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R each H igh S cholars

R each H igh S cholars. Tonight’s Program. Applications and Essays Standardized Tests College Visits Financial Aid Early Decision and Early Action Identifying Colleges that are the “Right Fit” Wait Lists. Standardized Tests. Tests SAT I ACT SAT II AP 2010-2011 Test Dates PSAT

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R each H igh S cholars

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  1. Reach High Scholars

  2. Tonight’s Program Applications and Essays Standardized Tests College Visits Financial Aid Early Decision and Early Action Identifying Colleges that are the “Right Fit” Wait Lists

  3. Standardized Tests Tests SAT I ACT SAT II AP 2010-2011 Test Dates PSAT October 13 and 16 SAT I and II October 9, November 6, December 4, January 22, March 12 (SAT I only), May 7, June 4 ACT October 23, December 11, February 12 , April 9, June 11

  4. College Visits • Tours and Information Sessions • Open Houses and Overnight Visits • Admissions Office Interviews • Meetings with Coaches • Financial Aid Meetings • RHS Alumni Association Reimbursements

  5. Important Financial Aid Policies Need-Blind Admission vs. Need-Aware Admission Need-Based Financial Aid vs. Merit-Based Scholarships Grants, Loans and Student Jobs Treatment of Outside Scholarships FAFSA, CSS Profile and Tax Returns

  6. Endowment per Student at Selected Colleges

  7. Early Decision Early decision plans are binding. Student agrees to attend the college if accepted and if adequate aid package is offered. Student can apply to only one college for early decision Can apply to other colleges through the regular admission process. If accepted early by the first-choice college, all other applications must be withdrawn.

  8. Selected Colleges That Offer Early Decision Amherst Conn College* RPI Bates* Cornell Skidmore* Bowdoin* Dartmouth Trinity* Brown Duke Tufts* Colby* Johns Hopkins Wesleyan* Colgate* Middlebury* Wheaton* Columbia Penn Williams * Offers two rounds

  9. Early Action Similar to early decision plans, but are not binding. If accepted, student can commit to the college immediately or wait until regular decision deadline. Open and non-binding early action: Allows students to apply early to other colleges and to wait until regular decision deadline to reply. Selected colleges that offer such plans: Cal Tech University of North Carolina MIT University of New Hampshire University of Chicago University of Vermont

  10. Early Action (cont.) Single choice early action: Students can apply early action to just one school, but cannot apply early action or early decision to any other college. Can apply to other colleges for regular decision and no requirement to reply to the early application college until the regular decision deadline. Selected colleges that offer such plans: Georgetown Stanford Tulane Yale

  11. No Early Decision or Early Action Harvard, Princeton and University of Virginia do not offer either early decision or early action plans.

  12. REACHHIGHSCHOLARS THURSDAYS 2:20 ROOM 206 Control Your Destiny.

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