Problem Statement
Part 1: Our goal when creating a net price calculator spreadsheet was to create a helpful spreadsheet that consisted of many different fake students who all have different backgrounds. We hope parents would find a student who is similar to their child and be able to see how much college would cost for their kid.
Part 2: Our goal for this assignment was making a helpful calculator that we will be able to help us figure out the price of college that fits to a specific person.
Part 3: Our goals were to compare 2 different career paths in life and create a presentation that will then be presented to our parents. The presentations contains "total amount made in my lifetime" based on two career choice and my colleges choices.
Part 2: Our goal for this assignment was making a helpful calculator that we will be able to help us figure out the price of college that fits to a specific person.
Part 3: Our goals were to compare 2 different career paths in life and create a presentation that will then be presented to our parents. The presentations contains "total amount made in my lifetime" based on two career choice and my colleges choices.
Process
Part 1: Our process throughout this part of our project was creating a unique background for our fake student. After we created a background we looked up the net price calculator for different schools with the information we created. We then added all of them to a spreadsheet created by the entire class.
Part 2:
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Part 3: I created graphs, compared two paths in life, made presentations, and exhibited to parents. Click Here to see the presentation I created to present to my parents.
Other People's Processes
Part 2: Throughout this assignment the process that other people used to create their calculators was the same as me. Considering we all used the same functions to create our calculators lots of ours worked similar, but some were organized differently.
Solution
Part 1: Click here for the spreadsheet created by our class!
Part 2: Click Here to see my final College Calculator!
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Problem Evaluation
Part 1: I really enjoyed doing this part of the project because I know that lots of parents are going to be able to refer to the spreadsheet when their kids are talking about the colleges they want to attend. I also enjoyed how creative I was able to get when making my fake students background.
Part 2: When I first started working on this problem I was very confused. It was a lot to learn when it came to functions on a spreadsheet. What really helped me when creating my College Calculator was getting help from my peers. My peers are the main reason I succeeded in this problem because they took the time to teach me all about the functions and calculators.
Self Assessment
Part 1: Throughout this I used curiosity. The way I used curiosity was asking lots of questions to my group and teacher. I got confused when looking up net price calculators for most schools because they would ask for information that at times I did not know how to fill it out. After I asked my peers and teacher for help I finished everything easier and with confidence.
Part 2: Throughout this problem I used questioning. I used questioning a lot while I was being taught by my peers. I was confused a lot throughout this problem and it was crucial for me to ask questions. If I did not ask questions I definitely would have not understood anything that I worked on.
Part 3:
My parents reaction to my presentation was very positive. They were very happy with the
colleges I chose, but also my career choices. They really enjoyed the graph that displayed the amount of money that I will make with both careers. One question they asked during the presentation was "are these the only schools you want to attend"? This sparked the conversation of whether or not I want to apply to other schools and not just the ones that I listed on my presentation. Overall this was a good experience because I was able to show my parents in a professional way what I want to do with my life, but also what colleges I want to attend to insure I have a bright future.
colleges I chose, but also my career choices. They really enjoyed the graph that displayed the amount of money that I will make with both careers. One question they asked during the presentation was "are these the only schools you want to attend"? This sparked the conversation of whether or not I want to apply to other schools and not just the ones that I listed on my presentation. Overall this was a good experience because I was able to show my parents in a professional way what I want to do with my life, but also what colleges I want to attend to insure I have a bright future.