Welcome to the 2018 College Application Workshop

THE COLLEGE COUNSELING STAFF Mr. René Gomez Ms. Margaret Miranda Mr. Kurt V. Schmidt Ms. Susan Weiss Ms. Lisa Yanny-Tillar

How was your summer? Hangin at the beach? Music Festivals? Roadtrips to visit COLLEGES?!?

Current Status of your College Search?

MILESTONES IN NAVIANCE: Junior Family Workshop Junior Questionnaire Junior Family Meeting Senior Application Workshop Senior Autobiography Senior Meeting Financial Aid Night Grad Report

APPLICATIONS Common Application School Application Fast Track Application Coalition Application Universal College Application Supplements! Keep track of all logins, ID numbers, and passwords Admissions decisions are often released online! Check confirmation of application submission

College Applications Profile/Family Section Education Section Activities Section Writing Section Teacher Recommendations Counselor Forms

The Profile/Family/Education Sections includes: Personal Data Full legal name Optional portions: Ethnicity, Religion, Test Scores, etc. Address Primary Mailing Address & Email (appropriate) Courses in progress Education Section: College Counselor contact info Education Section: Honors 9 th 12 th grades only

ACTIVITIES SECTION Only 10 entries available on Common App List in order of importance to you Use drop-down categories then detail in open space Define acronyms or phrases (CTA, Arrupe, etc.) Create separate Activities Resume to send (if needed)

Nailing the College Essay

ESSAY TIPS Review essay topics for all schools in advance The essay is about YOU Answer the questions Adhere to word minimums and limits Try not to repeat the same topic/theme multiple times

Try NOT to approach essay writing like this

especially when you want colleges to read your essays like this:

ANSWERING THE SHORT QUESTIONS A typical short answer question might simply ask: Why are you applying to University? Be specific! Show your knowledge of the institution Reflect on your visit, read the mission statement, mention unique classes, programs, events

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign required essay: Explain your interest in the major you selected and describe how you have recently explored or developed this interest inside and/or outside the classroom. You may also explain how this major relates to your future career goals. If you re applying to the Division of General Studies, explain your academic interests and strengths or your future career goals. You may include any majors or areas of study you re currently considering. Limit your response to 300 to 400 words The Common Application offers seven different essay prompts: (#3) Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? (min. 250 words / max. 650 words) University of Chicago offers some very unique essay options: What s so odd about odd numbers? Find x. So where is Waldo, really?

Make use of your College Counselor and English Teachers! Don t worry if your first draft elicits this reaction: After a few of suggestions and revisions, you will get this:

Common Application and Naviance: Let s Connect!

Online Transcript Requests How to request transcripts via Naviance: Step 1:

Online Transcript Requests How to request transcripts via Naviance: Step 2:

Online Transcript Requests How to request transcripts via Naviance: Step 3:

Online Transcript Requests How to request transcripts via Naviance: Step 4:

College Counseling Deadlines Applications deadlines in November or December? Online Transcript Requests are due to your college counselor: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 TH Final Deadline to submit Online Transcript Requests: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 TH

Self Reported Academic Record (SRAR) An online form where the applicant provides transcript information, such as courses taken, level of courses taken, and/or grades. You must have a copy of your transcript on-hand when completing the form. Allow plenty of time to fully complete the SRAR. If a student is admitted to the university, an official transcript will be sent for verification. The SRAR must be EXACT! University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign University of California System University of Southern California (Supplement) University of Kansas University of Iowa Georgia Tech University Rutgers University University of Montana Montana State University Florida State University State University of New York System University of South Carolina

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS Complete Teacher Recommendation Google Survey Form Emailed on May 4, 2018. Will re-send link this week College Counseling will collect and distribute survey results to teachers. Confirm with teacher they will write recommendation

TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS Not every school requires them Check websites One or two teachers recommended Some may have limited number Thank you note(s) Keep your teachers up-to-date on your college search!

STANDARDIZED TESTING

TESTING Saturday, September 8 Late Deadline: 8/26 Saturday, October 27 Registration deadline: 9/28 Saturday, December 8 Registration deadline: 11/2 Saturday, October 6 Registration deadline: 9/7 Saturday, November 3 Registration deadline: 10/5 Saturday, December 1 Registration deadline: 11/2

SAT SUBJECT TESTS Brown University (Rec.) Cal Tech Carnegie Mellon Univ. Cornell University Dartmouth College (Rec.) Duke University Franklin Olin College of Engineering (Rec.) Georgetown University Harvard University Harvey Mudd College Haverford College (Rec.) MIT Pomona College (Rec.) Princeton University (Rec.) Rice University Swarthmore College (Rec.) Tufts University (Rec.) Univ. of Pennsylvania (Rec.) Vassar College (Rec.) Webb Institute Yale University (Rec.)

SENDING YOUR SCORES College Counseling DOES NOT send your scores www.actstudent.org www.collegeboard.org Test scores must be received by the application deadline Check all college requirements ACT with Writing Careful of over-testing

TEST OPTIONAL SCHOOLS www.fairtest.org American University Ball State University Bates College Bowdoin College Catholic University of America Colby College College of the Holy Cross Colorado College Columbia College Connecticut College Denison University DePaul University Dickinson College Emerson College Fairfield University Furman University George Washington University Hampton University Hobart & William Smith Colleges Ithaca College Kalamazoo College Knox College Lake Forest College Lawrence University Loyola University Maryland Middlebury College New York University Pitzer College Providence College St. Joseph s University Saint Mary s College Trinity College University of Arizona University of Chicago University of Kansas University of Rochester Wake Forest University Wesleyan University

When colleges say that your transcript or recommendations are missing

We will automatically send your first semester grades to all of your colleges.

Application + Essay + Fee Transcript and School Profile SENT BY STUDENT COMPLETED APPLICATION! SENT BY SICP Test Scores Counselor and Teacher Rec (s)

Types of Application Plans Early Applications: Early Decision Restrictive Early Action Early Action Regular Decision Rolling Admission

EARLY APPLICATIONS APPLICATION TYPE Early Decision (EDI /EDII) Restrictive Early Action / Single- Choice Early Action (BC, Harvard, Notre Dame, Princeton, Stanford, Yale) Early Action / Priority Application Deadline is Earlier; Admission Response is Sooner Amount of Early Applications Restricted? Binding Enrollment Commitment Upon Admission? YES YES YES YES YES NO YES NO NO

REGULAR Admission All applications are reviewed as a group and all admissions decisions are released at the same time ROLLING Admission Applications are reviewed as soon as they are complete and decisions are released on a rolling basis

2017-2018 ADMISSION CYCLE STATISTICS School Applications Acceptances Admit Rate Boston College 31,000 8,400 27% Boston University 64,473 14,184 22% Columbia University 40,203 2,214 6% The George Washington University Northwestern University University of California Los Angeles 26,555 11,100 42% 40,425 3,392 8% 113,409 16,020 14% University of Notre Dame 20,370 3,586 18% Stanford University 47,450 2,040 4% Vanderbilt University 30,146 2,199 7% Villanova University 22,727 6,545 29%

2017-2018 Early Decision vs. Regular Decision School Colgate University Type of Application Number of Applications Number of Acceptances Admit Rate ALL 9,716 2,422 25% Early Decision 962 392 41% Duke University Northwestern University Regular Decision 8,754 2,030 23% ALL 37,302 3,097 8% Early Decision 4,090 875 21% Regular Decision 33,212 2,222 7% ALL 40,425 3,392 8% Early Decision 4,049 1072 26% Regular Decision 36,376 2,320 6%

Admission Results Terminology Admit Conditional Admit January Admit Deferred Waitlist Deny

On average, 18% of students accepting a place on a waitlist were admitted Half of the schools admitted 10% or less of the students accepting a place on the waitlist last year 35% of the schools admitted 5% or less 9% admitted no one WAITLIST

TOTAL COST: TUITION + FEES School 2000 2010 2018 Notre Dame $23, 357 $39,919 $51,505 Univ of Illinois $4,752 $13,096 $17,293 UIC $4,780 $12,056 $16,620 DePaul $15,420 $28,858 $40,445 Northwestern $24,648 $40,223 $54,566 Loyola Chicago $18,726 $31,846 $47,408 Michigan $20,323 $36,001 $49,350 Boston College $23,520 $40,542 $54,600 UCLA $14,297 $33,660 $63,669

Total National Student Loan Debt? $1.3 TRILLION Average Student Loan Debt? (after four years) $28,000 Monthly Payment on a $28,000 Student Loan? (6.8% interest over 10 years) $322.22 $35,000??? $402.78 $45,000??? $517.86 $85,000??? $978.18

PAYING FOR COLLEGE Financial Aid Workshop: September 20, 2018 7:00 p.m. Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) CSS Profile Automatic review for academic scholarships--- Be AWARE of priority deadlines Departmental / other scholarships Naviance, Scholarship Binders, Daily Announcements Churches, community groups, employers, etc. Compare packages with total cost of attendance Submit tuition deposit by May 1, 2019

Dual Enrollment Saint Louis University 1818 Program

Dual Enrollment Saint Louis University 1818 Program Grades earned at Saint Ignatius are the grades earned at SLU. The SLU grading scale is the same as the Saint Ignatius scale Course work has been accepted at over 100 colleges/universities If the course is an AP course, Saint Ignatius students must take the AP exam as required by Saint Ignatius. Cost is $65 per credit hour Registration Deadline Fall 2018: August 1 September 30

Free $$$ Student Loans + $9,500 Student Loans

Athletics SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS NCAA Eligibility Center (Clearinghouse) www.ncaaeligibilitycenter.org National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Eligibility Center www.playnaia.org Performing Arts (auditions) / Fine Arts (portfolio) Demonstrated Interest Multicultural considerations First-Generation Legacy Development

DIVERSITY and FIRST GENERATION VISIT OPPORTUNITIES Amherst College Barnard College Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bryn Mawr College Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University Colby College Colgate University Colorado College Columbia University Cornell University Davidson College Franklin & Marshall College Grinnell College Harvey Mudd College Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lewis & Clark College Macalester College Middlebury College Mount Holyoke College Oberlin College Occidental College Pomona College Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Scripps College Sewanee: The Univ of the South Smith College Swarthmore College Wellesley University Wesleyan University Whitman College Williams College

NEXT STEPS Senior Autobiography due Thursday, August 30 th Senior Meetings Available on school days from 7:30am to 3:30pm College Representative Visits Lunch periods 11:00 am 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:00pm Follow up with Recommenders Mini Check-ins with Seniors (November and December)