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Senior Parent Night

Senior Parent Night. September 14, 2011 Sponsored by the Hopkinton High School Counseling Department. Agenda. Introductions The Nuts and Bolts of the College Application Process Trends in College Admission Managing Stress: Some Do’s and Don’ts for Parents

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Senior Parent Night

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  1. Senior Parent Night September 14, 2011 Sponsored by the Hopkinton High School Counseling Department

  2. Agenda • Introductions • The Nuts and Bolts of the College Application Process • Trends in College Admission • Managing Stress: Some Do’s and Don’ts for Parents • Parent to Parent: How to Survive Senior Year • Questions and Answers

  3. The College Application Process • Recommendation Letters • College Applications • Getting Organized • Common Application • Supplements • Transcript Request Form • College Admissions Testing

  4. Test Dates for Seniors SAT and SAT Subject Tests October 1 November 5 December 3 ACT October 22

  5. Remember…. Students must call or go online to College Board or ACT websites to send scores to colleges! www.collegeboard.com www.act.org

  6. More to know…. • Score Choice • Fairtest.org • Parent Accounts on Naviance Family Connection • Scholarships posted on Naviance • Upcoming college visits and college fairs posted on Naviance

  7. Upcoming College Visits • Univeristy of Delaware 9/22 11:30 a.m. • Emory University 9/26 10:50 a.m. • Hobart & Wm. Smith 9/30 10:50 a.m. • University of San Diego 10/5 10:50 a.m. • MIT 10/11 11:00 a.m. • So. Vermont College 10/11 12:00 p.m. • High Point University 10/25 10:50 a.m. • Lehigh University 11/2 11:00 a.m.

  8. Trends in College Admission • Number of high school grads peaked in 2009. • College enrollment will continue to rise through 2017. • Public universities experienced record applications last year. • Both acceptance rates and yield rates declined slightly. • Some Ivies accepted as few as 7% of applicants. • Requests for financial aid were up in 2010 and 2011. • Financial aid packages and merit scholarships more often became the deciding factor in where to enroll.

  9. Trends continued…. • More colleges are using waitlists than ever before. • Early Decision volume seen as tapering off. • Early Action volume continuing to increase. • Highly selective colleges looking more closely at AP exam and SAT subject test scores. • Top factors remain grades, strength of curriculum, and admission test scores. • Increased use of technology with online apps and electronic transcripts.

  10. SOME DO’s AND DON’Ts • Remember, this is NOT life and death! • Don’t judge your worth by the college your child attends! • Don’t believe the college your child attends determines his/her success! • Be careful of the “WE” word. • Broaden your topics of conversation with your senior this year. • Be observant of your child on college visits. • Pulling strings can backfire– go there cautiously. • Find ways to be supportive • Remember that the anticipation of loss is the emotional underpinning of this year.

  11. Class of 2011 Statistics • 95% of students went on to further education. • 89.5% went to 4-year colleges • Another 5.5% went on to 2 year colleges. • We had students who opted for prep school, career education, GAP Year experiences, and employment. • Our goal is to have every student graduate with a plan for their future!

  12. Ultimately….. 94% of the Class of 2011 graduates reported they were accepted to at least one of their top three preferred schools.

  13. Upcoming Event Wednesday, November 16 @ 7 p.m. Financial Aid Night presented by MEFA Guest speaker, Carla Berg, Director of Financial Aid at Bentley College

  14. Parent to Parent Panel How To Survive The Year With Your Family Still In Tact

  15. Questions & Answers

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