Senior
Student
/
Parent
College
Admissions
Workshop
Presented
by
the
Saint
Francis
Guidance
and
Counseling
Department
August
24,
2014
Prayer
and
Welcoming
Remarks
2
This presentation, as well as all parent and student presentations, forms, and instructions, can be viewed or downloaded on the Saint Francis High School Guidance and Counseling website.
Link to College Guidance
Class of 2015 College Planning Portal 3
First
Hour
Agenda
Trends
in
College
Admissions
Roles
in
the
College
Process
Money
MaGers
TesHng
Making
the
Final
List
Pros
and
Cons
of
Applying
Early
Where
Should
Students
and
Parents
Be
Now
in
the
College
Process?
4
2:00‐4:00
Parents
PresentaHon
by
Kirk
Brennan,
Director of Admissions at the University of Southern California
LocaHon:
Visual
and
Performing
Arts
Center.
5
2:00‐4:00:
Students
InteracHve
College
Workshop
Review
Chronology
for
Applying
to
College:
Loca@ons
for
student
presenta@ons
will
be
assigned
at
the
end
of
this
presenta@on.
6
7
Class
of
2014
Of
the
436
seniors:
99
percent
will
be
aFending
college…..
Of
the
436
seniors:
96
percent
admiFed
to
a
four
year
college.
8
Did
the
Class
of
2014
Stay
Home?
48 Percent Out of State
SFHS Class of 2014
9
Colleges
Across
the
US
Accepted
Saint
Francis
Students
10
The
Class
of
2014
Will
Be
AGending
Colleges
and
UniversiHes
Across
the
US
11
Top
20
Most
Popular
Colleges
Where
Saint
Francis
Class
of
2014
Applied
College or University
College or University
University
of
California,
Davis
University
of
California,
Irvine
California
Polytechnic
State
University
SLO
University
of
Oregon
Santa
Clara
University
University
of
San
Diego
University
of
California,
Los
Angeles
San
Diego
State
University
University
of
California,
Santa
Barbara
University
of
California,
Santa
Cruz
University
of
California,
San
Diego
San
Francisco
State
University
San
Jose
State
University
Stanford
University
University
of
California,
Berkeley
University
of
Portland
University
of
Southern
California
Chapman
University
Loyola
Marymount
University
University
of
Colorado,
Boulder
12
Admission
PaGerns
in
California
13
California
State
Universi@es
SFHS
Acceptance
Rates
CSU
2012
CSU
2013
CSU
2014
Percent
AdmiFed
69.4
%
56.3
%
60.8
%
CSU
Campus
State
Wide
Admission
Rate
SFHS
Class
of
2014
Admission
Rate
Cal
Poly
SLO
31
Percent
35
Percent
San
Diego
State
31
percent
42
Percent
San
Jose
State
63
percent
74
Percent
San
Francisco
State
64
percent
67
Percent
14
University
of
California
Campus
Statewide
Admit
Rate
(percent
of
all
applicants
for
Fall)
SFHS
Class
of
2014
Admit
Rate
2012
2013
2014
Percent
of
those
Number
of
SFHS
admiFed
who
applied
AFending
from
SFHS
Berkeley
21.1
20.9
17.3
24
15
LA
21.3
20.1
18.2
19
7
San Diego
37.7
36.8
33.4
40
9
Davis
45.6
39.4
40.6
44
3
Irvine
36.3
41.1
35.4
40
2
Santa Barbara
43.4
38.8
36.1
42
9
Santa Cruz
60.5
48.6
56.9
52
3
Riverside
61.5
54.7
56.7
55
2
Merced
75.1
65.6
64.0
56
1
Data taken from:
http://www.ucop.edu/news/factsheets/2014/fall-2014-admissionstable2.pdf
#
of
SFHS
Class
of
2014
AGending
15
Holy
Cross
Colleges
SFHS
Class
of
2014
Experienced
a
68.3
Percent
Combined
Admission
Rate
at
These
Holy
Cross
Colleges
University
of
Portland,
Portland,
Oregon
St.
Edward s
University,
Aus@n,
Texas
University
of
Notre
Dame,
South
Bend,
Indiana
(highly
selecHve)
Stonehill,
Easton,
MassachuseFs
16
Jesuit
Colleges
SFHS
Class
of
2014
experienced
a
62.9
Percent
Combined
Admission
Rate
at
these
Jesuit
Colleges
SFHS Student Applied
17
Jesuit
College
Fair
for
Saint
Francis
Students‐ Sept.
9th
7:45
am‐8:45
am
15
Jesuit
College
Admission
RepresentaHves
will
be
available
during
CollaboraHon.
Make a Connection With:
Creighton
University
Fairfield
University
Gonzaga
University
Loyola
Marymount
University
Loyola
University
Chicago
Loyola
University
Maryland
Loyola
University
New
Orleans
MarqueGe
University
Regis
University
Saint
Joseph's
University
Saint
Louis
University
Santa
Clara
University
SeaGle
University
University
of
San
Francisco
Xavier
University
18
Top
Public
UniversiHes
Compare:
Red
Line
Shows
Percent
of
SFHS
Class
of
2014
accepted
to
the
University of California (41
percent)
19
Acceptances
at
Out
of
State
Public
UniversiHes
in
the
West
Admission
Rates
Above
60
Percent
for
SFHS
Class
of
2014
Out
of
State
Public
UniversiHes
to
Consider:
Alabama
Nevada
Delaware
Montana
Kansas
Missouri
Hawaii
Vermont
Idaho
Iowa
21
Making
the
Match‐
Look
Beyond
Rankings
Qualities InteracHon
with
other
students
InteracHon
with
professors
Opportunity
for
research
Opportunity
for
internships
Length
of
Hme
to
graduaHon
22
Counselor/Student/Parent Roles in the Admission Process
23
Counselor’s
Role
• Provide
students
with
a
Fall
Senior
College
ApplicaHon
Plan.
• Assist
each
student
in
finalizing
a
list
of
reach,
target,
and
safety
schools.
This
list
will
be
listed
in
Family
ConnecHon
under
Colleges I’m applying to.
• Counselors
will
be
discussing
the
applica@on
process
at
today’s
workshop.
• Follow
up
classroom
presenta@on
in
religion
classes‐
Oct.
9
&
10
on
Comple