Viewing the Landscape

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1 Viewing the Landscape College Admissions Presentation December 21, 2010 Patricia B. Taylor Assistant Principal for Guidance and Student Support Services

2 More competition Ease of applying Common Application Electronic submission of applications Electronic submission of supporting documents Demonstrated Interest Admission Restrictions Early Decision / Early Action Restrictive Early Action

3 Focus on Course Selection

4 8 th to 9 th Grade Transition Presentations to 8 th grade students Evening Presentation for parents Four Year Planning Meetings 9 th Grade Individual Course Selection Meetings Parents encouraged to attend in person or by conference call Questions/Individual guidance from Guidance Counselors Use of AP Potential program

5 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices

6 Recognized Standard of Achievement Superior Level of Accomplishment Class of 2009: New York State ranked #2 for greatest number of seniors in US Public Schools earning a score of 3 or higher on an AP exam: 23.8% * Class of 2010: Rye High School: 89% of the Class of 2010 earned a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam during their high school career Annual Review of Advanced Placement Program Review of student progress Encouragement for Faculty to attend AP Workshops *(Data from The 6 th Annual AP Report to the Nation)

7 Year AP Candidates Exams Taken % with Score of 3 or More

8 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices Standardized Testing

9 Practice PSAT test for Sophomores (March each year) Individual meetings to explain the results Develop strategies for moving forward SAT/ACT Combo Test for Sophomores (June 2010) Rye High School/Kaplan Test Prep Program Focus on one test only PSAT On-Line Prep

10 Critical Reading Math 20 Writing Skills RHS RHS RHS RHS RHS 2010 NATL NATL NATL NATL NATL

11 Year Critical Reading Math Writing Nat l Nat l Nat l Nat l Nat l

12 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices Standardized Testing Programs

13 Transitional Programs Learning Styles Do What You Are Managing Your Future Self-Assessment, Résumé Writing, Interviews, College Search Techniques, College Application College Visits by Counselors Recommendation Writing Workshop for Faculty Marcia Landesman, Yale University (April 2010) Promoting the Student/Athlete NCAA Workshop (October 2010) Pre-Season Application Workshop 75 Students (August 2010)

14 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices Standardized Testing Programs Special Talent Recruitment

15 Promoting Talents and Skills Baseball, Basketball, Dance, Fencing, Football, Lacrosse, Sailing, Soccer, Swimming

16 Promoting Talents and Skills Baseball, Basketball, Dance, Fencing, Football, Lacrosse, Sailing, Soccer, Swimming Bates, Boston College, Binghamton, Bowdoin, Colgate, Dartmouth, Davidson, Georgetown, Hamilton, Hobart & William Smith, Middlebury, Notre Dame, Princeton, Siena, Tufts, Union U. Penn, Stanford, U of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute, Wesleyan

17 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices Standardized Testing Programs Special Talent Recruitment Communication

18 Evening Meetings Individual Grade Level Meetings Grade Level Coffees Special Guests: Joann McKenna, Vice President for Admission/Financial Aid at Bentley University (September 2010) John Leach, Associate Dean for Admission/Financial Aid at Davidson College (December 2010) Engineering Awareness Program (December 2010) Dave Wottle, Dean of Admission/Financial Aid, Emeritus, at Rhodes College (January 2011) Common Application Meeting for Parents Parenting Groups Blasts

19 Focus on Course Selection Advanced Placement Program Stronger curricular choices Standardized Testing Programs Special Talent Recruitment Communication Follow-Up With Graduates

20 Class of 2009 Survey Question: How well did Rye High School prepare you for college? Writing: 66.1% answered Extremely Well English: 62.1% answered Extremely Well Math: 57.6% answered Extremely Well Question: Did you feel academically prepared to go to college? 93.4% answered in Extremely Well to Above Average range Class of 2010 Reunion Breakfast Class of 2010 Survey available on-line now Follow-up: Random calls by counselors reviewing questions from the survey (January 2011)

21 Competitiveness Demonstration of Interest Correlation Between Interest and Yield New variable: Interest by College Article: College Admission Secret Strategy Marc Zawel, The Daily Beast Parent Interest / Interventions Two articles: Students, Welcome to College; Parents, Go Home NY Times.com, April 22, 2010 Fostering Healthy Student Development in the Age of the Electronic Tether Barbara K. Hofer, Ph.D., Middlebury College Professor

22 Issues Facing the Class of 2011: Preliminary Admission Statistics from Early Action/Early Decision Programs Early Action Georgetown 8% increase MIT 14% increase Stanford 7% increase Univ. of Chicago 18% increase Fordham 8% increase Northeastern 24% increase Providence 25% increase Early Decision U. Penn 17% increase Northwestern 26% increase Hobart & William Smith 52% increase George Washington 19% increase

23 206 Seniors represent the Class of Applications Processed 278 different colleges 191 Students have applied to college 199 Acceptances have been received 128 Students have earned at least one acceptance (67% of applicants)

24 522 Early Decision/Early Action (ED/EA) applications 78% of the class has applied ED/EA 160 Students 71% Early Decision applications As of 12/21/10: 155 ED/EA applications became acceptances (30%) 97 applications have been withdrawn because of an Early Decision commitment 61 decisions were deferrals All ED/EA decisions are not yet available

25 Bates Boston College Bowdoin Bucknell Case Western Colgate Conn Coll. Cornell Dartmouth Davidson Duke Georgetown Hamilton Holy Cross Johns Hopkins Lafayette Lehigh Middlebury NYU Princeton Stanford Tufts Tulane Univ of Chicago Univ of Miami Notre Dame Univ of PA U of Richmond Villanova Washington U St. Louis Wesleyan Williams * N.B. The more competitive the institution, the lower the acceptance rate, especially for ED/EA.

26 Bard Boston U Colorado Coll CO Schl of Mines Elon Emerson Fordham GA Inst. of Tech. Gettysburg Muhlenberg Northeastern Ohio State Skidmore SUNYBinghamton Texas Christian Union Univ of GA Univ of IL Univ of San Diego Univ of WI

27 Drew Catholic Univ Fairfield Hobart/Wm Smith Indiana Univ Iona Manhattan Miami Univ Michigan State Penn State Polytechnic U Roanoke RIT Siena St. Michael s Stonehill SUNY New Paltz SUNY Oneonta SUNY Purchase Univ of AZ Univ of CO- Boulder Univ of MI UNH Univ of OK U of Scranton U of Vermont

28 Good luck to the Class of 2011! The landscape is changing, but the Class of 2011 is starting off with a solid foundation!