College Visits are a great way to check out a college for yourself, and see how you feel on the campus. Summer visits don’t give you the usual hustle and bustle feel, but there will usually be some students there, and a quiet, subdued visit is better than no visit at all!
If you are a junior in high school right now, it’s definitely time to start thinking about your college visits – a perfect time to see what a school you might be considering is really like without solely relying on their website or brochure. Seniors might choose to make a visit before they send off their applications, or wait until they have been accepted instead. With all of the colleges out there, how do you begin to narrow your college search? Check back with our blog frequently (or better yet-sign up to get our blog sent straight to your email), as we will be posting things we have observed on our most recent college visits.
Today, the KaMi Spotlight is on Sonoma State University, located in Rohnert Park, CA.
5 Things You Might Know:
• A 269 acre campus, in the wine country of Sonoma County.
• Division 2, Sea Wolves, and part of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (for 10 of their sports).
• Enrollment for 2013-2014 was approximately 9,000 students.
• Cost to attend (2014-2015) for a California resident is $23,665 a year.
• The student to faculty ratio is 23:1, with an average class size of 25, but “101” classes (general ed.), which students take about 4 of, average 150 students.
5 Things You Might Not Know About Sonoma State (SSU):
• The Jean and Charles Shultz Information Center houses the 3-story library, where students can get free coffee at the Charlie Brown Cafe during finals.
• There are pools by 2 of the dorm buildings and an Olympic-sized pool for athletics.
• A student’s ID card lets them fish at either of the 2 stocked lakes on campus.
• The Green Music Center, only 2 years old, seats 1,500 inside. Upcoming performers for Fall of ’14 include Frankie Valli, Bill Maher, Diana Ross, Trace Adkins, and the Santa Rosa Symphony.
• If you have a 3.0 GPA or higher in high school, you are eligible to apply for one of the 150 SSU scholarships.
Sonoma State is considered a “hidden gem” of the Cal State system, go see why for yourself!
Kate visiting her Alma Mater!
The beautiful, new library.
Stevenson Hall
Brand new recreation center
Indoor track in the Recreation Center
Indoor basketball courts
Rock-climbing wall
Zinfandel Village, one of the many housing options on campus
Two rooms (2 students in each room) that share one bathroom and a living room
Living room
One of the pools at the dorms, next to Zinfandel Dining Room
One of the lakes on campus, and also where graduation ceremonies are held
Tennis courts
Baseball field
The door was open, so we snuck a peek into the indoor baseball facility!
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