MykaelaBarnes

CollegeKnowledge
ProductProposal
(Paper)
Myresearchpaperwouldincludetheidealcollegeformeandwoulddetailwhythis
collegeisthebestfitforme,theprosandconsofthecollege,whyIchoseitforthispaper,and
thestepsIneedtotakeinordertobeacceptedintothiscollege.Iwouldthenwriteaboutamajor
thatcollegeoffersthatIwouldenrollinandwhythismajorissuitableformeandwhatjobsit
couldapplyto.InadditionIwouldwriteaboutmylearningstyleandhowIlearneffectively.

Intro:
HowIthinkIlearn:
learnbydoing
watchinstructorcompleteatask(i.e.mathproblem)emulateinstruction
learnthroughrepetition/memorization
repeatedlywritingdownfacts/contentbeinglearned

Career,Lifestyle,Pursuit:
Career:
marinemammalrescuer
marinebiologist
marinemammalresearcher
conservationactivist
Lifestyle:
travelingforwork(!)

Brainstorm:

Colleges:
UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley
StanfordUniversity
CalStateMonterey
nottobeusedinfinalpaper
UniversityofHawaii(Hilo&Manoa)
UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego
Humboldt

Majors:

 MarineBiology
Conservation
majorisdifferentforeachschool
EnvironmentalStudies/Sciences
lookatthecomparestudiesandsciences

PreviousKnowledge:

UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley:
toprankedpublicuniversity
studyabroadoffered
flexibilityw/curriculum
$33ktuition(w/livingexpenses)2013
SAT:1,8402,240
ACT:2733

StanfordUniversity:
HopkinsMarineStation!
veryreputable
difficulttobeaccepted
6%admitted
$41ktuition

CalStateMonterey:
smallerstudentbody
$9,000+(w/livingexpenses)tuition
conservationw/inmarinescienceprogram
SAT:8601,080(notincludingwritingscore)
ACT:1824
UHHilo:
offersscholarships
1:18teachertostudentratio
collaborationw/professorsonresearchprojects
SATandACTarerequiredforadmissionsbutnotreallylookedatunlessGPA>3.0
conservationcoursesw/inmarinescience
nonresidenttuitionnotextreme
studyabroad(semesteratsea)

UHManoa:

averageclasssizeis24
createyourownmajor
studyabroad
CoconutIslandresearchfacility
largecampus
highlivingexpenses
SAT:1,4501,760
ACT:2127

UCSD:
14thbestresearchinstituteinworld
ScrippsOceanography
50%ofdegreesinsocialsciences
ranked#2forbio
studyabroad
largecampus
$31ktuition(w/livingoncampus)
SAT:1,7502,080
ACT:2531

Humboldt:
environmentalculture
smallclasssizes
zoologyprogramallows
"studentchoiceindevelopingaprogramforindividualneeds"
studyabroad
lowtuition
SAT:8901,140(notincludingwritingscore)
ACT:1824
MyprojectedSATscore:15001820(basedonPSAT)
needtoimprove!

Sources:
https://connection.naviance.com/familyconnection/colleges/supermatch/

https://connection.naviance.com/familyconnection/colleges/scholarshipmatch/

http://neuroscience.uth.tmc.edu/s4/chapter07.html

http://www.themaritzinstitute.com/~/media/Files/MaritzInstitute/WhitePapers/TheNeuroscien
ceofLearningTheMaritzInstitute.pdf

https://www.collegeboard.org/

http://www.educationplanner.org/students/selfassessments/learningstylesquiz.shtml?event=
results&A=6&V=5&T=9

http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyletest.html

https://connection.naviance.com/familyconnection/main/cite/report

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/scholarshipsearch#!searchresults

http://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2013/03/12/howwerememberandwhyweforget/