I t’s a hard decision for most students. Yet, when provid - ed the right infor - mation, the challenge can become manageable. “… I’ve been looking at colleges since mid - dle school, but this has given me a more hands on approach,” said se - nior Trey Bell, de - scribing his experience during Woodlawn’s Col - lege Exploration Camp. More than 20-plus stu - dents took part in the camp. Led by Woodlawn’s col - lege guru, Mrs. Diane Crockett, WHS resource teacher, students visited the University of Balti - more (UBALT) Gouch - er College, University of Maryland Baltimore
County (UMBC), CCBC Essex and CCBC Owings Mills Center, McDaniel College, Bowie State Uni - versity, Towson Universi - ty and Morgan State Uni - versity over a two-week span at the end of June. There were four themes for this camp: “I Am Col - legebound,” “If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me,” “No Deposit, No Return,” and “Preparation Is The Key For College Success,” “These themes helped the students to ask them - selves why go to college? What is the right college that fits their needs both academically and so - cially?” said Ms. Crock - ett. “And prepares them to pursue their career goals and aspirations.” “I learned about the dif -
Students toured Towson University and met with ad- missions representatives.
ferent programs each college provided, their popular majors, tui - tion cost, their cam - pus set up and why it’s important to apply for scholarships,” said Er - ica Tolson, a sopho - more who says after the tours she “did remove some schools from my list because they didn’t meet my best interest.” Some students consid - ering attending school out of state saw this as an opportunity to consider all options. Chelsi Gaynor, said, “Although I want to go out of state, I wanted to see colleges [that were] more cost efficient and make sure that I’m re - viewing all my options.” “ However, I do want to make sure I get the full
picture of Maryland col - leges before I make those decisions because it is ex - pensive,” said Trey Bell. During the course of the camp, students learned about financial aid, the importance of finding key offices on campus, and un - derstanding the ‘look fors’ that should top their list. “I also got to see the campus and to see if that would be a place I want to live,” said Gaynor. “I learned what I was looking for in a college; what was important to me, and what I could poten - tially get from a college,” said Amira Paulding, sophomore. “I actually added col - leges,” said Kyree John - son, junior.
Students worked with Ms. Crockett, resource teach- er, and Dr. Hayes-Agent, career counselor, to under- stand the nuances involved in the college application process.
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