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April 23, 2015

Today’s Program

About 60-75 minutes

Posted on Naviance under “Presentations” link

Practical information regarding researching universities and colleges, applications, deadlines, forms, and DCB

policy and procedure

Naviance First Class Demonstration

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Where the Class of 2015 Applied

206 different universities and colleges

(and counting) in

10 different countries

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In School University Visits

Sign up on Family Connections

A list of possible questions is available on Family Connections

The person visiting is often the application reader

Visit universities multiple times – many track visits

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University Applications US UK

Australia Hong Kong Korea Canada Other

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Types of Applications

Early Decision – *Binding* Early Action

Regular Decision Rolling Admission

Different versions of these can be found in various systems, for example, some universities in HK do early decision and Canada does Rolling

Admission but doesn’t announce it.

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Applications

Individual University Websites: Hong Kong, McGill, UAL, Georgetown

UCAS: Cambridge, LSE, St. Andrews, Manchester

Common Application: USC, Swarthmore, Cornell, Virginia Tech

Regional/State Applications:

Texas, UC System, Ontario, UAC (Australia)

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Deadlines &

Important Dates

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Student UniversityResearch

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DulwichCollegeBeijingUniversityandCollegePlannerThecollegeanduniversitysearchcanbequitedauntingandanorganizationalnightmare!Thisdatasheetcanhelp

keepyourfactsstraight.Eitherprintofforkeepcopiesofeachschoolonlineforaquickreference

University/College

LOCATION COMMENTS

Country/Region

Setting(urban/suburban/rural)

DistancefromHome

Transportation

ACADEMICS COMMENTSStudent/FacultyRatio

SchoolSize

CourseofStudy/Major

Specialprogramsofstudy

Accesstoprofessors

Rigourofcoursework

HonoursCollege

StudyAbroad---desirablelocation

TransfercreditforIBclasses/CLEP

CAMPUSLIFE COMMENTSSizeofundergraduatestudentbody

Diversityofstudentbody

Clubsandactivities

Sororities/Fraternities

HousingOptions

Food/specialdietneeds

ClubSports/Intercolegiatesports

%ofstudentsoncampusweekends/holidays

Atmosphere/Safety

COSTS COMMENTSAffordability

Scholarships

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CAREERPREP C COMMENTS

Co---op

RangeofInternships

JobPlacementAssistance

InternationalStudentAssistance

OTHERTHINGSIMPORTANTTOYOU COMMENTS

Meetings with students beforeMay 25th to discuss research and choices with students.

A Country is NOT a Safety

We encourage global-mindedness; however, we recommend that students and parents narrow university

choices down to ONE country.

At the end of the day a choice must be made.

A country and its universities are not “safeties”.

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How Many Schools?

The DCI Network has a policy of 10 applications per student.

Yield Research Finding Fit

Recommended 6-8 by The College Board

Rule of Thumb: 2 reaches, 2-4 targets and 1 safety

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Types of Applications

ED – Early Decision *Binding*EA – Early Action

RD – Regular DecisionRolling Decision

Varies from country to country, but ED is recommended and statistics show a substantial difference in acceptance rates

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What the Student is Responsible For Sending

Application/Application Fee

Essays/Personal Statements

Supplemental Materials

Letters of Recommendation from non-faculty members

Early Decision Agreements

SAT/ACT/TOFEL scores

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What DCB Sends

Transcript

High School Profile

Secondary Reports/Counsellor Recommendations

Mid-Year Grades

Letters of Recommendations from Teachers (usually 2)

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How We Send Documents

All documents will be sent electronically

Students and parents will be given ‘UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS’ only upon request

Official transcripts will be sent directly to all institutions and will not be given to third-parties under any circumstances.

We are happy to accommodate students who need transcripts or other documents stamped by their embassy by providing the service on specific dates per our transcript policy on Naviance.

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Transcripts

Students and parents will be given ‘UNOFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS’ only upon request

Official transcripts will be sent directly to all institutions and will not be given to third-parties under any circumstances.

We are happy to accommodate students who need transcripts or other documents stamped by their embassy by providing the service on specific dates per our transcript policy on Naviance.

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Counsellor Role

We pride ourselves on providing comprehensive and all-inclusive services to all university-bound students

Transcripts and school related documents Personal statement and essay revision and editing Finding university fit and researching universities

Self-discovery Career exploration and counselling

Application tracking On-campus university and college visits

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How Parents Can Support

Remind: important dates

Remind: University and College Visits

Keep them on track

Keep us in the loop

Ask questions

Fill out and return the “Parent Brag Sheet” for your child(US applicants only)

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DCB Student/Parent Integrity Agreement

Outside Services

We encourage parents take full advantage of our Career and University Counselling services.

Outside agents are extremely expensive.Outside agents often claim they have and “in” or

“connections” at universities

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Outside Services

Before you commit, do your research and ask yourself what you would be paying for…..

This following is a real example of two students who with the same intended major and their results

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True 2015 Side by Side ComparisonStudent 1

SAT – 2120

Brown – Denied

University of Michigan - Denied

Carnegie Mellon – WL

Cornell University ED – Denied

USC – Accepted

UC Berkeley – Accepted/matr.

Student 2

SAT – 2220

Brown – Denied

UC Berkeley – Denied

Carnegie Mellon – WL

Cornell University ED – Denied

Johns Hopkins – Accepted

Northwestern University – Accepted/matr.

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Can you guess which one of these two paid for an agent?

Naviance

*Link on the DCB homepage

All needed information/forms/documentsPowerPoint presentations/search engines can

be found on Naviance.

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What you will see upon opening the home page

Documents

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College Tab

On two pages:– “colleges I’m applying to”– “colleges I’m thinking

about”

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*See college application information*Request and track Letters of Recommendation

Year 13 Events

Year 13 beginning of year interviews

University Fairs August 7th

October 22nd

Financial Aid/Scholarship Information

In school university and college visits – ongoing

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Questions?

Please feel free to contact at any time

Heather PinedaJulie Pankratz

Joanne Li

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