The College Selection Process

Riverview IB 11 Parents December 8, 2010

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The College Search

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‘A liberal arts education teaches students how to learn

and master whatever is put in front of them – “there is no more practical way

of preparing someone for the unknown…..”

Anne Ponder, Chancellor, UNC Ashville

‘A liberal arts education teaches students how to learn

and master whatever is put in front of them – “there is no more practical way

of preparing someone for the unknown…..”

Anne Ponder, Chancellor, UNC Ashville

Inherent by the term ‘search’ is a focus on individuation

College is not a destination. It is a part of the journey; it is time to get real.

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It really doesn’t matter much where you go to college….

It matters what you do

at the college that

you attend….

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IB 11 Students:

•College Presentation (Wash U) •Career Education•College Selection, Part 1

Next Steps:Sample SearchingIB 12 ModelingCollege Selection, Part 2Spring Focus Groups

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“We’re not preparing students just for their first job when they get out of college, but for careers over their lifetime.” Mike Michalson, President, New College of Florida

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Developing a Strategy

The Search1. Identify Variables2. ‘Visit’ Campuses3. Take SAT & ACT

4. Work the IB Program5. Develop an Individualized Strategy

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Overarching Strategy

• Manageable Number• Reach/Likely/Safety• Early & Quality

The College Application: What’s being evaluated

• Academic Preparedness (The IB)– Course rigor– Grades– Standardized testing – SAT/ACT/IB/AP

• Extracurricular Engagement (CAS)– What is the student doing outside of the classroom?– What qualities is he/she building and demonstrating?

• Personal qualities (Learner Profile)– Roommate test– Intellectual Engagement– Seen in recs, essays

• How the student fits in the well-rounded class (Out of Our Control)– Institutional priorities – Diversities

“For Admission purposes, we assume that students pursuing a full IB

diploma are taking the toughest Academic Program available to them-and that is what the Committee on Admissions generally wants to see.”

From University of Virginia

College Admission--Conley

• What the IB possesses is course content geared to college course expectations and external exams. The advantage for admissions officers is that these exams provide an externally referenced judgment of academic performance independent of GPA & class rank…both of which are becoming less reliable measures of absolute academic achievement.

IB & College Assumptions Academic strength of

curriculum Trend of performance External validation Research & writing skills Accepts educational

challenges

Critical thinking skills Interview skills Extracurricular involvement Recommendations Maturity & responsibility

IB Learner Profile

InquirersCaringKnowledgeableReflective Well-Balanced

Open-MindedCommunicatorsPrincipledRisk TakersThinkers

Some Things to Know• Competition #’s - Traffic• Finances $$• IB % of Acceptances• Transfer Credits & Scholarships• Florida Bright Futures• Non-Florida State Schools• Honor Colleges• Bachelors to Master’s/Doctorate Programs• Importance of the Visit: Fit-ability• Resources• Definition of Terms• How RHS IB Operates --

University Recognition IB Diploma students can expect the maximum of

amount of college transfer credits available. (Most students start college as sophomores.)

IB Diploma students have a higher percentage rate of college acceptances than regular applicants.

IB graduates are documented to have higher college GPA’s than other students.

Florida’s Public Universities:Honors Programs and Colleges

• IB Diploma = Bright Futures; Complete IB = Bright Futures*

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“We need graduates committed to lifelong learning

and broad interests, people with intellectual

curiosity who have the agility and self-

confidence to navigate a very fluid

modern world.”

David Shi, President, Furman University

“We need graduates committed to lifelong learning

and broad interests, people with intellectual

curiosity who have the agility and self-

confidence to navigate a very fluid

modern world.”

David Shi, President, Furman University