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APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES. AGENDA. OVERVIEW OF STATISTICS TYPES OF U.S. COLLEGES WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR ADMISSIONS CRITERIA THE COMMON APPLICATION APPLICATION TYPES ATHLETES PREPARATIONS BEFORE GRADE 12. Thinking of US Colleges?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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APPLYING TO AMERICAN COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
AGENDA
• OVERVIEW OF STATISTICS• TYPES OF U.S. COLLEGES• WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR• ADMISSIONS CRITERIA• THE COMMON APPLICATION• APPLICATION TYPES• ATHLETES• PREPARATIONS BEFORE GRADE 12
Thinking of US Colleges?
1970 1980 1990 20080
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
35000
Types of Schools
Public Universities
Private Universities
Arts & Design and
MusicSchoolsLiberal Arts
Ivy League
COLLEGE SELECTION IS A FIT TO BE MADE…NOT A PRIZE TO BE WON!
APPLICATION #’S UPHARVARD +15%
PRINCETON +29%BROWN +20%CORNELL +35%
THE RESULT ?
ACCEPTANCE RATES DOWN
passion, commitment and expressed interest in the school
TYPES OF SCHOOLS
• LIBERAL ARTS• PRIVATE • IVY LEAGUE• ART DESIGN SCHOOLS• MUSIC SCHOOLS• PUBLIC
IVY LEAGUE
Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, U Penn., Yale.
TOP PRIVATE UNIVERSITIESCALTECHDUKE,
GEORGETOWNJOHNS HOPKINS
MITNORTHWESTERN
STANFORD
TOP PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
• COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY• UC BERKLEY• UCLA• UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN• UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA• US MILITARY ACADEMY• US NAVAL ACADEMY
TOP LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES
• AMHERST• BOWDOIN• HAVERFORD• MIDDLEBURY• SWARTHMORE• WILLIAMS
TOP ART AND DESIGN SCHOOLS
• CAL ARTS• COOPER UNION• R.I.S.D.• YALE UNIVERSITY
TOP MUSIC SCHOOLS
• BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC• CURTIS INSTITUTE OF MUSIC• JULLIARD SCHOOL• NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?
PERSONAL
GRADES
SAT/ACT
SMALL LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE
WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?
PERSONAL
GRADES
SAT/ACT
IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL
WHAT DO SCHOOLS LOOK FOR?
PERSONAL
GRADES
SAT/ACT
LARGE STATE
Complete h
igh sc
hool reco
rd
Rigour o
f your s
chool
Scores
and ac
adem
ic poten
tialGPA
Personal
statem
ent
Degree
of fit fo
r that
school
Letters
of Reco
mmendati
on
Intervie
w
Extra
curri
cular
s
Work Exp
erien
ce
Race et
hnicity b
ackgro
und
Ability t
o pay
Alumni relati
ons
Place o
f resi
dence
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Criteria for Admissions Weighting
THE COMMON APPLICATION
THE COMMON APP
CHECK LIST• The Common Application form• High School transcripts• SAT/ACT scores• 2 SAT subject tests• Long Essay• Short Essay• Supplementals• List of Extra-curriculars• 2 teacher recommendations• Counsellor recommendation• Interview
WHAT THEY CONSIDER
APPLICATION TYPES
ROLLING NOV-MARCH ROLLING
EARLY DECISION NOV 1ST DEC 15TH
REGULAR JANUARY 1ST APRIL 1ST
PREPARING YOURSELF FOR THE PROCESS
Keep in the Loop• TWITTER –@dhanna62• Blog – HannaHelps• Calendar of dates