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Class of 2019: Parent College Night
Wednesday, January 24th, 2018
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• What is one accomplishment from the last four years of which you are proud?
• What is one unchanging positive quality about your personality that you hold dear?
• What is one challenge—either big or small—that you have overcome in high school?
Reframing the Conversation About College
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Be Nice To Your Mom!
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Handbook: Significant Pages
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Another Plug For the College Counseling Website and Naviance Family Connection!
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Parents: Your Homework
Complete the Parent Questionnaire in Naviance
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• Over the past decade, many colleges and universities, including dozens of nationally competitive schools, have adopted “test-optional” policies…
• At a small select group of colleges, testing is playing a greater role in admission decisions.
• …On average, colleges and universities accept 7 out of every 10 applicants.
• Fewer than 150 colleges (out of 4,000) in the country deny more than half of their applicants.
• Many of the colleges where UPrep students apply are requiring more essays.
National Admissions Trends
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A sampling of national application trends over time
(and no, that NYU stat is not a typo – they really did receive 50,804 applications last year, up from 17,225 in 1998)
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Our students’ grade point averages are understood in context
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…but testing averages are fairly comparable
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Our acceptance rates are usually higher
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More on those acceptance rates
College Net apply Accept National Acceptance Rate 2017U Prep Average Acceptance rate 2013-2017 difference
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo 19 10 53% 30% 23%
Case Western Reserve 30 13 38% 43% 5%
Chapman University 62 40 47% 65% 18%
Claremont McKenna 23 3 9% 23% 14%
Colgate University 21 7 26% 33% 7%
Columbia University 22 8 7% 36% 29%
Dartmouth College 21 7 12% 33% 21%
Johns Hopkins University 30 7 18% 23% 5%
Loyola Marymount University 32 13 52% 41% -11%
Northeastern University 47 33 32% 70% 38%
Occidental College 48 34 42% 71% 29%
Pomona College 34 9 12% 26% 14%
Santa Clara University 106 61 49% 58% 9%
St. Olaf College 21 19 90% 44% 46%
Skidmore College 18 16 37% 89% 52%
Stanford University 20 3 5% 15% 10%
The George Washington University 31 19 33% 61% 28%
University of Colorado at Boulder 41 34 84% 84% 0%
University of Denver 45 42 76% 93% 17%
University of Oregon 30 27 75% 90% 15%
University of Pennsylvania 26 5 10% 19% 9%
University of Portland 19 10 63% 63% 0%
University of Puget Sound 48 41 79% 85% 6%
University of Redlands 24 21 73% 88% 15%
University of San Francisco 16 15 60% 94% 34%
University of Southern California 76 29 18% 38% 20%
University of Washington 147 102 55% 69% 14%
Washington University in St. Louis 56 14 17% 25% 8%
Wesleyan University 26 14 15% 54% 39%
Western Washington University 62 54 84% 87% 3%
Whitman College 84 67 41% 80% 39%
Willamette University 36 29 73% 81% 8%
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ED. EA. RD. Huh?
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• Visit colleges anytime UPrep is not in session
• Explore local colleges – they are worth the visit even if you don’t apply
• Pages 5-7 of the College Handbook address how to make the most of your college visit
• Take photos and notes (or a smartphone interview on a bench!)
• Schedule tours in advance online
• Talk to us afterwards or before – we want to hear your impressions, too!
College Visits
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Don’t Lose Sight Of Who Your Student Is
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Gap Year and Summer Opportunities
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2018Location: Roosevelt High SchoolAddress: Seattle, WashingtonEvent Time: 6:00pm Speaker
6:45 - 8:30pm FairTo Register: https://usagapyearfairs.org/fair/seattle/
http://www.universityprep.org/academics/college-counseling
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KEY DATES: Case StudiesTuesday, April 24-Wednesday, April 25
Joint Program with Bush, SAAS, Northwest and UPrep
Families can choose ONE night to attend, but choose from either location!
SAAS: Tuesday, 4/24U Prep: Wednesday, 4/25
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Other College Counseling Programming
• June Essay Workshop:Tuesday, June 19, 201810 am – 2pm
• August Interviewing & Essay Workshop: Tuesday, August 14, 201810 am – 2pm
• Two fall Application “Bootcamps” September & October, TBD
• As many individual and family meetings as you deem necessary
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Tonight’s Special Guests
Audrey SmithVice President for Enrollment
Smith College, MA
Gary Ross, ‘77 Vice President and Dean of Admission & Financial Aid
Colgate University, NY
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