1. Control your destiny. Control your destiny. www.reachhighscholars.org www.reachhighscholars.org R each H igh S cholars R each H igh S cholars

2. Initiatives -- Information on highly competitive colleges and financial aid -- College visits -- Summer Enrichment Programs -- Raymond Roundtables -- College Fairs -- SAT Boot Camp -- Contributions for summer programs and pre-college expenses -- Reach High Scholars Club run by students “Mud on the Wall” “Mud on the Wall”

3. 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

4. 80 Highly Competitive Colleges RHS Alumni Who Had Graduated or RHS Alumni Who Had Graduated or Were Attending Before Class of ’11: 20 Were Attending Before Class of ’11: 20 Recent Years Acceptances Now Attending Acceptances Now Attending Class of ’07 3 1 Class of ’08 2 1 Class of ’09 2 1 Class of ’10 1 1 Class of ’11 21 6 Class of ’11 21 6

5. “ The Harder I Work, the Luckier I Get” The Serious Six: Jake LeavittBrown Samantha HarmonDartmouth Ami NeeperHoly Cross Kristina FrancoeurSkidmore Jesse HardmanSkidmore Jonathan LemaySkidmore

6. 2011 Acceptances at Highly Competitive Colleges % Accepted SAT 25-75th Percentile % Accepted SAT 25-75th Percentile Brown 8.7 1980-2295 Dartmouth 9.7 1995-2325 Washington & Lee 17.0 1980-2220 Williams 17.1 1965-2295 Tufts 21.8 2040-2250 Wesleyan 24.0 1935-2250 Colgate 29.0 1905-2160 Holy Cross 33.0 1815-2055 Connecticut College33.2 1710-2010 RPI 38.0 1905-2175 Skidmore 41.8 1725-2025 Grinnell44.3 1830-2110 Smith 45.5 1785-2100 Hobart & Wm. Smith 56.0 1725-1965 Hobart & Wm. Smith 56.0 1725-1965 Wheaton 59.0 1695-2025 UNH 72.0 1545-1860 UNH 72.0 1545-1860

7. Steps to Get Into a Highly Competitive College  Standardized tests  Excellent grades in challenging (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  Interviews RHS is not well known in some Admissions Offices

8. Mud on the Wall SAT Tests SAT IThree took it three times; two took it twice Range of best scores: 1850-2300 Avg.: 2090 (out of 2400) SAT II# taken: 21. Avg. # of tests per student: 3.5. Avg. of all scores: 680 (out of 800) Advanced Placement Tests American History (Junior Year)4 x “5” and 2 x “4” Total for Two Years: 19 Tests. Avg. score 4.37 Summer Enrichment Programs Phillips Exeter (6), St. Paul’s (2), Brown (1) and Middlebury-Monterey (1) Middlebury-Monterey (1)

9. Mud on the Wall (cont.) College Visits 81 visits. Average of 13.5 per student Admissions Office and Alumni Interviews 39 interviews (average of 6.5 per student) College Applications Total Applications: 57 (average 9.5 per student) Highly Competitive Colleges: 39 applications 20 acceptances (3.3 per student) 12 wait lists (2 per student) 7 rejections 7 rejections Next-Tier-competitive (i.e., good) colleges:18 applications 17 acceptances 17 acceptances 1 wait list 1 wait list

10. 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

11. Endowment per Student and Financial Aid Endowment per Financial Aid Endowment per Financial Aid student ($000) Need based | Need blind | Academic | Athletic student ($000) Need based | Need blind | Academic | Athletic Williams 719 x x Grinnell 714 x x Dartmouth 501 x x Smith 478 x x Washington & Lee 458 x x Brown 259 x x Colgate 216 x x Holy Cross 185 x x x Wesleyan 171 x x Tufts 128 x Skidmore 106 x x Wheaton 95 x x Connecticut College 93 x RPI 84 x x RPI 84 x x Hobart & Wm. Smith 72 x x UNH 20 x x x

12. Middle School Summer Programs Phillips Exeter Academy –Access Exeter After grades 7 or 8. Five weeks. Boarding or Day Students. Significant Financial Aid. Students take three courses in one of six thematic areas: Project Exeter: A Greener Earth The Land and the Sea Problem-Solving: An Odyssey of the Mind The Global Community The Creative Arts Exeter C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation

13. Middle School Summer Programs (cont.) Phillips Andover Academy -- Lower School Institute After grade 8. Five weeks. Boarding or Day Students. Significant Financial Aid. Each student is in one of the following interdisciplinary institutes: Charting the Natural World: Marine Biology Meets Math Express Yourself: A Study of Literature, Performance and Film

14. Middle School Summer Programs (cont.) B rown University -- SPARK-Science for Middle School After grades 7 or 8. One or two week courses. Boarding Students. Significant Financial Aid Students Select One of the Following Courses: From Brain to Sensation So You Want to be a Scientist? Where Rivers Meet the Sea: Ecology of Narragansett Bay Hello from Mars The Design of the Human Machine The Laboratory Detective Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe Understanding the Human Body: An Exploration of Anatomy Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby Jr. Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space

15. Raymond Roundtables A summer enrichment program in Raymond for Middle School students. English Course and Math Course conducted by teachers from Phillips Exeter Academy. “Harkness Method” of teaching. 50 minute classes, three times per week for about four weeks. About 12 students in each class and some take both courses. Cost for each course: $150. Financial aid is available.

16. Reach High Scholars Program Contributions Received or Committed to Date Donors Amount ($$) Donors Amount ($$) Partridge Foundation 24,000 Individuals (five) 20,575 United Way 10,000 Sovereign Bank Foundation 2,500 Franklin Mutual Life 1,625 RHSAA 1,500 Total Contributions ($$) 60,200

17. Reach High Scholars Program Grants Made or Committed to Date Institutions Amount ($$) Institutions Amount ($$) SEAD 34,000 PEA: Raymond Roundtables 2011 5,550 Summer School Financial Aid: 2010 5,950 2011 9,000 PEA TOTAL: 20,500 Total Grants ($$) 54,500