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By: Rachelle, Angie, Jackie & Luis

Did YOU make the right

choice?

Issue Do students who attend public

Colleges get the same education and job opportunities as the students in private Universities?

Elementary SchoolMiddle School

High SchoolCollege/University

Job & Career

Kindergarten

Goal

Our goal is to better inform prospective and current college students about their decisions of picking a public or private college, which is why our slogans are “Did you make the Right Choice?” and “Are You Getting Your Money’s Worth?”. We believe this is an important issue because most people choose a public college solely based on tuition costs, which we believe is not a good enough reason to attend one. Private colleges can be a good, low-costly option as well if you look into their diverse options of financial aid packages, grant s and merit scholarships which can make the tuition lower than it really is. Despite whatever type of college one commits to, the overall goal is to inform people to do extensive research on their choices for education beyond high school .

Statistics

Most low-income students who have top test scores and grades do not even apply to the nation’s best colleges

Only 34 percent of high-achieving high school seniors in the bottom fourth of income distribution attended any one of the country’s 238 most selective colleges

On the other hand, Among top students in the highest income quartile, that figure was 78 percent.

Pros vs. Cons

Class-size: More Individual attention in Private Colleges than Public

Discounted tuition- Makes Public institutions more affordable

Tuition Increases

Diversity

Link: Fox News Report

Campaign Strategies

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Personal Interactions-Interviews

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Contains Charts with statistics and inteviews with our Hunter College peers about the issue

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Flyers

Get peoples attention

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Interview

Questions Asked:

Ask name, age, Major. How long they have been in college. Why did you choose to go to hunter college? Are you a part

time or full time student? Did you have any other colleges that you would have preferred

to attend? How do you imagine a private college would be like compared

to a public college such as Hunter? What are your dislikes and likes about hunter? What in your opinion would enrich your college experience at

Hunter? Do you believe you will graduate in 4 years or less? Are you planning to go to graduate school? If so, if you could,

would you prefer to stay at Hunter or go to a private university like Columbia University.

Videos

Interview 1

Interview 2

Interview 3

Interview 4

Interview 5