blog post #5

AP Research Concludes: What comes Next?

In April, I presented my final presentation and received some feedback from the panel, which I decided to add into my final paper that I submitted to the College Board in early May. As we are now concluding this course, as well as senior year, I am excited as I am heading off to college in the fall.

Course Overview

NEW UNDERSTANDING

Figure 1: The above image depicts numerous magazines of missing persons, all of which are white woman. Further, this image displays the disparity in the media coverage of missing persons cases and the relevancy of this topic.

Throughout this process, I had new findings about my topic. From my data analysis, I found that there was a difference in the amount of media coverage for white women and women of color, with white women receiving more. However, the disparity was rather alarming considering the publicity this topic has received. Moreover, looking forward, I am curious to see the impact that my research and increased publicity on this topic will have on the bias present in the media today.

SKILLS IN THE FUTURE

Figure 2: Me with my friends Olivia, Krish, and Frankie wearing sweatshirts of our future colleges on Decision Day.

Looking forward to college, I will certainly use the skills I acquired in this course potentially in research or other projects in the future. Whether I complete research in college or not, the process alone of having to get approval and all of the steps of trial and error in whatever aspirations I reach to attain.

Final Paper Draft

Figure 3: My final AP Research paper

Final Paper

combining all of my analysis with background research from the beginning of the year in order to provide a new perspective and insight into this topic

My paper ended up being a little over 4,000 words, which didn't include citations, captions on images, or my abstract.

This paper will end up being 75% of my overall AP score, however, I will not know of my score until July.

My Final Presentation

This is the presentation that I recently presented to the AP panel. My presentation ended up being approximately 16 minutes long, given the limit was 20. The score on the presentation accounts for 25% of my overall AP Research Exam score.

The presentation includes the entirety of the overview of my research, including background, methodology, data, and conclusions. For further insight into my project, please reference the presentation.

Roger Hart_Final Presentation

Figure 5: My final presentation which I presented to the AP Research Exam panel.

Figure 6: AP Research teacher Nikki Dobos just before blowing out her candle to celebrate her birthday.

Acknowledgments

After everything this year, I wanted to thank and acknowledge all of my amazing mentors for guiding me and helping me through this difficult yet rewarding process.

First, to the woman who does it all, DOBOS!! Thank you so much for your constant support and all of your leadership throughout the course. Your guidance and patience with all of your students can't be overstated. I also wanted to thank Mr. Winkleman for all of his assistance in the technicalities/citations and extra work he put into this course.

I also had a lot of help from CBI detective Audrey Simpkins. She allowed me access to the list of missing persons names, in addition to helping me navigate and take full advantage of the resources included on the CBI website.

What Next?

Next year I have plans to attend Washington and Lee University to study Journalism with a minor in Mass Communications. While I don't know exactly what I want to do for the rest of my life, I have been passionate about my high school's journalism program and want to continue these endeavors in college.

This is fitting considering my research project and how it attempts to shed light of the injustices seen within media coverage. As I move forward as a journalism major, I take my findings from AP Research wherever I go in order to represent all demographics in the media equally. Given that, throughout my career, because of my research, I will understand better than anyone that every persons deserves the equal chance to have their story told.

Figure: My with my friends Frankie and Krish wearing the merch of our future schools as we celebrate Decision Day, May 2nd.

This is my final blog post. Thank you for following my process and journey over this year!!

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