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Merion Mercy Academy College Counseling meeting

Merion Mercy Academy College Counseling meeting. Elizabeth A. Downing University of Pennsylvania. The Notion of “Fit”. Student’s Self-Assessment: What does your child want from her college career?. Academic Programs Size of Student Body Type of School Location

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Merion Mercy Academy College Counseling meeting

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  1. Merion Mercy AcademyCollege Counseling meeting Elizabeth A. Downing University of Pennsylvania

  2. The Notion of “Fit”

  3. Student’s Self-Assessment:What does your child want from her college career? • Academic Programs • Size of Student Body • Type of School • Location • Athletic or Extra-curricular pursuits • Cost

  4. Crafting the College Visit List • Family conversations • Meetings with your child’s college counselor • Attend college fairs, college representative visits • Use the internet and Naviance as a resource

  5. Visiting the Campus • Ideal to visit schools in spring, but attending in the summer is better than not visiting at all. • Participate in tours, information sessions and other activities sponsored by the admission office. • Look beneath the school’s marketing.

  6. College Admission Lingo • Decision Plans • Rolling Decision, Early Action, Early Action Single Choice/Restrictive, Early Decision, Regular Decision • Common Application • Financial Aid • Need-aware versus need-blind • Need-based versus merit-based aid • CSS Profile, FAFSA • Net Price Calculators

  7. Creating the Application List • Decide whether or not you want to apply to a school Early Decision or Early Action • Apply to a range of schools • Reach Schools, Comfortable Schools and In-between Schools

  8. Building a Competitive Application • Standardized Test Scores • SAT vs. ACT • Subject Tests • Test Optional Institutions-www.fairtest.org • High School Transcript • Rigor of curriculum • Grades

  9. Building a Competitive Application • Recommendation Letters • Counselor Letter • Teacher Letters • Supplemental Letters • Involvement Outside the Classroom • Depth versus Breadth • Exceptional Talents • Summer Experiences

  10. Building a Competitive Application • Personal Essays • Share something the selection committee does not already know about you! • Trite and Terrific Essay Topics • School-Specific Essays • Short Answers • Interviews • Demonstrated Interest

  11. The Committee Process Building a class is like assembling an orchestra

  12. Institutional Priorities that impact admission decisions

  13. Questions and Answers

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