Today was the last day to wrap up all of our final work. We spent the morning finishing our book and then met with our partners for the case study project. In the afternoon it was time to rehearse our presentations and have our final seminar over the book we have been reading. During the seminar we talked about the importance of financial aid in the college decision and how important it is for a college to show interest in the student. We realize how important it is to not just be another number at a school but also be able to have an impact and be wanted within that community. As we closed out our final seminar I had every person give me one sentence that best described what they have learned during this course. Personally, I feel like I am now more educated in my college search and have a better understand of how to look past just the "name brand" education. Ashwin: I learned that finding the best college for you isn't as simple as you thought when you were younger.
Today was our last college visit of the J term. We went to The University of St. Thomas where we started the day in the admissions office where they explained important details about the school and we filled out informational cards to get follow up emails. We then had a campus tour with a current student where we saw the library, rec center, chapel, etc. At the end of our visit we had lunch in the school cafeteria to have the most realistic dinning experience if we were students at the school. I really enjoyed getting to see UST because we pass by the institution so often so it was nice to learn about the school in more depth.