International Baccalaureate Program Riverview High School

1. International Baccalaureate ProgramRiverview High School Class of 2013 Parent Meeting ‘The College Selection Process’ December 12, 2011

3. The IB DP • The IB Mission Statement • ‘Baccalaureate’ • International • A pre-University Diploma • Made up of 9 elements • No graduation requirements • Higher rate of college acceptances • Higher rate of college success • Maximum amount of transfer credits • Florida Bright Futures – 100% or 75%

5. College/University

7. Public 4 Year Institutions In state tuition Average $8,244. - 2011-12 8.3% higher than 2010-11 Average TOTAL = $17,131.- 2011-12 +6.0% than 2010-11 Average out of state = $20,770. 5.7% higher than 2010-11 TOTAL = $29,657. – 2011-12 +5.2% than 2010-11

8. 2011-12 In State 4 year Public: Averaged – @$7,056. in the South to @$10,494 in New England ---------------------------- Two-year colleges = @$1,928. in the West to $4,437. in New England

9. Regional Breakdown Public 2 yr. = Middle States = $12,949. Midwest = $9,410. NE = $12,042. South = $9,711. Southwest = $7,095. West $10,181. Public 4 yr. = Middle States = $18,835. Midwest = $17,115. NE = $20,458. South = $15,042. Southwest = $14,842. West = $19,069 Private 4 yr. = Middle States = $41,554 Midwest = $35,190 NE = $47,686 South = $33,394 Southwest = $33,988 West = $38,235.

10. Academic strength of curriculum Trend of performance External validation Research & writing skills Accepts educational challenges Critical thinking skills Interview skills Extracurricular involvement Recommendations Maturity & responsibility IB & College Assumptions

11. The College Application: What is being evaluated • Academic Preparedness • Course rigor • Grades • Standardized testing – SAT/ACT/IB/AP • Extracurricular Engagement • What is the student doing outside of the classroom? • What qualities is he/she building and demonstrating? • Personal qualities • Roommate test • Intellectual Engagement • Seen in recs, essays • How the student fits in the well-rounded class • Institutional priorities • Diversities

12. Qualitative Data Who are you? • Unique aspects that will ++++ to a burgeoning, inter-cultural community…. • Profile of the IB Diploma Candidate…? • Trend of Performance • Adversity & Commitment

13. IB Learner Profile

14. ‘A liberal arts education teaches students how to learn and master whatever is put in front of them – “there is no more practical way of preparing someone for the unknown…..” Anne Ponder, Chancellor, UNC Ashville

15. Quantitative DataGPAClass RankMost Challenging ProgramSAT/ACTSAT II

16. Developing a StrategyDecide VariablesSearch-’Visit’Compile Data (Qualitative & Quantitative)Manageable #: Reach-Solid (Likely)–SafetyDivide in ‘Deadline #1’ and ‘Deadline #2’

17. Florida’s Public Universities • Important part of the ‘search’ are visits FAMU FAU FGCU FIU FSU NCF UCF UF UNF USF UWF

18. College DispositionsEarly ActionEarly DecisionAcceptedDeniedDeferredWait Listed

19. “We need graduates committed to lifelong learning and broad interests, people with intellectual curiosity who have the agility and self-confidence to navigate a very fluid modern world.” David Shi, President, Furman University

20. The EconomyPrice of college has gone upWorth of college has gone up‘Honors Colleges’ increasing‘Traffic’ has increasedRecruitment has intensified

21. FinancesPre-PaidFAFSABright FuturesScholarships/GrantsTransfer Credits(• 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, Riverview High School)

22. Timelines/Next StepsWhat has been done:1. College Reps/Simulations2. College Variables3. The Search Process4. Testimony from IB Seniors5. Movie: ‘500 Words or Less’What will be Done:1.. Visits2. IB Alumni Testimonies3. Home Communication4. SAT/ACT (prep classes here before March tests—(Wed, at 3))5. Spring Focus groups6. Summer Qualitative Data7. Back to School Meeting

23. College Selection & Critical Thinking Moving from exploration, research discovery--- Quality of Life Academic Environment Professional Opportunity

24. Year 1 IB DP: Grade 11Preview of Coming Attractions –IA’sCAS continues (managebac; outcomes; advisors)TOK begins (15+ hrs. Jan-April then Orals)EE instruction (during school; advisor assigned; proposal due April-May; finished product 1st day of school).

25. IB & College • What is it that we know— • Programs have been effected…+ will be • Process should not be ‘step down’ • The decision is an investment • New forms of gap year emerging • ‘Bending’ Selectivity of ED applicants • Increase of yield initiatives • Admissions/Development impacted • Landscape of global ed being redefined • Shouldn’t compromise IB Mission/Learner Profile • Doesn’t matter where one goes to university…it’s what one does wherever they go….. • ‘Early…Quality…Manageable…Strategic

26. Source: Cartoonbank.com, The New Yorker

27. COMMON ERRORS1. SAT/ACT taken too late;2. Mix-up between a ‘reach’ & a ‘dream’ school;3. Too many schools;4. Miscommunication between home & student;5. Missed deadlines;6. Applying to college before improving profile;7. Compromising school attendance;8. Parent becomes the applicant;9. Stress.

28. “We’re not preparing students just for their first job when they get out of college, but for careers over their lifetime.” Mike Michalson, President, New College of Florida

29. The College Selection process is a process of individuation. It is not a destination. It is simply part of the journey.