When I first told some of my friends that I was applying to Stanford, Vanderbilt, Duke, Colgate, and Michigan State they thought I was crazy. I know that with my test scores and grades that I could probably get the majority of my tuition to UW paid for. They all asked me why would I want to pay to go to one of those big schools when I could go to the University and leave with no debt. All I’ve ever known is this small farm town. And this small town may be a perfect fit for others but I crave more. I want to travel the world, immersing myself in different cultures, hence my major in anthropology. These bigger schools can provide me with the opportunities to do just that. Like I said earlier, I plan on majoring in anthropology with an emphasis …show more content…
I can’t spend my entire life in a refugee camp in some foreign country. Someday I want a place I can call home with my own family. With a degree in sociology you can basically do anything: open a counseling firm, become a social worker, work in public relations, etc. Once I’ve decided to settle down, I can use my anthropology or sociology degree for a variety of careers.
As I stated earlier, I’ve applied to many larger, more expensive colleges. I intend to file my FAFSA and apply for as many merit scholarships as possible. Financial aid will assist with expenses a great deal, but I realize there will still be part of that tuition along with other expenses such as books and study abroad programs that I will still need to pay for. My family falls just outside of the mark for certain large scholarships such as the Daniels Fund and Horatio Alger Scholarship. These types of scholarships never really take into account outside expenses, especially medical. I, having a rare vascular malformation and my step-father having type one diabetes, we rake up an extensive amount of medical bills even after insurance. I’ve known since I was a kid that I was going to have to pay for college myself and the Dick Cook Faculty Scholarship can help me to do just
People use to think sociology is something theoretically and cannot put it into practice. The blog of “ Doing Sociology” by peter Kaufman show we what a sociology majors can pursue, and how to apply sociology into our daily lives. In fact, there are a lot of departments and career resources that need sociologist. To make sociology less abstract, we need to be able to apply sociology into our everyday lives. Kaufman’s model of “doing sociology” has four point that will help we adopt sociology to our lives. The four points are:
Unfortunately, my family and I fall into an area of the middle class that prohibits us from receiving need-based aid. Although I have graciously been awarded the Elizabeth Ann Seton Scholarship, without some additional form of aid, a Seton Hill education may be prohibitively expensive. My fourth year’s tuition alone would cost $37,520 with my current scholarship, and I would still have to pay for living expenses. Once my undergraduate and fifth years’ expenses are included, I will be over $150,000 in debt when I graduate. As a student who has worked exceedingly hard in the classroom and as a leader for four years, this amount of financial burden feels like a punishment. If I do not receive the Seton Scholar Award, I am not confident that I can attend Seton Hill and make the impacts I have described in this
college to big for my own well being, but the big University provided too many
The hardest part of scholarships is not writing the essays that an admissions director will read, it is finding all of the scholarships that could help you out. There are many scholarships that have specific requirements that make them available to a limited portion of the population. Therefore, it is important to not just look for scholarships inside of whatever your major will be, but you also will need to look for scholarships that apply to your background in life. The other side of the coin, which we 've mentioned but not yet detailed, is that of the scholarships inside of your area of study. If you have a major in mind that you want to pursue immediately in college, it would be wise to apply for as many scholarships inside of this field as you can. You can never apply for too many scholarships, and between these and other financial aids, it is not difficult to go to college for a relatively small fee. As you can see, applying for scholarships is just plain economical thinking, and is a smart way to pay less to attend
Ethnography is a research method used to explore different cultures from a personal view. Many anthropologists have sought to use ethnography as their main study method because of its specificity and opportunity to get hands on. Those that participate in ethnographies are expected to accurately record detailed accounts of the society in which they are staying, but at the same time maintain a critical distance.
Cultural Anthropology is a term that is in everyday lives and topics. When one thinks of anthropology they think of the study of old remnants commonly referred to as archaeology. This, however, is not the only form of anthropology. There are four types of anthropology and they are archaeology, biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. However, Cultural anthropologists are every where and study people of all walks of life. One can find a topic and find some type of study that an anthropologist has conducted on the matter. The following are five articles that explain how anthropologists are every where.
I spent much of my high school career researching colleges and universities. My mom and I traveled to well over 10 different colleges and universities in 4 different states trying to find the “perfect” school for me. By the end of my junior year of high school I had finally found the ideal school, or so I thought. The school was small, environmentally friendly, new, beautiful, diverse, and just happened to be located 1,000 miles away from home. Everyone at my small high school knew that I was going away to school and it was a huge deal because the majority of my classmates were going to in state schools. I traveled to the school multiple times for orientations, to meet my roommates, and to make sure it was the “perfect” school for me. Early May of my senior year of high school, right before graduation, I woke up with a feeling in my gut that this
In conclusion, I was fortunate enough to understand many important things in life. One of those things is that we do not always begin at the desired start line, but through effort and strong will we can arrive at the desired finish line, where the outcome of our plans and goals reside. In my pursuit of education, I faced many challenges and hardships, but I always viewed them as temporary setbacks not as a finish line. I am certain that an opportunity to study at the UW would help me reach my finish line.
As a young woman growing up in an urbanized setting and attending public schools all of my life, when the time came to start planning and searching for colleges, I searched for schools that I felt fit my persona, that I would be comfortable attending for some of the most integral years of my life. My search included schools such as Temple University, and Pennsylvania State University, higher education institutions that allowed me to challenge myself, but at the same time would put me in a setting where I would be with others just like myself, fitting into the standard American university fashion.
Susan Lindee and Ricardo Santos’ goal was to understand the contexts of genesis and development of biological anthropology around the world from an international standpoint, focusing on engagement with living human populations. Their contributors, scholars in history of science, science studies, and anthropology, were guided by key questions about national histories, collections, and scientific field practice.
Also, a college degree as a Sociologist or a Social Worker will require me to become engaged in the lives of people, many who are socially, mentally and economically disadvantaged.
Cultural anthropology examines different cultures and studies them in their native environments by observing or becoming part of each group to understand each culture from within. According to Crapo (2013), “Cultural Anthropology is the study of the similarity and diversity of human ways of life (cultures) and of the regularities in how culture functions” (sec. 1.1). When observing each culture neutrally from the outside in, is called an etic point of view and when experiencing the culture from within is referred to as an emic perspective. Emic narratives can be subjective and are explained by the culture experiencing it. In this paper, I will examine gender and the discrimination of women in my own culture from an outside or etic perspective,
Anthropology is known as the study of human beings, over time and space. We often look at anthropology as just the evolution of mankind and their basic development. After taking a class in Cultural Anthropology, I’ve come to realize how much more in depth it is. There are many different aspects that we do not look at. We do not need to be anthropologists to see how these concepts can apply to our daily lives. Anthropology makes you to look at the world differently than you were taught too. Cultural anthropology, has a holistic approach that helps us to see how one society relates to itself and how that society can be taken on its own terms without bias. It helps to identify our own way of viewing various different cultures around the world and realize that the way we do things and see things may not be the only right way there is. There are other people around the world that are different from us and do things differently that we are used to or that we find to be “the right way”.
One cannot generalize or predict all human behaviors, thought processes, morals, and customs. Because human nature is dominated by different types of cultures and societies in various parts of the world, this can often lead to misunderstanding which ultimately leads to the illusion of cultural superiority, and in most cases this can lead to genocide - the systematic murder or annihilation of a group of people or culture. Anthropology is the study of humans, our immediate ancestors and their cultural environments this study stems from the science of holism - the study of the human condition. Culture is crucial in determining the state of the human condition, as the cultures are traditions and customs that are learned throughout an individual
Anthropology is the study of human kind, their actions and interactions. Anthropology is the only field of study that encompasses all aspects of humanity throughout existence. Curiosity is the root of anthropology and as an instinctual reaction to things we do not understand, by default everyone is an amateur anthropologists. Professional anthropologists go beyond basic curiosity and study the broad spectrums of civilizations and the principles of behavior. Alfred Kroeber stated, “Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities”.