College 101 Review, New, and Seeing Things Through

Transcript:College 101 Review, New, and Seeing Things Through:
College 101 Review, New, and Seeing Things Through College Visits What: Make an official college visit Who: Rising juniors and seniors plus younger siblings When: Summers after 10th and 11th Grade; high school spring break; at tournaments/summer camps Which: Variety of types (private, public, local, and community) How: Reserve tour spot online or by calling admissions Make special requests: visit with a coach, sit in on a lecture, meet with a professor, if student has special needs meet with disability services office Rule of Thumb #1: Never go to a college without having taken an official campus tour. When to Apply August and September of senior year is the time to apply SHA Goal: All apps in by Halloween at the latest Early Decision/Early Notification Deadline: November 1st Regular Decision Deadline: January 1st Rolling Admission: Students can apply through the first week of the semester The Common Application Over 500 colleges and universities across the United States use the Common Application 10 allow it in Michigan: U of M (required), Albion, Alma, Calvin, Hope, and other private schools Application that is available to any accepting school Application fees per institution apply Holistic Approach Extracurricular activities, letters of recommendation, essay and supplemental question responses (these may be required for certain schools) Available August 1st –www.commonapp.org Comparing Colleges 15 Public: MSU, SVSU, CMU, U of M 40+ Private: Alma, Aquinas, Albion Community College: Delta, Mid-Michigan, Lansing CC Approximately ½ of Bachelor’s degree students earn credit from a community college Specialty Schools: Kendall College of Art and Design, MJ Beauty College Comparing Colleges Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and Dearborn Eastern Michigan University Army ROTC CMU, EMU, U of M, FSU, MSU, NMU, WMU, MTU and many others Air Force ROTC EMU, U of M, MTU, WSU, and many others Comparing Colleges Most selective (acceptance rate: 5-8%): Harvard, Stanford, Yale, Princeton, Columbia Highly selective (acceptance rate: 8-15%): US Naval Academy, MIT, Northwestern, Duke Selective (acceptance rate 20-33%): Notre Dame, UNC, Boston College, NYU, Michigan Michigan Selective: Michigan, MSU, GVSU Less Selective (acceptance rate 60-90%): CMU, Alma, SVSU, NMU Community Colleges Academic Requirements Most/Highly Selective: 3.8-4.0; 34-36 ACT composite Selective: 3.7-4.0; 32-36 ACT composite Less Selective: 2.5-3.5; 17-26 composite Community College: 2.0 and below; ACT not required with a placement test ACT v SAT SAT II, SAT Subject tests 2-3 are required by highly selective schools Some schools prefer