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SENIOR PARENT Information Program

SENIOR PARENT Information Program. Wednesday August 27, 2014 7:00pm. Essay Writing Workshops NEW!. ALL English classes August 27 & September 3rd. NCAA Program. Sunday, September 8 th Lake Forest High School @4:00pm. CRC Home Page. CRC Calendar. College Rep Visits.

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SENIOR PARENT Information Program

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  1. SENIOR PARENTInformation Program Wednesday August 27, 2014 7:00pm

  2. Essay Writing WorkshopsNEW! ALL English classes August 27 & September 3rd

  3. NCAA Program Sunday, September 8th Lake Forest High School @4:00pm

  4. CRC Home Page

  5. CRC Calendar

  6. College Rep Visits • Naviance Website-TV Monitors-Daily Bulletin

  7. The Application • Naviance…… • Electronic submission • Transcripts • Recommendation letters • School profile • Interest survey • Resume Builder • Common Application Components • College Search tool • Much more!

  8. Procedures • Complete College Applications(CA or College) • Use Naviance to request documents • Teacher/counselor recommendation • Official Transcript • Check Status……………. • HUGE CHANGE THIS YEAR!!! • Student MUST use their account.

  9. Common Application Complete Common Application at website CA username must be imported into Naviance Signed FERPA page

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  12. Test Scores ACT www.act.org $10.00 SAT www.collegeboard.com $10.00 YOU must send test scores to the college/university ACT $36.50 w/writing $52.50 SAT $51

  13. College Counselor • Appointment Book in CRC • Include your child • Have a list of questions • Ruth Netland @ 932.2165

  14. They MUST Consider! • School’s Characteristics • Size and Location • Field of Study • Academic Rigor • Admissions • Greek Life/Life Style • Cost $66,000 vs. $5,000

  15. Who Are They? • Where do they feel most comfortable? • Academic Life Studying/free time • The MOST difficult decision of their life…

  16. General Information • Counselor must know who they are??? • DON’T change schedules • Ask questions • Be(ware) of Deadlines • Application Deadline isDecember 13, 2013 • College acceptances are contingent upon successful completion of the senior year

  17. How Can We Afford This? • Financial Aid Program January 13, 2014 @ VHHS • FAFSA & CSS Profile • Scholarships, Grants, Loans… • MOST money from small LAS colleges • CRC (Local)

  18. Travel Expenses $$$ • 2-4 hour radius from Chicago $4.00/gallon x 250 miles/ 25 mpg (vehicle) 500 rt = $80 2013 Chicago to Washington DC $291 Dallas $187 Denver $265 Kansas City $217 LAX $207 Orlando $395 San Diego $373 Source: Travelocity 8-27-13 (9-20-13/9-22-12)

  19. Random College Costs 2013-14 • Northwestern $63,228 • UIUC $29,640-34,560! • Illinois State $27,270 • Lake Forest College $49,134* • Illinois Wesleyan Univ. $48,452 • Indiana University $43,612 • Marquette University $45,370 • Wisconsin-Madison $43,171 • University of Iowa $39,591+ • Bradley University $38,714 • University of Kentucky $33,300 • University of Minnesota $31,376 (+4000) • Western Illinois University $23,627 • Winona State University$22,000 (2012) • UW-Whitewater $21,056 * $12,000 (IL) + $3-8,000 ($49,134 - $20,000= $29,134)

  20. General Information • Early Action/Early Decision Deadlines • Nat’l Merit Deadline (October 11) • Visit the campus(es) • University of Illinois Ap Ad At @VHHS 2006 65 48 27 74% 2007 74 51 28 69% 2008 75 55 23 73% 2009 92 61 37 66% 2010 69 56 23 81% 2011 71 54 22 76% 2012 88 6440 73% 2013 91 69 28 76% VHHS/UIUC 4 yr trend 113 of 33,203 (0.0034033)

  21. University of Illinois • Self-reporting grades! • November 1st Priority deadline(75%) • Bulk 10-22/11-1 • December 13th & February 14th!!! • Office closes at 5:00pm!

  22. University of Illinois2012 (2013)Priority DeadlineNovember 1st 33,203 Applications +1,658 {2013} +2703 {2012} 20,735 Admits + 811{2013} + 974 {2012} 7,330 Class size +330 {2013} 7,000 -250 {2012}

  23. Class 2013Final Decisions 2013 20122011 2010 2009 • 4-Year College/University74.1%77.0%70.3% 75.8 68.7 • 2-year College 16.1% 17.0% 21.5% 17.5 22.0 • 2 & 4 year 90.2% 94.1% 91.8% 93.4%90.7 320 seniors applied to 271(+2) different schools 1,568(+163) total Applications per student: 2013 4.90 2012 4.74 2011 3.95 2010 4.96 2009 3.60 2008 5.67

  24. Top Schools & ShiftsPublic & Private 2013 2012 2011 • College of Lake County 524357 • University of Illinois-UC 284022 • Indiana University 19 8 5 • Illinois State University 1511 28 • DePaul University 13 6 3 • University of Iowa 11124 • Loyola University 8 6 4 • Western Illinois University 8 2 2 • Marquette University 3 7 3 • University of Illinois-Chicago 7 6 11 • Lake Forest College 6 6 4 • Carthage College 5 3 6 • Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale 5 3 4 • Northern Illinois University 5 5 6 • Wisconsin-Whitewater 5 5 1 • Bradley University 4 3 2 • Illinois Wesleyan University 4 1 5 • Wisconsin-Madison 4 5 7 • University of Missouri-Columbia 3 6 6 • Purdue University 3 6 3 • Northwestern University 2 43

  25. In State vs. Out of State In-State Out-of-State Public Private 2013 47.2%52.8%62.7% 37.3% 2012 42.7% 57.3%62.5% 37.5% • 49.1% 50.9% 63.6% 36.4% • 48.5%51.8% 57.2%42.8% 2009 51.0% 49.0% 66.4% 33.6% 5 yr. 47.7% 52.3% 62.5% 37.5%

  26. The College Admissions Formula G³ + C² + §∑√⅛∆=College Admissions P Not…

  27. THANK YOU!

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