Summary

Randolph College is a small private liberal arts institution located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It was founded as Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (R-MWC) in 1891 by William Waugh Smith. The institution has a large selection of 29 undergraduate and graduate degree programs (43 minors) for students to choose from.  Students will find plenty of opportunities to engage with the campus community via many clubs and organizations. The college looks for students who want to take advantage of the small class size and most accessible professor.

Analysis

The two strategies that the website includes are Structure and Imagining Ideal Readers. Imagining ideal readers is a strategy in which the author assumes which reader mostly affected the writer’s work and gives the right context or how is the author trying to reach the students (E. Losh, J. Alexander,1). From their website, they are trying to reach the student by using 3 main ways which are their news page, home page navigation, and the small videos. The news page tries to tell the audience which are the student who wants to join Randolph about what’s going on the campus. Like what is new, who is doing what, and different kinds of information.

For the second one, you will see a heading such as Academics, Student Life, Admission, and About Us. These tabs will give information for current and prospective students. The last is the video in which a combination of faculty and student was asked about the college. Their experience and what really the environment of the college is about. For the Randolph college website, the ideal readers are the student who wants to join in.

Randolph college help student to be original meaning looking at students individually to what their passion and interest are. You can find this passion by engaging in different clubs and school organizations. Randolph College will help them with hands-on experience to help them decide on what career plan they want to achieve. Students can take advantage of the small class size.

“Randolph prepares you for more than just making a living. Randolph prepares you for life” (Randolph, “About”). The college website is telling us that the college will set us for life not just living after graduating. To explicit this more the college understands the road between where you begin and where you end is not always straightforward. That’s why we give you the tools to discover and achieve your goals.  The college network is among the strongest in the nation which provides internships and opportunities that will direct you to your future. Randolph college being a small institution gives you the freedom to explore the opportunity out there and pursue it.

The other strategy that the website uses is its structure. The structure is how the piece of writing is arranged. Randolph college website is an informational article that describes and gives details on a topic to inform the reader. The college website has six different sections which are About, Admission, Academics, Student Life, and outcome. In the about sections, you will find general information’s about the ranking, how many different academic programs the college gives and how many students organization the campus has. For the admission part, it will give you information on the criteria for the admission and the cost (including financial aid).

“Our innovative TAKE2 curricular model is designed to help you get the most from your college experience” (Randolph, “Academics”). It means that instead of taking 4 or more classes students can take 2 classes. That way students can spend a good amount of time studying the subject deeply. It also has time to spend on other extracurricular activities The student life section will let the students know about the campus social life different clubs and student organizations.

It will also tell how the campus location is green and comfortable camping and hiking. For the fifth section, the website uses different photos and videos of sports activities. These photos are basketball and lacrosse we can tell that the school is famous for those two activities. The last section is about the outcome is telling the student how completing your education in Randolph benefits you. The website tries to show different successful students from Randolph and how it benefited them for their success

Response

Would I accept an offer to attend Randolph college? My answer would be yes. The reason is that I want to explore and take advantage of the different clubs that Randolph college provides. I have read from their college website that the faculty members will help you decide what path to follow and help you by encouraging you to be involved in different clubs. I also like the small class size and how the university is ranked among the top approachable professor. I liked it because I can ask my professor a question easily and ask for advice for my career.

The second reason is because of its location the location is not far away from the major city. The campus is also located with tasty restaurants, clubs, movie theaters, and late-night hangouts. The environment in Randolph is also green which I liked the most and it is comfortable for hiking because of the blue ridge mountains.

The third reason is that the college offers a lot of internships and will train you to be able to get into the workforce accurately.

Work cited

“Randolph college” Randolph college 2021, https://www.randolphcollege.edu/

Elizabeth Losh and Jonathan Alexander, “A Graphic Guide to Writing” Understanding Rhetoric

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