Oh The Places You’ll Go! Sung Ahn, Arizona State University Shannon Rodriguez, Redondo Union High School Eric Feldman, University of Oregon

Format Intro Views from a High Stakes High School State School Profiles Opportunities and The Big Picture

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REDONDO UNION HIGH SCHOOL Redondo Beach, CA Home of the Sea Hawks Established in 1905 2nd largest campus in the state of California

45 CIF CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS ABOUT $95 MILLION IN RENOVATIONS over the last 8 years. Nationally recognized school newspaper (The High Tide) and yearbook (the Pilot) have been at least Pacemaker Finalists and Silver and Gold Crown winners consistently for the last 15 years. AMAZING FACILITIES AND VERY HIGH EXPECTATIONS from our community!

RU PROFILE 5 ADMINISTRATORS 104 FULL TIME TEACHERS 7 SCHOOL COUNSELORS Comprehensive public high school comprised of primarily professional middle and upper income families (median household income of $105,000) 5 ADMINISTRATORS 104 FULL TIME TEACHERS 7 SCHOOL COUNSELORS 2 COLLEGE COUNSELORS 2017-18 ENROLLMENT: +2,800 STUDENTS 787 FRESHMEN 750 SOPHOMORES 683 JUNIORS 640 SENIORS

HIGH EXPECTATIONS! ACADEMIC PROFILE A-G COMPLETION RATE 68% - 72% FOUR YEAR COLLEGE ATTENDANCE RATE 65% TWO YEAR COLLEGE ENROLLMENT 30% AP PARTICIPATION RATE 2017 55% AP PASS RATE 2017 84% AVERAGE ACT/SAT SCORES 2016-17 24/1626 AP COURSES/HONORS COURSES 20/4 XX% OF GRADUATING SENIORS REPORT THAT THEY DECIDED TO ATTEND A 2 YR COLLEGE FOR FINANCIAL REASONS HIGH EXPECTATIONS!

Where does your student FIT?

FACT: 80% of all colleges accept more than 50% of the students who apply. National Association for College Admission Counseling

PAST and PRESENT ACCEPTANCE RATES extraordinary talent/skill/recognition College 1988 2017 Stanford/Harvard 15% 4-5% UCLA/Berkeley 37% 14-15% USC 70% 15-17% Loyola Marymount 61% 54% UPenn 35% 9% Cal Poly SLO 34% 29% CSU Long Beach SAFETY 32%

FINDING THE AFFORDABLE FIT COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY COST OF ATTENDANCE (ANNUAL) USC $76,000 STANFORD / YALE $70,000 NORTHERN ARIZONA (WUE) $41,000 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON $51,000 UNIV OF COLORADO, BOULDER $54,000 UC SANTA BARBARA $35,000-$38,000 CSU FULLERTON $27,000

WHAT’S IMPORTANT? AFFORDABILITY: 87% of C/O 2017 students chose community college for financial reasons ACCESSIBILITY: impacted majors such as nursing, engineering, psychology, economics and business “D1” (QUALITATIVE) COLLEGE EXPERIENCE: college life that includes a broader social experience; school spirit; residential activities vs. commuter school LEAVING CALIFORNIA MAY ALLOW FOR MORE OPTIONS THAT OFFER ALL 3 ADVANTAGES!

THE SCHOLARSHIP MYTH Approximately 0.3% receive enough money to cover the full cost of attendance. Only 1 in about 10 undergraduate students wins a private scholarship – on average $2800 a year. Good grades matter! BUT…only about 19% of high school students – GPA 3.5 to 4.0 – get the awards. Mark Kantrowitz is the publisher of Fastweb.com, FinAid.com and Edvisors; all are excellent resources for financial aid information. “Secrets to Winning a College Scholarship” by Mark Kantrowitz

THINKING BEYOND THE SWEATSHIRT COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE! THINK BEYOND THE SWEATSHIRT (PRESTIGE) EXPLORE NEW OPTIONS TO DELIVER YOUR BEST ROI FOCUS ON INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES CONSIDER EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK THINKING BEYOND THE SWEATSHIRT

Increased application rate by +60% SEA HAWKS SOAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY WUE + TUITION DISCOUNT + RESIDENCY CLASSIFICATION Increased application rate by +60% ACCESS TO POPULAR MAJORS MORE SCHOLARSHIP/UC OR CSU COMPETITIVE $ PRESTIGE VS DEBT: ROI “QUALITATIVE EXPERIENCE” Increased enrollment by +35% HONORS COLLEGES “RESEARCH” + $$$ DOUBLE MAJOR – DEGREE IN 4 YEARS COLLEGE KNOWLEDGE THURSDAY Out-of-State College Presentations/Fairs INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Large Public Universities: More than a “Safety” School

Phoenix, AZ 71,828 (59,198 undergraduates) 36% non-residents; 64% residents Research 1 Institution Assured Admissions 16 ABOR Courses AND 24 ACT or 1180 SAT or 3.0 GPA

ASU: First-Year Student Profile (FS17) 3.49/4.0 GPA ACT 25 SAT 1136 10,278 First-time freshman (FS17) 65.7% In-state; 34.3% domestic out-state, 15.7% international overall 44% students of color 86.5% Retention 1st-2nd year 4,890 Fall transfer class (FS17)

UO First-Year Student Profile (Fall 2017) GPA 3.33-3.84 (3.55 average); ACT 22-28; SAT 1100-1290 3,863 First-time freshmen 51% in-state; 37% out-of-state; 12% international 26.8% students of color 24.2% first generation 87% retention rate (73% national average) 56% four-year graduation rate; 72% six-year graduation rate 1,196 new transfer students

ASU Overall #1 Most Innovative School in Nation (U.S. News) #20 Fine Arts School in Nation (U.S. News) #25 Business School in Nation (U.S. News) #25 Law School in Nation (U.S. News) Top 10 in the U.S. for Silicon Valley Hires (HiringSolved) #11 Graduate Education Program in Nation (U.S. News) #13 Public Affairs School in Nation (U.S. News) #5 Producing Best-Qualifed Graduates in Nation (Wall Street Journal)

ASU: Big Picture 67.1% 6-year graduation rate; national average is 59% 88% post-graduation career/grad placement rate 50% participate in internships (44.1% paid) Network of 400,000 living alumni Residential living-learning programs

UO Overall One of only 62 AAU (Association of American Universities) institutions According to Sierra Club, one of the top 20 Greenest Colleges and Universities Ranked #1 in the nation in Sustainable Design, according to America’s Best Architecture and Design Schools 2015 U.S. News and World Report ranks our College of Education in the top five nationally; Special Education program is ranked #3 Among the top 25 LGBT-friendly universities, according to Campus Pride

UO Big Picture Tier 1 national public research university The average UO student graduates in four years plus one term 25% of students study abroad 81% of seniors are engaged in research activity 94% of UO graduates are employed or enrolled in an educational program one year after graduation 56% of UO students graduate debt-free; 87% graduate with less than the U.S. average debt of $30,100 Network of 204,000+ living alumni

Barrett, the Honors College (BHC) Competitive Admission – Holistic Review Average Unweighted GPA 3.78; 4.32 Weighted 1380 SAT 29 ACT Honors College: Big Picture “Gold Standard” & "Best of both worlds” 15:1 Student to Faculty Ratio in BHC 719 National Merit Finalists 388 National Hispanic Scholarship Barrett: Post-Graduation Outcomes 43% employment 51% admitted to grad or professional schools 6% Volunteer/Other

Robert D. Clark Honors College First Honors College west of the Mississippi; second oldest in the nation Ranked one of the top 10 public honors colleges in the U.S. by Public University Honors GPA 3.74-3.98; ACT 28-32; SAT 1300-1450 92% of CHC students receive merit or need-based scholarships 1,460 applications for an incoming class of 229 students (Fall 2016) Average class size is 15; classes are limited to 19 students Every CHC student is responsible for doing original research and producing a final thesis or creative project

Post-Graduate Fellowships – Last 5 Years ASU #6 producer of Fulbright scholars Only public university to have a Churchill, Marshall, and Rhodes scholar in 2017 Fulbright: 111 Churchill Scholars: 1 Goldwater Scholars: 8 Killam Scholars: 15 Marshall Scholars: 2 Rhodes Scholars: 1 Truman Scholars: 1 Udall Scholars: 4 NSEP/Boren: 13

Post Graduate Fellowships and More 10 Goldwater Scholarships received since 2010 19 UO students received the Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford University 32 Fulbright Scholarships received since 2010 CHC students received 25 distinguished scholarships from 2011-2017 including: Marshall, Mitchell, Gates Cambridge, Truman, Fulbright, and Goldwater Scholarships Top 10 producer of Peace Corps volunteers 15 years running

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