THE NEXT STEP:

COLLEGE ADMISSION!

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* Keep the process in perspective The decision is not “life-defining.” While the decision is meaningful and important, it is only one of many students will encounter in life. Overstating its significance only adds to feelings of anxiety or even inadequacy.

* Take ownership but also work together as a family. You are Captain of the ship. But let your parents be your lifeboat.

* Discuss finances openly What can you afford? Savings? Work-study in college?

* Start early and meet all deadlines Application, Financial Aid, Scholarships, Summer Programs, etc.

• http://youtu.be/Zq359F_ayHs (Oakland Student Admitted)• https://

www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/get-started/access-to-college/v/who-can-succeed-in-college

Most of all…

know that college is

possible for everyone!

What is your story and HOW do we communicate it?

If you don’t tell them, they won’t know (The Art of Bragging)

You need to get your application read! Make yourself compelling

(The 3 C’s)http://youtu.be/2AB-5dCFQrs

(Inside Grinnell)

http://youtu.be/Y-OLlJUXwKU(Inside the Amherst Admission Office)

• Courses Taken –Rigor• Context within School Matters• What is our story? Review our Profile

• Grades Received• Upward trend• Senior year is important, too• Do the best you can

• Rank• We do not rank but provide decile on profile.

• SAT/ACT/SAT II Subject Tests• ACT and SAT are DIFFERENT TYPES• “Less important than you think. More important than

you want them to be”• April State, April National, June National• Sign Up Early to not be Locked Out• Dialing for Dollars (Scholarship $$)

Nuts and Bolts of the Applicationhttps://www.khanacademy.org/college-admissions/applying-to-college/

introduction-atc/v/overview-applying-to-college

STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD!What happens when you apply to a college where the majority of applicants are Straight-A students with exceptional test scores?

OR…

What if your transcript or scores are not the best reflection of your abilities? How do you get an Admission Director to give you a chance? How will you “sell” yourself?

Late-Bloomer or Test Sensitive

ADMISSION DIRECTORS WANT TO KNOW…

• What makes you YOU. What has shaped you? What do you care about?

• They care about quality NOT quantity• They ask themselves, what does this

student contribute to their community?• For the most selective… what will you add? Why you?

The X Factor: YOU!• Essays

• Your Story!• Recommendations

• 2 Teacher (Core), 1 Character, 1 College Counselor (me or Kathy)

• Extracurricular Activities• Quality NOT Quantity• Depth, Passion, Commitment,

Conviction, Leadership• Interviews

• Breathe life into the applicationYale Students Offer Advice:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RJ-mOqavQs

• There is no “magic formula”• The compelling “hooks”

• Small Schools pay greater attention to the person

• Large Schools (Publics) often use a mathematical formula based on GPA, ACT/SAT

• Colorado Index

No Magic Formula

DECIDING WHEN TO APPLY: EARLY (TYPICALLY NOVEMBER DEADLINE) - EARLY DECISION I, II (BINDING PROCESS – APPLY, ADMIT, ATTEND) - EARLY ACTION (APPLY EARLY, FIND OUT EARLY, BUT YOU ARE NOT COMMITTED TO ATTEND)- RESTRICTIVE EARLY ACTION/SINGLE CHOICE EARLY ACTION (YOU CAN ONLY APPLY EARLY ACTION TO THAT ONE SCHOOL, PUBLICS, ROLLING, AND INTERNATIONALS) - STANFORD, HARVARD, YALE, NOTRE DAME, TULANE, BOSTON COLLEGE, PRINCETON GEORGETOWN

DOES EARLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?WHAT DO YOU THINK? 2013 STATISTICS:HARVARD'S EARLY RATE WAS 18.43 PERCENT VERSUS A 5.8 PERCENT RATE FOR REGULAR ADMISSIONS.

PRINCETON'S WAS 18.29 PERCENT EARLY COMPARED TO 7.4 PERCENT REGULAR.

STANFORD'S EARLY RATE WAS 11.99 PERCENT VERSUS A 5.7 PERCENT RATE FOR REGULAR ADMISSION.

YALE'S EARLY ACCEPTANCE RATE WAS 14.36 PERCENT VERSUS 7.4 PERCENT REGULAR.

PROS & CONS TO EARLYFIND OUT EARLY (PHEW!)TYPICALLY YOU BENEFIT FROM HIGHER ACCEPTANCE RATESYOU CAN START VISITING SOONERDONE WITH TESTING?GRADES THROUGH JUNIOR YEARESSAYS NEED TO BE DONETESTING NEEDS TO BE DONERECS NEED TO BE DONE

ROLLING ADMISSION WHEN TO APPLY ROLLING ADMISSION "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE"

ONCE A COLLEGE RECEIVES ALL OF YOUR APPLICATION MATERIALS, THEY EVALUATE THEM RIGHT AWAY AND MAKE A DECISION USUALLY WITHIN A FEW WEEKS. YOUR CHANCES FOR GAINING ACCEPTANCE (AND FINANCIAL AID) ARE HIGHER THE EARLIER YOU TURN IN YOUR APPLICATION.

(EXAMPLES: PENN STATE, PURDUE, INDIANA, ALABAMA,EMBRY-RIDDLE, GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, HASTINGS, HENDRIX,HOFSTRA, LOYOLA – NEW ORLEANS, MICHIGAN STATE,MONTANA STATE –BOZEMAN, NORTHERN ARIZONA, ETC.)COLORADO: UNC, CU-DENVER, UCCS, ADAMS STATE, WESTERN

DECISIONS:ADMIT DEFERDENYWAITLISTJAN/FEB/WINTER STARTDECISION VIDEOS:HTTP://YOUTU.BE/1K7E1TOO5MG HTTP://YOUTU.BE/QOWB8WPIXQYHTTPS://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/COLLEGE-ADMISSIONS/APPLYING-TO-COLLEGE/COLLEGE-APPLICATION-PROCESS/V/RECEIVING-AN-ADMISSIONS-DECISION-ADMIT-DENY-OR-WAITLIST

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2W-W33CQMPO

www.commonapp.org

START EARLYHTTPS://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/COLLEGE-ADMISSIONS/GET-STARTED/ACCESS-TO-COLLEGE/V/SS-TIME-MANAGEMENT-OBSTACLES

STAY FOCUSEDHTTPS://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/COLLEGE-ADMISSIONS/GET-STARTED/ACCESS-TO-COLLEGE/V/SS-SOCIAL-OBSTACLES

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR RESOURCES – LUCKY YOU AREHTTPS://WWW.KHANACADEMY.ORG/COLLEGE-ADMISSIONS/GET-STARTED/ACCESS-TO-COLLEGE/V/SS-LACK-OF-HIGH-SCHOOL-SUPPORT-OBSTACLE