College Financial Feasibility Project
- Rosie Jayde Uyola
- 22 hours ago
- 2 min read
Task: Create a 12-slide Google Slideshow with screenshots for 3 colleges: 1 reach school, 1 comfy school, 1 safety school. You must base your categories on your PSAT score first, then your GPA.
Learning Target: I can use admissions data, financial aid calculators, scholarships, AP credit policies, and Common Data Set information to decide whether a college is academically and financially realistic.
Do Now: Write Before You Speak
Observe / Infer Chart
Directions: Look at the college cost spreadsheet. Write silently first. Do not talk yet.
What do you OBSERVE in the spreadsheet? | What can you INFER from that observation? |
I observe that ______________________________________. | This may mean ______________________________________. |
I observe that ______________________________________. | This may mean ______________________________________. |
I observe that ______________________________________. | This may mean ______________________________________. |
DOK 2
Which college appears to cost the most? What number proves it?
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
DOK 3
Why is it not enough to look only at the first-year cost?
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
DOK 4
If a student loves the most expensive college, what financial questions should they ask before deciding if it is realistic?
Answer: ____________________________________________________________
DOK 4
If you had to advise another student about choosing a college, what rule would you give them?
My rule: ____________________________________________________________
Why this rule matters: ______________________________________________
Partner Rehearsal
Before we discuss as a class:
Partner A: Share one observation.
Partner B: Share one inference.
Then switch.
Write this before our discussion. My partner helped me notice that: ____________________________________________.
Project Directions
You will follow Dr. U’s example slideshow and create your own 12-slide presentation.
Partner Check
Trade screens with a partner.
Partner A checks:
Does the slideshow have 12 slides?
Are the schools labeled reach, comfy, and safety?
Is there screenshot evidence?
Feedback: ____________________________________________________________
Partner B checks:
Did the student use PSAT first, then GPA?
Did the student include cost information?
Did the student explain what the data means?
Feedback: ____________________________________________________________
One improvement I will make is ____________________________________________.
Exit Ticket
Question | My Answer |
Which of your three colleges looks most realistic academically? | |
What PSAT/GPA evidence proves this? | |
Which college looks most affordable? | |
What cost evidence proves this? | |
Which college still needs more research? |
Final reflection:
Today I learned that choosing a college requires more than liking the school name because
____________________________________________________________.
