Transcript NEARR Information

Encouraging
Students to Apply
Outside New
England
Finding the Right Fit
Over 3,961 Colleges…
Where do I start?
“Consider studying out-of-state is to think of it as expanding your horizons. You may
not be as close to your parents, but the experience of going to college out-of-state
will give you the individuality and maturity you need in order to grow into a strong
adult…” -Ithaca College Freshman from MA
Finding the Right Fit
Get To Know The College
•The academic Profile
•Class size
•Student to teacher ratio
•School population
•Majors
•Extra curricula activities
•Campus & surroundings
•Diversity
•Location
•Weather
Know You
•GPA/Test Scores
•Independent worker,
collaborative worker
•Campus Size
•Majors
•Resume
•Your Inspiration
•Interests, hobbies
Finding the Right Fit
The Ultimate Question…
Start with Who You Are & Why You’re Going?
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What are your values?
What’s your learning style?
Which classes do you enjoy?
What do you hate?
What makes you happy? (“Clap along if you feel like a room
without a roof!”)
“Don’t be afraid to explore your options…awesome opportunity to learn more
about yourself and to be exposed to outside cultures”
-Katie Heyer, Freshman at Penn State, Norfolk, MA
Finding the Right Fit
College Search Resources
Peterson’s
“I took A LOT of different ‘college quizzes’ online and Bradley was consistently
in my top choices”
-Casey McDonagh, Freshman at Bradley University
Finding the Right Fit
College Search Resources
College Board
“Learning about Temple was
completely random. I had never
even heard of it before I found it
on the College Board website…it
fit my requirements”
-Cheridan Christnacht
New Hampshire
Freshman Temple University
Finding the Right Fit
College Search Resources
Old Fashion Books!
“I read about it in the Princeton Review Best Colleges Book. This book is a
GREAT resource in a college search. I recommend it to anybody going
through the process” -Samantha Brothers, Freshman, Bradley University
Finding the Right Fit
College Search Resources
YOU!
“My guidance
counselor showed me
Bradley and gave me
college options”
–Celine Coleman,
Freshman Bradley
University
“My counselor is
the one who
brought it up to
me.”
-Michael Milek
Philadelphia
Saint Louis
University
Finding the Right Fit
Can I Get In?
Average Admissibility
63.7% of NEARR Respondents
Test Optional?
Finding the Right Fit
Will the Academic Program Help My Career?
Engaged Faculty
Faculty on committees or activities other than coursework.
Results by selected student characteristics were consistent with past
NSSE findings (Figure 11). For example, for both first-year students and
seniors, full-time students and athletes interacted with faculty at higher
rates than their counterparts, while students taking all of their courses
online had fewer interactions with faculty. Seniors living on campus
were much more likely to have meaningful interactions with faculty, but
senior veterans, on the other hand, were less likely.
“A student body/community that would make me feel like I wasn’t far away from
home.” -Celine Coleman, Drew University Freshman from Northern Virginia
Finding the Right Fit
Are there Opportunities Where I Want to Go?
NEARR School Internships & Partnerships
Finding the Right Fit
International Student Support
• Drew University: International Student & Scholars
Services Office (Educational and Personal Support for
International Students
• Univ. South Carolina: Buddies Beyond Borders
(connecting and building friendships with American
students and staff)
• HWS: comprehensive program takes place over a three
day period and involves team building, a mini visa
workshop, sessions on "what it means to study in the
U.S.," understanding a liberal arts education, and some fun
recreational activities to help students get acclimated.
• AUP: We have over 100 nationalities represented on
campus between students and faculty. We offer intensive
orientation at the start, several levels of ESL.
• We offer an English Pilot program where they can enroll
and receive a visa while studying accelerated English.
These students are very bright and just under our
thresholds for TOEFL, ETLS, etc.
Finding the Right Fit
MASTER SHEET
NEARR USA
All
LOTS!
UND 3.0
1550
65%
Rolling
3/1
Target
Finding the Right Fit
American Universities Abroad
Similarities to Universities in the US
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Academic Elements:
Follow the US Curriculum – liberal arts approach
English is Language of Instruction
Internationally Recognized Degrees
International Career Opportunities
Internship/Career Advisement
Study Abroad / Transfer is possible
US-styled Academic Calendar
Application Process (e.g. Common Application)
(US Federal) Financial Aid
Scholarship Options
American Universities Abroad
Differences from Universities in US
• 3-4 Year Degree Programs
• Language Learning
• Composition of Student Body – International
• Multicultural Classroom
• International Faculty Body
• Travel Opportunities
• Health Insurance (covered for students in Europe)
FINANCIAL AID
THE BENEFITS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
• College attendees have better
outcomes – economically & socially
• Increased earnings
• More likely than others to receive
health insurance & pension benefits
from their employers.
• Increase job satisfaction
• Increase active life styles
• Chances will move up the
socioeconomic ladder
• Increase healthier lifestyles,
• Reducing health care costs
• Decrease smoking rates
• Decrease obesity rates
FINANCIAL AID
Top Private College
Prices
$28,000
Divided by (2), 14 Weeks
Semester = $1,000/week
Newsweek April 29, 1996
FINANCIAL AID
Colleges within NEARR can be a resource:
• Financial aid
• Merit awards
• Incentives
FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL AID
FINANCIAL AID
Financial Incentives for
Students Out of State to Visit Campus
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Fee Waiver
Travel Stipend
Reimbursement of Travel Costs
Fly-in Program
Other
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Don’t Assume more expensive
Sticker Price
Cost of Living
Merit Awards – In & Out of State
Financial Aid
Incentives for Out-of-State Students to Visit
College Want a diverse class
Financial Aid websites:
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www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.finaid.com
www.fastweb.com
www.collegeboard.com
Calculators www.finaid.org/calculators/
All financial aid and scholarship information is available on the web for
free
NEARR as a resource:
www.regionalreps.org
Part I:
Increasing Exposure to
“New-to-You” Colleges
Part II:
Providing Quality Information
Increasing Exposure
Start Early
Talk about College
College Day at School
Website, Pennants, Posters
List of Colleges Attended by
Role Models (maybe
Celebrities)
• Reasons to Attend College
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Build Excitement
• Special Musical Button when
Student Submits Application
• Bulletin Board with Map of
Acceptances
• Announce AcceptancesIntercom/Website/Newsletter
American Council on
Education (ACE)
Increasing Exposure
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Off Campus
Student Newspaper
Events Calendar
On-Demand Videos
Skype/Phone/Live Chat
Social Networks
High School Visits/
Information Sessions
Counselor Suggestions
On Campus
• Every Opportunity
(family travel, visiting
friends, events: sports,
music)
• Summer Programs
• Make the Most of the
Visit
“After a second overnight visit to Hobart and William Smith Colleges, I knew that it
was the college for me.” -HWS freshman from NE
National Survey on Student Engagement
Quality Information
Change perceptions about…
1. Who can go to college?
2. Which colleges prepare students for
graduate school/careers?
3. The NAME of the college is not as important
as what you DO in college?
4. How rankings are developed and what
rankings actually tell us?
“Yet nationally, about half of high school graduates
from families making below $18,300 enrolled in
college in 2012 compare to about 80% of those
whose families earned above $90,500”
“The research from the Higher Education
Data Sharing Consortium on the
undergraduate origins of Ph.D.’s finds lesserknown colleges listed in the Top 10 in
various categories of producers of future
Ph.D.’s, often ahead of the usual suspects”
“…Graduating from a college where entering students have
higher SAT scores…didn’t pay off in higher post-graduation
income…Students who applied to several elite schools but
didn’t attend them –are more likely to earn high incomes
later than students who actually attended elite schools…”
1. Undergraduate Academic Reputation,
22.5%
2. Graduation & Freshman Retention
Rates, 20%
3. Faculty Resources, 20%
4. Student Selectivity, 15%
5. Financial Reasons, 10%
6. Graduation Rate Performance, 7.5%
7. Alumni Giving, 5%
We’re NEARR to You!
• On average our colleges/universities have 45% of
students from out-of-state or out-of-country,
ranging from 2% to 88%
• 12 of our colleges/universities have peer
recruiting
• Connect Local Alumni
• Connect Current Students
• Touring Student Groups/Professors
• Off Campus Opportunities (1:1 Interviews and
Group Info Sessions)
We’re NEARR to You!
• Serve on College Night Panels
• Host a breakfast/lunch at your school to provide
updates about our college/talk about current
trends
• Mock Interviews/Review Committees with
students
We’re NEARR to You!
• NACAC Exchange
• NEACAC Session Topic AMC June 4-6
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St. Anselm College Manchester, NH
• NEARR LinkedIn Group
• NEARR Website (Today’s slides, membership
information, 101 Ways to Invigorate You and Your
Secondary School College Counseling Program by
Bob Bardwell.)
• In What Ways Do You Encourage Students to
Apply Outside of New England?