Demisha W. Lee, Director of College Counseling (847) 607-2058
Lisa Dufault, College Counselor, Waukegan High School (847) 599-4077
Cassandra Geiger, College Counselor, Warren Township High School (847) 770-3936
Madeline Gray, College Counselor, Highland Park High School (224) 765-2490
Jenise Holloway, College Counselor, Maine East High School (847) 384-6681
Juli Scalf, College Counselor, Round Lake High School (847) 270-9337
Candace Browdy, Executive Director
28161 N. Keith Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
www.schulerprogram.org
Scholar Program Profile 2012-2013
The Schuler Scholar Program (SSP) prepares under-resourced, high potential students to succeed at the
most competitive private colleges and universities. Schuler Scholars are typically first generation college
bound, come from under-resourced communities and will need financial assistance in order to attend
college. Many Scholars are from a population that is under-represented on college campuses.
We believe that if high potential but vulnerable students have access to academic and enrichment
programs while in high school, are well informed of college options, receive support from family, friends,
teachers and mentors, are motivated and secure financial assistance, they will be successful in obtaining
a degree from a selective college or university.
Class of 2013
58
369
34%
66%
Total Class of 2013
Total Grades 9-12 Scholars
Male
Female
14%
9%
59%
15%
3%
82%
First Generation College Students*
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander/Filipino
Hispanic/Latino
Caucasian
Bi-Racial/Other
*SSP defines “first generation” as a student whose parents did not attend a four year college or university in the United States
Profiles of Partnership High Schools
Schools with SSP Class of 2013*
Partnership
School
School
Graduation Rate
Scholar
Graduation Rate
% of Scholar
graduates at four
year institutions
100%
100%
Avg ACT
Scholar
Avg ACT
100%
100%
% of graduates
attending four
year institutions
29%
56%
Waukegan HS*
Warren
Township HS*
Round Lake
HS*
Highland Park*
HS
Maine East HS
Cristo Rey St.
Martin College
Prep
North Chicago
Community HS
Collins
Academy HS
74%
96.5%
18
22
26
28
91%
100%
30%
100%
18
26
95.1%
100%
81%
100%
25
22
91%
99%
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41%
55%
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College Admissions
Schuler
Class
% Accepted in
Early Decision
Avg number of
applications per student
Barron’s Selectivity for
attending colleges
Avg Princeton Review
Selectivity rating for
colleges attended
59% Most Competitive
Class of 2012
48%
6
38% Highly Competitive
95%
3% Very Competitive
63% Most Competitive
Class of 2011
40%
6
25% Highly Competitive
95%
12% Very Competitive
63% Most Competitive
Class of 2010
24%
7
24% Highly Competitive
95%
13% Very Competitive
College Matriculation: 2009-2012
*Schools in bold type are attended by Scholars from the Class of 2012
Amherst College (4)
Augustana College (1)
Babson College (1)
Bard College (1)
Barnard College (3)
Bates College (3)
Beloit College (9)
Boston College (2)
Bowdoin College (1)
Bradley University (1)
Brandeis University (3)
Brown University (5)
Bryn Mawr College (2)
Bucknell College (9)
Carleton College (4)
Case Western Reserve
University (4)
Claremont McKenna
College (1)
Colby College (1)
Colgate University (1)
Colorado College (5)
Columbia University (1)
Cornell College (9)
Dartmouth College (8)
Davidson College (1)
University of Dayton (2)
Denison University (16)
University of Denver (2)
DePauw University (4)
Earlham College (1)
Emory University (1)
George Washington
University (3)
Grinnell College (4)
Harvard University (1)
Harvey Mudd College (1)
Haverford College (3)
Illinois Wesleyan
University (3)
Johns Hopkins University (1)
Kalamazoo College (4)
Kenyon College (1)
Knox College (1)
Lafayette College (6)
Lake Forest College (3)
Lawrence University (4)
Lehigh University (2)
Macalester College (3)
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (1)
Middlebury College (1)
Mount Holyoke College (1)
Northland College (1)
University of Notre Dame (2)
Occidental College (3)
University of Pennsylvania (1)
Pitzer College (9)
Pomona College (6)
Princeton University (1)
University of Richmond (6)
Ripon College (1)
Rochester Institute of
Technology (1)
University of Rochester (1)
University of San Diego (1)
University of San Francisco
(1)
Scripps College (3)
Skidmore College (4)
Smith College (4)
Stanford University (5)
Swarthmore College (8)
Tufts University (7)
Union College (2)
Vanderbilt University (3)
Vassar College (3)
Wellesley College (8)
Wesleyan University (4)
Williams College (6)
Wittenberg University (1)
Wofford College (1)
Yale University (2)