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GENERAL
1- One entry for each college that we visit:
*Monday (Stonybrook)
*Tuesday (Barnard College & Columbia University)
*Wednesday (Lehman College)
*Thusday (St. John's College)
2- Each entry must be 300 words mnimum.
3- Each entry must include at least one picture.
CONTENT (what your entry should say)
You are all extremely creative teenagers and we encourage you to use your creativity in writing. Sometimes, however, getting the words out on paper doesn't come easy. Here we give you a list of questions that each of your entry should include to help you focus and get the assignment done quickly and effectively:
1- Which school did you visit?
2- How did you travel to the school, what was it like?
3- What did you do at the school? For example, which buildings did you visit? what did you learn about the school that you did not know?
4- What do most students study at this school?
5- What did you like most about the school?
6- What did you not like to this school?
7- Would you apply to this school? Why would you? Why would you not?
8- Stories will enrich your writing! When appropriate include funny annecdotes.
GRAMMAR
Do not submit first drafts! Read your entry at least twice outloud to identify grammatical and spelling mistakes. Ask a friend that you trust to read it over and give you feedback.
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Today on May 7th, 2012 my Rensizzle group visited SUNY Stony brook. SUNY Stony brook is located in long island. We all met up at the school at 8:30; from there we gathered everyone up and took the 7 train to 61st Woodside. At Woodside we caught the LIRR. This commute was not a straight run, we had to take two LIRR trains at a connecting station. I never rode on the LIRR in my entire life, today was definitely a great experience. I didn’t know there were double-decker trains, for the first time I rode one today. When I got on the double-decker, I was very excited. I always saw these trains in movies but never in real life. Both LIRR trains were comfortable, the seats were roomy and I got to sit next to Alina the entire trip. The commute to the University was approximately 1.5 hours.
ReplyDeletePrior to visiting SUNY Stony Brook I knew a few things. I was told by my aunt who lives not too far from the University that it was a SUNY University with residency on campus. I also knew that the University considered itself one of the “Ivy League” Universities of the SUNY’s. At the school, we walked around and saw the Geometry building, the College of Business, the Earth Space and Science building, the Humanities building and much more!
The thing I liked most about the school is that it provides my major and they are very strong in Math and Sciences, and it’s bike friendly. I want to study medicine in college so Stony Brook is everything I’ve been looking for however; there are many things that I do not like about the school. One thing I don’t like about the school is that it is very outdated. The majority of the buildings look like they have been standing for many years and that concerns me. I’d like to be on a campus that is relatively new. There are a few new buildings in the process of being built. Another thing that concerns me about the college is the lack of diversity. I do not like seeing the same race over and over again.
I would apply to the school, maybe instead of dorming on campus I would live at home and commute every day. I don’t like the idea of commuting but it beats staying on a dry campus.
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