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R each H igh S cholars

R each H igh S cholars. Tonight’s Program. Why are we here tonight? Financial aid How to get in New Reach High Scholars Program activities. Why are we here tonight?. It’s about going to good colleges It involves a lot of hard work This is a team effort!

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R each H igh S cholars

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  1. Reach High Scholars

  2. Tonight’s Program Why are we here tonight? Financial aid How to get in New Reach High Scholars Program activities

  3. Why are we here tonight? • It’s about going to good colleges • It involves a lot of hard work • This is a team effort! • Students and Parents are the Team • Teachers & other water-carriers • Students “Reach High” – Get into a good college – • Parents support and encourage students • Research and visit colleges with them • Prepare financial aid documents and /or write big checks

  4. Why are we here tonight?(Cont.) • The road for everyone leads in the same direction: • The 80 best colleges in the Handout Booklet • Endowment drives quality and financial aid • If financial aid needed, get attractive package and reduce strain on Parents • If aid not needed, Parents get a better education for their considerable investment • The Team wins!

  5. Why Attend a Highly Competitive College? • Greater intellectual stimulation from professors who are leaders in their field • An energized group of fellow students, many of whom will become future leaders • Availability of more academic facilities (classrooms, libraries, labs, etc.) • More small, seminar-type classes • Better job opportunities after graduation • Better chance of acceptance in top graduate schools (business, law, medicine) • Better long-term support system among alumni and faculty • More attractive financial aid opportunities

  6. Endowment per Student at Selected Colleges

  7. Great Schools, Great Prices Total Cost and Grants (Avg. 37 Top Colleges) Slslll Student Debt % Grads Avg. Amount w/ Debtof Debt Avg. of 14 Top Colleges For Which Data Available* 42% $11,863 UNH $25,000 St. Anselm 82% $33,655 * Five of which have eliminated student loans

  8. Important Financial Aid Policies Need-Blind Admission vs. Need-Aware Admission Need-Based Financial Aid vs. Merit-Based Scholarships Grants, Loans and Student Jobs Treatment of Outside Scholarships FAFSA, CSS Profile and Tax Returns

  9. Steps to Get Into a Highly Competitive College • Standardized tests • Excellent grades in challenging (honors and AP) courses • On-line honors and AP courses • Non-academic excellence (sports, art, performing arts • School leadership and contributions in the community • Summer academic enrichment programs • Familiarization with colleges RHS is not well known in Admissions Offices

  10. RHS Students Attending Enrichment Programs This Summer • Brown University Leadership Institute Amy Neeper • Middlebury Monterey Language Academy Jake Leavitt • Phillips Exeter Academy Charles DeBenedetto Nicole Lee Jaclyn Dugas Ashley Lord Shaun Gallagher Abbey Schlangen Jesse Hardman

  11. RHS Students Attending Enrichment Programs This Summer St. Paul’s School Advanced Studies Program Samantha Harmon Abrielle Webster Jonathan Lemay Summer Enrichment at Dartmouth (SEAD) Nicholas Clark Kathryn Gray Taylor DiLeo Steven MacKenzie Briana Draper Hope Palettella Raymond Roundtables 21 Middle School students

  12. REACHHIGHSCHOLARS THURSDAYS 2:20 ROOM 206 Control Your Destiny.

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