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2. Tonight’s Program  Applications and Essays  Standardized Tests  College Visits  Financial Aid  Early Decision and Early Action  Identifying Colleges that are the “Right Fit”  Wait Lists

3. Standardized Tests Tests SAT IACT SAT IIAP 2010-2011 Test Dates PSAT  October 13 and 16 SAT I and II  October 9, November 6, December 4, January 22, March 12 (SAT I only), May 7, June 4 ACT  October 23, December 11, February 12, April 9, June 11

4. College Visits  Tours and Information Sessions  Open Houses and Overnight Visits  Admissions Office Interviews  Meetings with Coaches  Financial Aid Meetings  RHS Alumni Association Reimbursements

5. 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

6. Endowment per Student at Selected Colleges Endowment ($million) # of Students Endowment/Student ($000) Princeton 12,6197,5691,667 Amherst 1,3061,697770 Williams 1,4092,173648 Dartmouth 2,8255,897479 Bowdoin 6881,723399 Colby 4531,838246 Wesleyan 4762,946162 Bates 1841,776104 Skidmore 2402,55694 Boston College 1,34114,39593 Wheaton 1401,55090 Connecticut College 1651,91386 RPI 6137,52182 WPI 2924,17870 Hampshire 461,430 32 Boston University 89231,76628 UNH 15914,65211

7. Early Decision  Early decision plans are binding.  Student agrees to attend the college if accepted and if adequate aid package is offered.  Student can apply to only one college for early decision  Can apply to other colleges through the regular admission process.  If accepted early by the first-choice college, all other applications must be withdrawn.

8. Selected Colleges That Offer Early Decision AmherstConn College*RPI Bates*CornellSkidmore* Bowdoin*DartmouthTrinity* BrownDukeTufts* Colby*Johns HopkinsWesleyan* Colgate*Middlebury*Wheaton* ColumbiaPennWilliams * Offers two rounds

9. Early Action Similar to early decision plans, but are not binding. If accepted, student can commit to the college immediately or wait until regular decision deadline. Open and non-binding early action: Allows students to apply early to other colleges and to wait until regular decision deadline to reply. Selected colleges that offer such plans: Cal TechUniversity of North Carolina MITUniversity of New Hampshire University of ChicagoUniversity of Vermont

10. Early Action (cont.) Single choice early action: Students can apply early action to just one school, but cannot apply early action or early decision to any other college. Can apply to other colleges for regular decision and no requirement to reply to the early application college until the regular decision deadline. Selected colleges that offer such plans: GeorgetownStanford TulaneYale

11. No Early Decision or Early Action Harvard, Princeton and University of Virginia do not offer either early decision or early action plans.

12. REACH HIGH SCHOLARS THURSDAYS2:20 ROOM 206 Control Your Destiny.