1. College Counseling and Admission Out of Door Academy 2010 Counselors Director: Mr. Joseph Runge Associate Director: Mrs. Anna Freeman

2. Counseling Background Mr. Runge has twenty years of undergraduate college admissions, independent school college counseling and teaching experience. Mrs. Freeman has six years of undergraduate college admissions and independent school college counseling experience. Mr. Runge and Mrs. Freeman have both worked in selective college admissions environments (Villanova University and Connecticut College).

3. Every item discussed this evening can be found on the ODA College Counseling web site. http://www.oda.edu/page.cfm?p=1490

4. College Counseling Program Comprehensive 5 year program including: Grade level meetings with individual classes Grade specific college information nights Student and parent meetings with assigned counselor Retreat and workshop designed to teach students the application process Essay writing development Application strategy Advocacy

5. ODA School Profile A school Profile is a document created by each secondary school in the US and is used as a storehouse of academic information to lend interpretation to colleges as to how poor, good or great a secondary school is. Common Information Includes: – SAT Averages (ODA 1215-1250) National Average 1016/ Florida Average 991 – AP Passing Rate (ODA 85%)/ National Average 31%/Florida Average 17% – College Admission (Quality, Geography, Private vs. Public) – Unique Academic Hallmarks of Distinction (Cum Laude…300/27,000) – Percent of Graduates Attending a Four Year College/University (100%)

6. This and That… Academic Scholarships earned by ODA Students Class of 2009 Total dollars awarded$3,370,586 40/44 Students91% (highest ever) Average four-year award$84,264 Bright Futures awards34/44 (80%) Other Interesting Information Phi Beta Kappa Admission43/45 (96%) Attending 1 st /2cd Choice100% Private /Public74% vs. 26% Out of State Attendance/ In State72% vs. 26%

7. 2015 Goals SAT I Average (CR/M)1280-1300 AP Passing Rate> or= to 90% NMSQT Finalists > or = to 15% of junior class