How to get into the Nation’s Top Schools: Secrets to Applying to Selective Enrollment

Schools and to getting a fabulous education at

little or no cost!

Respect each other Turn off your phone, the next 45 minutes

will be more important to your future than any Facebook post or text you receive during this time or the next year!

YOU may earn $130,000 tax free in the next hour given my suggestions!

Collectively this room could receive up to ____ million dollars in financial aid in 2 years.

Who are you and why should I listen to you?

Background A step-dad Twins entering university $120,000 year in

tuition for private school or stuck with $59,000 in state school with no financial help.

We preferred not to spend life saving for state school!

We had the resources to afford research, travel, & networking.

Family education/experience I like to look outside the box for solutions.

Financial Aid▪ Free consultation with private consulting firms▪ Free consultation with High school counselors

Top Schools▪ Admission Success▪ Employment Success

Ivy Coaches—Why pay for them-I got free consultation

Diversity-how to use it as an advantage??? College fairs Phone Calls Parchment—other data bases 25 Schools Visited I have put in another 40 hours looking into transfer!

Get you to consider schools that were off your radar

Step outside your safety zone. Take a risk. Secure a chance for a better future. Look outside the box for solutions.

MONEY! Study abroad with financial aid Small Class size▪ Organic Chemistry 9 or 400? Which leads to

success? Internship Opportunities--$6000

Connecticut College Networking Opportunities▪ Famous Alumni with connections

63 best schools for financial aid--▪ Need Blind-Full financial aid met▪ Compare UIC/Cornell▪Depaul/Bates

▪ Net price Calculator US News and World Review-College

Rankings http://www.cbsnews.com/news/63-colle

ges-with-the-best-financial-aid/ http://www.bates.edu/financial-services

/costs-financial-aid/financial-aid-estimator/

This is the

federal Estimated

Family Contributi

on or EFC?

http://www.finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend/financial-aid-initiatives

Great Grades, 3.5 or better Prepare for an interview Great test scores 28+ ACT or test optional.

Test optional Schools. Super-score. Great Essay▪ Start Very Early—plan on spending 40 hours on

this▪ Get help▪ Get more help▪ Compelling story

Great Recommendations▪ Early request▪ Have a relationship with professor/dean/etc.

Over 800 schools are test optional including many of the 63 schools that I suggest

http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional

1 ACT TEST

Math 30

Reading 22

English 24

Science 22

Composite 24

3 ACT TEST

Math

30 28 22 30

Read 22 25 32 32

ENG 24 25 32 32

Sci 22 34 22 34

Comp

24 28 27 32

Start early Research what is expected for it, no

surprises at 11pm when it is due by 11.59pm

START EARLY-today would be a good day!

Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.   

Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure.  How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?

Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea.  What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?

Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content.  What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?

Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family

You may have better chance as transfer

http://transferweb.com/stats/transfer-acceptance-rates/#.VCNmGPnRUVw

High chance verses low CHANCE! I suggest applying to a dozen

schools4 Reach/4 mid-tier, 4 safety schoolsOpportunities to negotiate financial

aid package

Look for schools that are under-represented

Many of these schools want to increase their diversity! But have been unsuccessful.

http://wp.stolaf.edu/about/files/2013/11/StOProfile.pdf

Parchment Example: https://www.parchment.com/u/college/1671-Wesleyan-University/fit

Female student with children? Smith College-Child care is included in Financial Aid Calculation http://www.smith.edu/sfs/docs/prospective_ada_instructions.pdf

Cornell-Biology one school 7%, Another 30%

http://admissions.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/Transfer%20Guide%202013-14.pdf page 5

Transfer statistics and how to predict future opportunities

Diversity-St. Olaf—look at the Band?? Something missing?http://www.morrissuntribune.com/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_860/public/fieldimages/1/0128/norseman-band.jpg?itok=cF21zETR

Vassar-Summer program for community college students—Any 1st year students?Veterans-Veteran’s PosseWarrior Scholar’s programForeign university—Korean Veteran heritage??

Transfer Center Director on your campus

The internet Search list Pick up your phone AND ASK!

Presentation selective useful web sites Transfer acceptance rates http://transferweb.com/stats/transfer-acceptance-rates/#.VCNmG

PnRUVw Test optional schools http://www.thecollegesolution.com/colleges-and-universities-that-

are-test-optional/ Dad efc http://www.thecollegesolution.com/answering-a-dads-financial-aid

-question/ CSS/FAFSA http://www.forbes.com/sites/troyonink/2013/01/02/2013-

simplified-guide-to-expected-family-contribution-efc-and-college-aid/ 

63 best schools for aid http://www.cbsnews.com/news/63-colleges-with-the-best-

financial-aid/ Article about discrimination in college admissions http://priceonomics.com/post/48794283011/do-elite-colleges-

discriminate-against-asians Harold Washington Transfer Information http://ccc.edu/colleges/washington/departments/Pages/Transfer-

Resources.aspx