Fatoumata Diallo
March 1, 2022
English 1102
Major project 3
Summary-
Albany State is a University in Albany, Georgia. The university offers two different campuses called Cairo and Cordele Campus. Albany State offers 40 undergraduate degrees and 29 majors to students from all kinds of backgrounds. Their tuition is very affordable, with in sate being around 6k and out of state around 16k. Their acceptance rate is 73% (2020) with a 25.1 % graduation rate. The way that Albany State persuade students through their website is by using APARTSARC audience and Imaging ideal readers.
Analytic-
The APARTSARC that Albany State University website uses is Audience and Imagining ideal readers. Albany State University does not target one specific audience but multiple students from all backgrounds. Albany has ideal readers that they try to reach. When a student first opens the website, it is very invite full. The website also shows many careers option paths.
The audience that Albany is trying to reach is students with low-income families, students that work, and students of color, and students from any background. This information can be found under the about home page. “As a historically black institution and led by a highly-diverse faculty and staff, Albany State University will embrace diversity in all its forms – including age, gender identity, race and ethnicity, country of origin, religion, ability level, sexual orientation, and veteran status – and seek to foster a similar acceptance and celebration of that diversity.” (Albany State University, About-Embrace Diversity). Another type of audience that Albany website reaches out to are students from different finical levels. The school is for students that may have to work and that may not be so well in school. “Albany State University will promote student success for all by welcoming students from varying levels of academic preparation, keeping costs low, offering flexible class times and instructional modalities, and pairing high student expectations with exceptional mentoring, advising, and tutoring.” (Albany State University, about page- Expand access to higher education).
After Albany website states it affordability and diversity to students from multiple backgrounds it moves on to student life. The student life page has many categories about a student’s life while attending the school. From student engagement, housing, Greek life and so much more.
The large rhetorical strategies that Albany website uses is Imagining Ideal Readers. The school website does not want one specific audience/ type of students. The school wants students from all backgrounds. No matter the student age, race, ethnicity, or money. The school website also shows students that different educational levels are welcomed. On the academic page under learning center, it shows that the school offers help academically. “The ASU Centers for Academic Excellence are designed to assist students in reaching their fullest potential by offering a comprehensive array of support services, programs and pedagogical approaches that address students’ learning needs.” (Albany State University, Academic- learning center page). The school wants to help all students so that every student can gradate.
The Imagining Ideal Readers that the school wants are students perusing different career choses. The website lists all kids of degrees, majors, and manors that a student may want to follow. Having degree levels form one year study, associates, career associate, bachelors, and masters.
Albany State University website used different styles to persuade students to attend the school. One of the APARTSARC that was used is audience. The school’s website was meant to draw students of all types. The Large rhetorical style that was used was Imagining Ideal Readers. After Albany State caught students eye the website showed students why Albany state University may be the school for them.
Response-
I would attend Albany state university. The tuition is very affordable. The school also is not that far, but it is far enough for me to have to live on campus. I believe that that is good because it does give me freedom wise allowing me to drive back home anytime. I like the school diversity. Its kinds of remind me of high school just with other races but majority black. I also play soccer and the women’s soccer team is a good division two team. They have a good Bachelor of Science major in biology pre-med track that good.