12 College CPT XXXXXXXXXXName: Building a College Portfolio For this assignment, you will be creating a college portfolio which will be submitted to a specific program of study. Before you begin, you...

Building a college portfolio


12 College CPT Name: Building a College Portfolio For this assignment, you will be creating a college portfolio which will be submitted to a specific program of study. Before you begin, you will need to choose a college and a program. If you are unsure you will need to make a decision for the sake of this CPT. Your college portfolio will include the following three components: 1 Statement of Purpose 2 days 2 An e-mail to Dean of Admissions/Program Co-ordinator to your program (your Statement of Purpose will be attached) 1.5 days 3 Creative Component – 3 symbols of your future. (your Creative Component will be attached to the email above) **consider Video interview component 1.5 days The Breakdown 1. Statement of Purpose (refer to examples below) 4 Paragraphs Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Introduce yourself Include program of study and school/ institution Include why you’d like to study there Include why the subject area is of interest to you *Anecdotal story * This is a personal story (with meaning) that explains why you want to advance your field of study / education in this program. Highlights your skills, experience Communicates your research interests and career goals. The academic and/or research experiences that have contributed to your skill set The skills you possess that will enable you to be successful in the program work Conclude with why the school and program should choose you. Tie up any loose ends NOTE: Examine the two sample Statements of Purpose. Search for the writing content) requirements. Keep in mind that they do not follow the organization breakdown charted above. 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E-mail to the Dean of Admissions with the attachment of your statement of purpose. NOTE: Examine the two sample emails. Read each one carefully. Find the errors. Keep in mind that one is more formal than the other, but both need to be improved upon. 2. E-mail to the Dean of Admissions with the attachment of your statement of purpose. This portion will be a quick, simple, well-written and professional email you are sending to the Dean of Admissions. The email will include a brief introduction and your Statement of Purpose will be attached. Rough Draft ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Creative component: 3 symbols of your future. For this component you will choose 3 symbols that represent not just what you want to be in your career but WHO you’d like to become and evolve as a person. Each symbol must include 100 words on what it means to you and how you intend to achieve it. (Both the images and the written descriptions must be submitted as an attachment to your email to me.) Symbols will be marked based on thought provoking ideas rather than basic / simplistic ideas. For example: vs. Symbols - Rough Ideas / Draft CPT Rubric Email Level 4 20-25 Level 3 17.5-19.5 Level 2 15.5-17.5 Level 1 12.5-14.5 /25 Knowledge Extensive knowledge of email format. Shows complete understanding of formality and format. Email clear and concise. Shows a good understanding of professional email format. Shows considerable understanding of email, is clear and concise Shows good understanding of some parts of email. Various errors in the email / email format. Didn’t understand formality of email. Incomplete. Statement of Purpose Thinking Uses planning skills with a high degree of effectiveness Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with a high degree of effectiveness Uses planning skills with considerable effectiveness Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with considerable effectiveness Uses planning skills with some effectiveness Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with some effectiveness Uses planning skills with limited effectiveness Uses critical/ creative thinking processes with limited effectiveness Communication Expresses and organizes ideas and information with a high degree of effectiveness Expresses and organizes ideas and information with considerable effectiveness Expresses and organizes ideas and information with some effectiveness Expresses and organizes ideas and information with limited effectiveness Symbols Application Makes connections with symbol and future with a high degree of effectiveness Makes connections with symbol and future with considerable effectiveness Makes connections within and future with some effectiveness Makes connections with symbols and future with limited effectiveness