International Baccalaureate Program
Riverview High SchoolClass of 2013 Parent Meeting
‘The College Selection Process’December 12, 2011
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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%
College/UniversityWhat we know –More applicants than everMore student options than everIB students need to avoid ‘Grade 13’We are promoting ‘early’We are learning the ‘hook’We are teaching a ‘strategy’The visit’ matters
Public 4 Year InstitutionsIn state tuition
Average $8,244. - 2011-128.3% 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
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
Regional BreakdownPublic 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 = $33,394Southwest = $33,988 West = $38,235.
IB & College Assumptions 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
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
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
IB Learner Profile
InquirersCaringKnowledgeableReflective Well-Balanced
Open-MindedCommunicatorsPrincipledRisk TakersThinkers
‘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
‘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
Quantitative DataGPA
Class RankMost Challenging Program
SAT/ACTSAT II
Developing a StrategyDecide Variables
Search-’Visit’Compile Data (Qualitative & Quantitative)
Manageable #: Reach-Solid (Likely)–Safety
Divide in ‘Deadline #1’ and ‘Deadline #2’
Florida’s Public Universities
• Important part of the ‘search’ are visits
FAMUFAUFGCUFIUFSUNCFUCFUFUNFUSFUWF
College DispositionsEarly Action
Early DecisionAccepted
DeniedDeferred
Wait Listed
“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
“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
The Economy
Price of college has gone upWorth of college has gone up‘Honors Colleges’ increasing
‘Traffic’ has increasedRecruitment has intensified
FinancesPre-Paid
FAFSABright Futures
Scholarships/GrantsTransfer Credits
(• 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, Riverview High School)
Timelines/Next Steps
What has been done:1. College Reps/Simulations
2. College Variables3. The Search Process
4. Testimony from IB Seniors5. Movie: ‘500 Words or Less’
What will be Done:1.. Visits
2. IB Alumni Testimonies3. Home Communication
4. SAT/ACT (prep classes here before March tests—(Wed, at 3))5. Spring Focus groups
6. Summer Qualitative Data7. Back to School Meeting
College Selection & Critical Thinking
Moving from exploration, research discovery---
Quality of LifeAcademic Environment
Professional Opportunity
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).
IB & College• What is it that we know—1) Programs have been effected…+ will be2) Process should not be ‘step down’3) The decision is an investment4) New forms of gap year emerging5) ‘Bending’ Selectivity of ED applicants6) Increase of yield initiatives7) Admissions/Development impacted8) Landscape of global ed being redefined9) Shouldn’t compromise IB Mission/Learner Profile10) Doesn’t matter where one goes to university…it’s what
one does wherever they go…..11) ‘Early…Quality…Manageable…Strategic
Source: Cartoonbank.com, The New Yorker
COMMON ERRORS
1. 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.
“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
“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
The College Selection process is a process of individuation. It is not a destination. It is simply part of the
journey.
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