers-university-logo#.UqJMK9KsiSo

http://www.firstlooklax.com/college-coaches.html

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rutgers-the-state-university-of-new-jersey-new-brunswick-6964

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutgers_University

Resources:

BigFuture.com

www.colegeboard.org

www.rutgers.edu

www.myschoolnotebook.com

www.vocaroo.com

http://iblog.stjschool.org/dsader/rubric/

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/53767246/Reflection-Paper-Rubric

www.sportslogos.net

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/

http://www.public.coe.edu/wac/28tipspersonalstatement.htm

http://news.rutgers.edu/news-releases/2011/02/rutgers-camden-to-he-20120210
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/tag/hill-family-center-for-college-access/

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