SENIOR PARENT Information Program Wednesday August 26, :00pm

Essay Writing Workshops ALL English classes August 26 & September 2

Common Application & Naviance Workshops in the CRC ALL Periods September 2nd YOU MUST REGISTER ONLINE

CRC Home Page

CRC Calendar

College Rep Visits

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

Procedures Complete College Applications (Common Application or College) Use Naviance to request documents – Teacher/counselor recommendation – Official Transcript – Check Status……………. » Student MUST use their account. Signed FERPA n=187 of 309 (61%)

Common Application Complete Common Application at website CA username must be imported into Naviance ALL components sent through Naviance

Naviance FERPA release only

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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 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 (travel-COA )$68,000 vs. $5,500

COA University of Illinois$35,340 Northwestern University$68,095 Illinois State University$28,239 Lake Forest College$52,214 Grand Valley State University$26,218 Illinois Wesleyan$50,290 Indiana University$47,890

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 Beware of Deadlines Application Deadline is December 11, 2015 College acceptances are contingent upon successful completion of the senior year

How Can We Afford This? Financial Aid Program January 5, VHHS FAFSA Completion Workshop(s) – VHHS-Spanish – LHS-English CSS Profile Scholarships, Grants, Loans… – MOST $$ LAS colleges – CRC (Local) Last year $49,200

General Information  Early Action/Early Decision Deadlines  Nat’l Merit Deadline (October 11)  Visit the campus(es)  University of IllinoisApAdAt% 81% % % % % % % VHHS/UIUC 178 of 34,000+ ( )

University of Illinois  Self-reporting grades!  November 1 st Priority deadline(75%)  Bulk 10-23/11-1  ALL decisions February 12 th (new)  Office closes at 5:00pm!

Class 2015 Final Decisions %  4-Year College/University 81.4% %78.6%70.3% 18.5%  2-year College 18.5% %17.4%21.5% 94.7%  2 & 4 year 94.7% %96.0%91.8% 345 seniors applied to 315 different schools Applications per student:

Top Schools & Shifts Public & Private (Enrolled) College of Lake County University of Illinois-UC University of Missouri-Columbia Illinois State University Loyola University University of Iowa Marquette University DePaul University University of Illinois-Chicago Indiana University Northern Illinois University Purdue University Miami (OH) Western Illinois University Illinois Wesleyan Carthage College Wisconsin-Madison Iowa State University Arizona State University Northwestern University Bradley University Lake Forest College Southern Illinois Univ-Carbondale 1553

In State vs. Out of State In-StateOut-of-StatePublicPrivate 41.6% 58.4% 65.2%34.8% % 58.4% 65.2%34.8% %55.1%65.1%34.9% 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% 45.1%54.9%63.8%36.2% 5 yr. 45.1%54.9%63.8%36.2%

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