SENIOR PARENT Information Program Wednesday August 27, :00pm

Essay Writing Workshops NEW! ALL English classes August 27 & September 3rd

NCAA Program Sunday, September 8 th Lake Forest High

CRC Home Page

CRC Calendar

College Rep Visits Naviance Website-TV Monitors-Daily Bulletin

The Application  Naviance ……  Electronic submission  Transcripts  Recommendation letters  School profile  Interest survey  Resume Builder  Common Application Components  College Search tool  Much more!

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.

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

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

College Counselor Appointment Book in CRC Include your child Have a list of questions Ruth

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

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

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

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

Travel Expenses $$$  2-4 hour radius from Chicago $4.00/gallon x 250 miles/ 25 mpg (vehicle) 500 rt = $ Chicago to Washington DC$291 Dallas$187 Denver$265 Kansas City$217 LAX$207 Orlando$395 San Diego$373 Source: Travelocity ( / )

Random College Costs  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)

General Information  Early Action/Early Decision Deadlines  Nat’l Merit Deadline (October 11)  Visit the campus(es)  University of % % % % 81% % % % % VHHS/UIUC 4 yr trend113 of 33,203 ( )

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

University of Illinois 2012 (2013) Priority Deadline November 1st 33,203Applications +1,658 +1,658 {2013} {2012} 20,735Admits {2013} {2012} 7,330Class size {2013}7, {2012}

Class 2013 Final Decisions  4-Year College/University 74.1%77.0%70.3%  2-year College 16.1%17.0%21.5% %  2 & 4 year 90.2%94.1%91.8%93.4% seniors applied to 271(+2) different schools 1,568(+163) total Applications per student:

Top Schools & Shifts Public & Private  College of Lake County  University of Illinois-UC  Indiana University1985  Illinois State University  DePaul University1363  University of Iowa11124  Loyola University864  Western Illinois University822  Marquette University373  University of Illinois-Chicago7611  Lake Forest College664  Carthage College536  Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale534  Northern Illinois University556  Wisconsin-Whitewater551  Bradley University432  Illinois Wesleyan University415  Wisconsin-Madison457  University of Missouri-Columbia366  Purdue University363  Northwestern University243

In State vs. Out of State In-StateOut-of-StatePublicPrivate 47.2% 52.8%62.7%37.3% % 52.8%62.7%37.3% 42.7%57.3%62.5%37.5% %57.3%62.5%37.5% %50.9%63.6%36.4% 48.5%51.8%57.2%42.8% %51.8%57.2%42.8% %49.0%66.4%33.6% 47.7%52.3%62.5%37.5% 5 yr. 47.7%52.3%62.5%37.5%

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