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Is in Your Plans? What do we know about this year’s Illinois juniors who took the PLAN last year?

Is in Your Plans? What do we know about this year’s Illinois juniors who took the PLAN last year? How can PLAN EOS help build your incoming classes?. Nationally: 1,021,465 Illinois: 133,400. * Success is defined as a 50% chance or higher probability of earning a B

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Is in Your Plans? What do we know about this year’s Illinois juniors who took the PLAN last year?

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  1. Is in Your Plans? What do we know about this year’s Illinois juniors who took the PLAN last year? How can PLAN EOS help build your incoming classes?

  2. Nationally: 1,021,465 Illinois: 133,400

  3. *Success is defined as a 50% chance or higher probability of earning a B or higher in the corresponding college course, or a 75% chance or higher of earning a C in that course.

  4. How do the PLAN scores of our students relate to the College Readiness Standards score ranges?

  5. How do the PLAN scores of our students differ by ethnicity?

  6. How do their PLAN scores and course work plans relate to their Educational plans?

  7. How do their PLAN scores and course work plans relate to their Career plans? Career Preference NumberMean Comp. Score Administration/Sales 12,733 17.2 Business Operations 4,167 17.5 Technical 16,997 16.6 Science/Technology 36,487 19.2 Arts 19,838 18.4 Social Sciences 21,365 17.9 No Response 17,078 16.1

  8. Why Reach Out to Sophomores? • Nearly 70% indicate they plan to attend a two-year or four-year college or university. • Over 60% have e-mail addresses • ACT research shows that students who take PLAN have higher postsecondary aspirations than students who don't take PLAN. • Students who take the PLAN are more likely to go to college than students who just take the ACT. • You have a better chance of influencing their college choice set. • You have a better chance of influencing their curricular choices in the last 2 years of high school. • Sophomores want college information and often need college information.

  9. How can PLAN/EOS can help build your incoming classes? • Select PLAN-tested students using factors like: • PLAN Scores (1-32) • Race/Ethnicity • Geographic Region (entire U.S., states, counties, zip codes, EIS segments) • Religious Affiliation • Gender • Career Areas • Educational Plans

  10. If your goals include: • Building relationships with students early in the college selection process • Increasing awareness of your university • Building your inquiry pool • Target special populations • Help FG/SOC understand the application process, the importance of visiting campus, academic and financial resources available to them, etc. • Communicating the academic qualities/course work you expect students to have as applicants • Providing encouragement for staying on track and taking a challenging curriculum in high school • Fulfilling part of your mission to serve underrepresented populations • Being a source of information to students who are of the highest need

  11. Schedule for 2009–2010 Fall 2009Testing Names available by Early group Third week of January Late group Mid-June

  12. For more information: • April Hansen • Director Postsecondary Services • ACT, Inc. • 300 Knightsbridge Parkway • Suite 300 • Lincolnshire, IL 60069-9498 • 847.634.2560 • 847.634.1074 Fax • april.hansen@act.org

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