College questions from overseas (for a project)

<p>I’m not sure if I’m posting in the right section… but hi!</p>

<p>I am doing a High School project on the differences between American colleges and those over here in Sweden. There are some questions I would like to have answered, and I would be extremely grateful if some of you took the time to answer. Remember that all questions are optional, and I would be glad if you take the time to answer even a single one. Everything will be confidential and only the only ones who’ll ever see your answers are me, my teachers and obivously others on this message board. If you do not wish to answer here, I’d be happy to read my PM box or my e-mail, <a href="mailto:conigio@hotmail.com">conigio@hotmail.com</a> for them! </p>

<p>Name:
Year of birth:
Gender:
State of residence:
Ethnic origins and religion:
Type of living (private/college organized):</p>

<li>What is your education and in what year are you?</li>
<li>What do you study?</li>
<li>What do you want to/think you will work with?</li>
<li><p>Do you work with anything at the moment?</p></li>
<li><p>What do you do in your spare time/What are your hobbies? Do you have to pay for these? </p></li>
<li><p>Are they done through school/state or privately?</p></li>
<li><p>Are you offered any activities through college (anything from musical to athletical)?</p></li>
<li><p>How much of your free time is spent on college activities?</p></li>
<li><p>How and why did you choose your college? </p></li>
<li><p>Is it private/public? What are the main differences?</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have to pay for it? How much? </p></li>
<li><p>Do you receive scholarships? How are they awarded?</p></li>
</ol>

<p>That’s all I can think of at the moment. Feel free to answer whatever you like and in whatever way you like. I might ask a few follow-up questions when/if I receive some responses, but I guess this will do for now. :)</p>

<p>Thank you a lot!</p>

<p>Name: Kaylin
Year of birth: 1988
Gender: Female
State of residence: Alabama
Ethnic origins and religion: white agnostic
Type of living (private/college organized): dorms on campus</p>

<ol>
<li>What is your education and in what year are you? sophomore in college</li>
<li>What do you study? apparel merchandising</li>
<li>What do you want to/think you will work with? in a department store</li>
<li><p>Do you work with anything at the moment? I work at Target and on-campus work-study in the Marketing dept</p></li>
<li><p>What do you do in your spare time/What are your hobbies? Do you have to pay for these? In my spare time, I chat online with friends, go to parties, do stuff for organizations I'm in, dance, sleep, hang out with friends, etc. I don't pay for any of it.</p></li>
<li><p>Are they done through school/state or privately? well, organizations are through the school, and I met my friends at school...</p></li>
<li><p>Are you offered any activities through college (anything from musical to athletical)? yeah, I do the university program council which brings all the entertainment to campus, and the swing dance association, and the residence hall association.</p></li>
<li><p>How much of your free time is spent on college activities? probably about 1/4</p></li>
<li><p>How and why did you choose your college? it's pretty close to home, and it gave me alot of financial aid, and I grew up watching the sports teams</p></li>
<li><p>Is it private/public? What are the main differences? it's public</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have to pay for it? How much? no, because I have scholarships/fin aid</p></li>
<li><p>Do you receive scholarships? How are they awarded? yes, I got them based on GPA in high school and ACT score. I keep them by having 3.0+ continuously in college.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Name: Drew
Year of birth: '88
Gender: Male
State of residence: Michigan
Ethnic origins and religion: White/Athiest
Type of living (private/college organized): dorms</p>

<ol>
<li>What is your education and in what year are you? freshmen (3rd day on campus)</li>
<li>What do you study? Philosophy and Literature</li>
<li>What do you want to/think you will work with? a law firm</li>
<li><p>Do you work with anything at the moment? no</p></li>
<li><p>What do you do in your spare time/What are your hobbies? Do you have to pay for these? Reading, Philosophy Club, and Law Society.</p></li>
<li><p>Are they done through school/state or privately? both</p></li>
<li><p>Are you offered any activities through college (anything from musical to athletical)? yes</p></li>
<li><p>How much of your free time is spent on college activities? we'll see</p></li>
<li><p>How and why did you choose your college? many reasons </p></li>
<li><p>Is it private/public? What are the main differences? public</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have to pay for it? How much? My parents do and I'm not sure how much.</p></li>
<li><p>Do you receive scholarships? How are they awarded? Yea, I got one for 5k for my GPA/SATs</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks a lot, much appreciated. Will prove to be very useful.</p>

<p>Name: Brian
Year of birth: 1986
Gender: Male
State of residence: Maine
Ethnic origins and religion: White, no religious affiliation
Type of living (private/college organized): residence halls</p>

<ol>
<li>What is your education and in what year are you? Academically, I am a college Freshman. I took a year and a half off from High school.</li>
<li>What do you study? General Studies, looking to transfer to a large university for Business</li>
<li>What do you want to/think you will work with? Hopefully marketing or financial analysis.</li>
<li><p>Do you work with anything at the moment? no</p></li>
<li><p>What do you do in your spare time/What are your hobbies? Do you have to pay for these? Going to the gym, Watching movies, hanging out with friends. All of these cost money lol.</p></li>
<li><p>Are they done through school/state or privately? Privately</p></li>
<li><p>Are you offered any activities through college (anything from musical to athletical)? Not at my school...it sucks.</p></li>
<li><p>How much of your free time is spent on college activities? College sponsored activities...maybe two hours a day. College activities on my own about 4 hours a day.</p></li>
<li><p>How and why did you choose your college? Forced to go to this school due to slacking off in High School and not taking other opprotunities.</p></li>
<li><p>Is it private/public? What are the main differences? Public. It's a community college.</p></li>
<li><p>Do you have to pay for it? How much? $8000 a year. Including room and board.</p></li>
<li><p>Do you receive scholarships? How are they awarded? A couple. About $2000 worth, they are random.</p></li>
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<p>Much grateful. These answers together with some others I received on another forum will be enough. Thanks for your time!</p>

<p>you have dorms at your CC?</p>