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Hamilton Alumni Recruitment Team HART Sara (Rizzo) Ziesenitz ‘00 Associate Dean of Admission/ Director of Alumni Recruitment Initiatives. The Role of the HART Volunteer. Represent Hamilton at college fairs Conduct off-campus interviews with prospective students
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Hamilton Alumni Recruitment Team HART Sara (Rizzo) Ziesenitz ‘00 Associate Dean of Admission/ Director of Alumni Recruitment Initiatives
The Role of the HART Volunteer • Represent Hamilton at college fairs • Conduct off-campus interviews with prospective students • Attend receptions/special events for prospective students and families • Contact accepted students from their area • Participate in alumni chats or other social media opportunities
HART Timeline • Summer (June-August) • Update volunteers on the admission year and campus news • Volunteer Renewal • Recruit new volunteers in areas where needed: • Philadelphia area • Maine • Southern California • Worcester, MA • Long Island • Chicago • Ann Arbor • NW and SE Connecticut • Central/ Eastern NJ (Shore)
HART Timeline (continued) • Fall (September-November) • Mail packets with updated admission materials to volunteers • Assign and attend college fairs • Begin taking off-campus interview requests and assign interviews • Admission officers travel (meet with HART volunteers, conduct off-campus interview nights)
HART Timeline (continued) • Winter (December-February) • Notify volunteers of the EDI and ED II applicants’ decisions (who you interviewed) • Finish off-campus interviews and collect all interview evaluations
HART Timeline (continued) • Spring (March-May) • Notify volunteers of the Regular Decision applicants’ decisions (who you interviewed) • Receptions (Boston & Greenwich) • Volunteer Weekend • Review the year
Year in Review • Currently, more than 700 volunteers • Up from last year • 127 college fairs covered or will be covered (9/1/13-6/1/14) • Same as last year • Domestically and abroad • Reps not located for 67 fairs. (Slightly more than last year) • HART volunteers completed 437 off-campus interviews (Roughly same as last year)
Year in Review (continued) • Applications for the Class of 2018 reached 5,071. This compares with 5,017 last year and 5,107 in 2012. This year’s total is a 1% increase over last year’s, the 5th time surpassing the 5,000 mark, and the 4th highest total on record. • Early Decision (ED) applications reached a record high 658, edging last year’s ED total of 601 by 10%, and compares with 641 in 2012. • Tonight (3/27) when our decisions launch, 1,312 students (ED and Regular combined) will have been admitted for a target class size of 470. This represents the lowest number of admits since 1982. Our acceptance rate of 26% compares to a final acceptance rate of 27% in the previous two cycles, and is the lowest on record.
Year in Review (continued) • Average SATs for admits is 1427 (critical reading and math) and 715 (writing); 63% of this cohort used the SAT to fulfill our testing requirement. This compares to 1418/714 (64%) on our mailing date last year and 1420/717 (67%) in 2012. • Average ACT composite for admits is 32 and 27% of admits used the ACT to fulfill our testing requirement. This compares to 32 and 24% last year. (We don’t have comparable data for prior years.) • For those who attend a high school that ranks, 85% were in the top 10%. This compares with 83% last year and 86% in 2012. Only 39% of this year’s cohort attend a high school that ranks, and that number has been decreasing each year.
Year in Review (continued) • At this point, 26% of admits identify as Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Native American or Multiracial and from the U.S.; an additional 5% are international citizens. This compares with 26%/4% last year and 26%/5% in 2012. • Our current admits hail from 47 states and 40 countries. This compares with 45 states and 34 countries last year and 46 states and 47 countries in 2012. The 5 most represented states in our admit cohort are NY, MA, CA, CT and NJ, and the 3 states we’re missing in our admit pool are AL, ND and WY. • Twelve percent of admits are from the first generation in their family to attend college; this compares with 11% last year and 12% in 2012. • Finally, 46% of our current admits are men; this compares with 45% the last two years.
Resources for Volunteers • HART Handbook on the Web • Up-to-date information • Training tools (e.g. sample evaluations) • Off-campus interview sample questions for interviews and sample write-ups • Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) for college fairs
A Fresh Look • 10 Things You Should Know • New suite of publications • Promise • Study What You Love • Be Who You Are • Find Your Future • Know Thyself
Additional Resources • iPad Slideshow • The Scroll • Current Students
How You Can Help/ How Can We Help? • Recommend potential volunteers • Help organize off-campus interview nights • Let us know about college fairs or special programs in your area • Questions?