FSK COLLEGE INFORMATION NIGHT

Today there are more students applying to more schools, allowing colleges to raise their requirements. Colleges are more difficult to get admitted to and qualified students are being turned away in record numbers.

COLLEGES LOOK FOR A COMPLETE PACKAGE

• Colleges look for students who will add skills and talents to the campus community, improving the quality and vitality of the college while demonstrating high levels of Academic Achievement

WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR

ACADEMIC RECORD

• GPA- Cumulative Grade Point Average • Difficulty of Classes

• Honors Level• Advanced levels within a subject

• Advanced Placement Classes

• CLASS RANK• 35th out of 315• Top 20% of class, Top half, etc.

GUIDANCE REPORT

Many Colleges ask us to rank a student’s 4 year course of studies as:_______Most Demanding_______Very Demanding_______Demanding_______Average_______Less than Demanding

WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED GPA

Academic Honors APA= 4 A= 4.5 A= 5B= 3 B= 3.5 B= 4C= 2 C= 2.5 C=3

WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED GPA

STUDENT 1U.W. GPA 3.68 Class rank 27 of 242Weighted 4.10 Class rank 23 of 242

STUDENT 2U.W. GPA 3.96 Class rank 10 of 242Weighted 4.38 Class rank 8 of 242

WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED GPA

STUDENT 3U.W. GPA 2.8 Class rank 126 of 242Weighted 3.2 Class Rank 107 of 242

GPA FOR ADMISSION

COLLEGE GPA

TOWSON 3.5

SALISBURY 3.3

UMBC 3.5+

COLLEGE PARK 3.86 and most demanding courses

JHU 3.7+

AMERICAN 3.42

COLLEGE GPA

U OF DELAWARE 3.5

GOUCHER 3.3

N.C. STATE 4.14 (wgt)

DREXEL 3.26

U OF PENNSYLVANIA 3.84

VIRGINIA TECH 3.61

What academics should be taken• COLLEGES LOOK FOR RIGOROUS AND

CHALLENGING COURSES• TRY TO TAKE THE MOST RIGOROUS

COURSES THAT YOU CAN HANDLE SUCCESSFULLY

What academics should be taken• THE JUNIOR YEAR IS EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT.• THE GPA AND CLASS RANK USED FOR

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS BASED ON THE END OF THE JUNIOR YEAR.

• COLLEGES LOOK FOR HEAVIEST ACADEMICS IN 11th AND 12TH GRADE

Grades 9- 12

• RIGOR OF CLASSES• 3-4 years of same Foreign Language• Some advanced Math beyond Algebra

2• At least Chemistry 2• At least H English 11, AP Language

• HONORS WHERE APPROPRIATE• ADD AP CLASSES

EVERY STUDENT IS UNIQUE . ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. BE CAREFUL OF STRESS

WHAT ELSE ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR

• SAT SCORES• 3 Scores: Each from 200-800

• Critical Reading• Math• Written Language

• WHAT ARE GOOD SCORES????

Towson University

SAT MATH

200-299 0% 300-399 2% 400-499 17% 500-599 52% 600-699 24% 700-800 2%

SAT CRITCAL READING 200-299 0% 300-399 3% 400-499 23% 500-599 53% 600-699 18% 700-800 1%

McDaniel College

SAT MATH 200-299 0% 300-399 2% 400-499 20% 500-599 45% 600-699 27% 700-800 6%

SAT CRITCAL READING 200-299 0% 300-399 2% 400-499 23% 500-599 44% 600-699 23% 700-800 8%

Loyola College

SAT MATH 200-299 0% 300-399 0% 400-499 4% 500-599 33% 600-699 52% 700-800 11%

SAT CRITCAL READING 200-299 0% 300-399 0% 400-499 5% 500-599 42% 600-699 42% 700-800 11%

University Md. - College Park

SAT MATH 200-299 0% 300-399 0% 400-499 4% 500-599 16% 600-699 48% 700-800 29%

SAT CRITICAL READING 200-299 0% 300-399 0% 400-499 6% 500-599 25% 600-699 50% 700-800 16%

Johns Hopkins University

SAT MATH 200-299 0% 300-399 0% 400-499 1% 500-599 5% 600-699 33% 700-800 61%

SAT CRITICAL READING 200-299 0%] 300-399 0% 400-499 2% 500-599 10% 600-699 42% 700-800 46%

WHAT ELSE ARE COLLEGES LOOKING FOR• EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES• LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION• HONORS AND AWARDS• ESSAYS• INTERVIEW• PERSONAL RESUME

PUBLIC COLLEGE VS PRIVATE COLLEGE

Instate Public andOut of State Public Colleges

Private College 40,000- 55,000

Towson 18,500

Virginia Tech 32,000

WVU 27,000

WHAT DOES COLLEGE COST

• “Education is not expensive….. It’s Priceless….”

• Sorry--- Education is Expensive

TOWSON 2011- 2012

•TUITION: $7,906•ROOM & BOARD: $9,942

•TOTAL: $17,848

UMBC 2011 2012

•TUITION: $9,520•ROOM & BOARD: $10,021

•TOTAL: $19,541

McDANIEL COLLEGE 2011- 2012

•TUITION: $34,780•ROOM & BOARD: $8,500

•TOTAL: $43,280

STEVENSON 2011- 2012

•TUITION: $23,636•ROOM & BOARD: $11,500

•TOTAL: $35,136

GETTYSBURG 2011-2012

•TUITION: $42,610 •ROOM & BOARD: $10,180

•TOTAL: $52,790

WASHINGTON COLLEGE 2011

•TUITION: $37,882•ROOM & BOARD: $ 8,200

•TOTAL: $46,082

LOYOLA 2011- 2012

•TUITION: $40,870•ROOM & BOARD: $11,450

•TOTAL: $52,320

WEST VIRGINA U 2011

•TUITION: $17,884•ROOM & BOARD: $ 9,050

•TOTAL: $26,894

GETTING STARTED

• When to start exploring Colleges?•As Early as 9th or 10th grade

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