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.

Fatoumata Diallo

February 10, 2022

Major project 1

English 1102

                                                              Cjay Thompson As A Student and Academic Self 

  Cjay Thompson class of 2023 graduated from Lithonia high school in 2020. Cjay decided to attend Georgia State University and is pursuing an associate degree in public health. He decided to attend one of Georgia states off campus/ perimeter campus. He chooses the Clarkston campus because not only was it affordable, but it was close to his parents. He is a full-time student, but he also works full time. He has found a way to manage school and work.

Over the years are academic self improves. We learn what learning styles are bad for use and the ones that are good. Cjay also learned his weakness over the course of his academic life. He learned his weakness and used that to improve as a student and as a person.  He found what made him a better student and understood his metacognition.

Cjay was asked to describe his academic self into three words and his response was, “I am a very aware, ethical and indecisive being when it comes to my academic self.”  In Cjay’s short essay about his academic self he explains his academic self and how it has bettered over the years. When explaining his awareness Cjay said, “I am totally knowledgeable on certain things and when discussing certain topics.” He also said he is very ethical and the way that he explained him being ethical is from respect. “I feel as though being a student is all about ethics and how morals play a major role in finding out who you are as a person in general.” He also spoke on turning in your assignment, especially for a class YOU paid for. For his third academic self-word that he thinks best describes him is being indecisive. He talked about how him being indecisive affects him as a student. He said, “I don’t have room  for error, so it is hard for me to compress my thoughts and explain them to the point that I feel is effective to others.”

Even though Cjay has found his academic self it can still change and improve. Our academic self is always changing and improving. We find new ways and better ways to learn. Cjay has learned more about his academic self in the classes he has taken and are taking.  The three words that Cjay would to describe his current academic self is being