College Snapshots: Temple University

College Snap Shots

In an effort to provide Burlington High School students and their families with relevant and up-to-date college information, the Guidance Staff will be visiting various colleges and universities and providing you with information. The colleges visited do not represent a preference on the part of the BHS Guidance Department towards any particular school.

In the college search process, many things are taken into consideration. Things that are considered, but not limited to are: campus size, location, number of students on campus, majors, tuition, distance from home, athletic programs, clubs and other activities. When considering a college, students must also make realistic decisions based on personal interest, grades, test scores, etc.

The department feels that the college visit is an integral part of the process, and we strongly encourage students to visit any and all schools that interest them, especially if these schools are fairly close by. The information we provide is only a small snapshot into each respective college. We hope to add information about other schools in the future, and as always we appreciate any feedback that you have that would help us provide our students and their families useful information in the sometimes overwhelming college search process.

Furthermore we ask that students also research colleges by using their Naviance accounts and scheduling meetings with their counselor on a consistent basis. Please feel free to contact your son or daughter's individual counselor if you have any further questions.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Temple University

Date visited: April 21, 2017
Visited by Ms. Diozzi

Located just a few subway stops beyond Center City Philadelphia, Temple is an urban campus that feels manageable and even cozy (even though it is made up of 12 undergraduate colleges and schools). There is a lot of energy on campus, and students we met were eager to talk about the school and were glad to be there. Students came from all walks of life and seemed interested in everything. The campus is lined with food trucks selling everything from samosas to Korean barbecue to hot dogs.
It has a "vibe" not unlike that of Northeastern.

Most popular majors: Biology, Psychology, Accounting, Kinesiology and Journalism.

Temple is a public university. Tuition is comparatively reasonable for out of state students; including fees, it amounts to $28,000. Room and board is an average of $10,000 per year.

Interestingly, almost half of Temple's student body enters as transfer students.

This photo of the computer center doesn't do it justice. It was new, enormous and
filled with all types of technology.

The new science building and the computer center were particularly impressive.

In addition to our tour of the main campus, we were given a presentation at and tour of Temple's Tyler School of Art, which has many spaces filled with natural light. The art college has studio space for painting, sculpture (clay and metal), ceramics and glass-blowing. There are also large doors throughout the building for the movement of large pieces and/or art installations.

College Snapshots