Taylor+W's+Experience

The UBS trip will be one that I will never forget. It gave me a chance to bond with people I wouln't normally and to connect even more with friends and teachers.

While in Washington D.C, we did a lot of site-seeing, and I have to say that it was my favorite part of the trip. From visiting the monuments to going to see the best college in the world, Georgetown. It was an amazing experience.



He is amazingly huge in person!!!!
This was while we were at Falling Waters. It was an inspiration just to liik at and know that one man created such an amazing group of buildings.

Recognize these people? This is a sculpture of the Adams Family. I just thought it was really cool! __ Questions I Can Ask Colleges: __ 1. Do you have a study abroad program that will allow me to expand my experiences and views of different cultures? 2. What extraciricular activities do you offer and is it possible for me to get money because of my participation in school activities? 3. For living on campus, what are the opinions of living on campus when I become an upper-classman? 4. How safe is your campus? 5. Are freshman allowed to bring a car with them, if so can they be parked on campus?

__ Elevator __ Talk Hello, my name is Taylor Ward. I am a junior at Bedford High School. When I get into college I would like to major in veterinary medicine. I love animals and I want to go into a profession that will allow me to practice what I love. I am very involved in my high school activities. I play soccer, basketball, and softball for my high school teams, I am also a part of our marching and concert band. I play the flute and piccolo. I am the president of the National Honor Society and the vice president of the band.

UBSTrip  During my junior year I have experienced many things that will prepare me for my future after graduation. This year I went on a college trip to the east with the University Bound Scholars. While on this trip I learned how to ask questions and what questions I should ask when I visit a college by myself or with my parents. This skill will allow me to find the best college that fits my needs and wants in a college. The college trip has also taught me who I should talk to and how much information I should find out before I visit a college.This will benefit me by allowing me to know what is offered academically, athletics, scholarships, and if the school is worth my time. By doing researchon the college, I will also learn about the campus and city around the college.This college trip with the University Bound Scholars prepared me to choose the college that will help me to achieve my future goals of becoming a vet and helping me to pick a college that will aid me in other future interests as well as my athletics.  This trip showed me how many choices I have and how many different types of colleges there are. The experience of going on this trip allowed me the chance to see college I may not have had time to see on my own or with my family. The variety of colleges varies from old and historic to modern and newer. This trip opened me up to the many options and opportunities I may have missed out if I had not gone on this trip. This trip also allowed me to hang out with my friends while also making new ones. The activities we participated in along with the college visits were so much fun and they helped me to whined down from a busy and exciting day.  While all the colleges we visited were very nice and desirable, my favorite college that we visited was Georgetown University. Georgetown stuck out at me for many reasons. The campus was beautiful and I thought it was amazingly breath-taking the first moment we arrived on the bus. When we got off of the bus and began walking around the campus I fell more and more in love with the college. The people I had a chance to speak to were very enthusiastic that they attended Georgetown and said that there was very little that they did not like at Georgetown. As we toured the inside of a building, a professor actually took time out of her class to talk to us and tell us about her Georgetown experience and what she personally liked about Georgetown. The environment of the campus seemed exciting, energetic, and fun. But it also had the focus and determination, goal-oriented effect as well. The food on campus was also very good. The cafeteria was huge with at least two floors and it also had its own smoothie shop.  This college trip with the University Bound Scholars was one that I will never be able to forget. It was so much fun and I would love to go on another trip. This trip allowed me to expand my choices and even gave me a college that I may want to apply to and attend. Georgetown is on my college list thanks to this trip and I plan to apply to Georgetown and hopefully attend there in the fall of 2012. The trip was a great experience and had a great balance of fun and business throughout the whole four days we spent together.

I had a wonderful time on this UBS trip and I hope to be able to do it again. It was very influencial to me and I learned a lot from the trip.