The document provides information about an upcoming class schedule including announcements, colleges of the day, a major of the day on civil engineering, ACT math prep, and summer programs. It also includes details about revised essays due, community service hours documentation, upcoming volunteer opportunities at Special Olympics and for tree planting, and information about upcoming college visits to Southern Methodist University and Loyola University Maryland.

1. 1/29/13

2. Class Schedule
 Announcements
 Colleges of the Day
 Major of the Day
 Game
 ACT Math Prep
 Summer Programs

3. Revised Essays Due Thursday
 Please make sure you turn in a revised essay to me by
this Thursday. If you have not turned in a first essay
draft, get that to me ASAP.

4. Community Service Hours
 I know a lot of you have done community service, but
very few of you have turned in your community service
logs to me…please do this as soon as possible. This
semester, you will turn in your community service
documentation forms as soon as they are filled out
rather than wait until the end of the semester.

5. Special Olympics: Bowling
 Where: Showplace Lanes
 When: Saturday, February 2nd, 8:15 am-noon
 What: assist Special Olympic athletes with bowling
 Currently I have 5 more volunteer slots available

6. Tree Planting on President’s Day
 At Bohl’s Park
 February 18th
 Time to be announced!

7. Spring C101
 Location: UT Austin
 Date: TBD, sometime in
late March
 Reasons to go: Free
food, campus tour, and a
practice ACT! Yayy!!!
(This event is
mandatory if you didn’t
attend Fall C101)

8. Southern Methodist University
 Dallas, TX
 Private university
 6,221 undergrads
 11:1 student to faculty ratio
 89% retention
 75% graduation w/in 6 yrs
 Tuition + fees: $41,750
 85% of financial need met
on average
 Average debt at
graduation: $26,297

9. Southern Methodist University

10. Southern Methodist University
 Average ACT scores: 26-31
 Average SAT scores:
2000/2400
 Pop Majors:
business/marketing, social
sciences, communications/
journalism, v&p
arts, engineering
 A Best Western School
 #2 Most Accessible
Professors
 #12 Lots of Greek Life
 #15 Happiest Students

11. Loyola University Maryland
 Baltimore, MD
 Private university
 3,917 students
 12:1 student to faculty
 88% retention
 84% graduate w/in 6 yrs
 Tuition + fees: $42,430
 100% of financial need met
on average
 Average debt on
graduation: $31,655

12. Loyola University Maryland

13. Loyola University Maryland
 Average ACT scores: 24-29
 Pop majors:
business, communications,
social
studies, psychology, Englis
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 A Best Northeastern
School
 #3 Best College Dorms
 #7 Best Athletic Facilities
 #16 Election? What
Election?

14. Major of the Day: Civil Engineering
 What it is: Civil engineers
are responsible for
designing bridges,
highways, dams, recycling
plants, etc.
 Good if you like: Science
and math
 Need to know:
Engineering is a rigorous
field and it can sometimes
take 5 years to finish your
bachelor’s degree.

15. Major of the Day: Civil Engineering
 Top Programs in Texas:
UT, Texas A&M, Rice
 Other Good Programs:
Texas Tech, Southern
Methodist, Baylor, UT El
Paso
 Classes you might take:
Steel Bridge Design, Urban
Transportation
Planning, Renewable
Energy/ Environmental
Sustainability