College Forward
November 12, 2014
SAT Word of the Day
• ALTERCATION ~ a dispute or fight.
• "The siblings' public altercation was an embarrassment to their
parents."
ACT Question of the Day
• http://www.act.org/qotd/
A Few Facts about Texas State
The Bobcats
Co Fo Students
• 38 minutes from Austin/ 3 hours from Houston
• Only University in Texas to have a former
President of the United States as an alumnus
• Texas State awards more bachelor's
degrees to Hispanic students than 99
percent of colleges and universities in
the U.S.
• The fifth-largest university in the state
• Most College Forward students at Texas State
like it a lot and have a positive experience.
• Close to Austin
• College Forward Mentor Program on this campus
More info on Texas State
College Forward
November 14, 2014
SAT Word of the Day
• AMBIVALENT ~ feeling two ways at the same time; unsure.
• "She was ambivalent about whether to attend college or to travel."
SAT Word of the Day
• http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-theday;jsessionid=vFzcSV2T19Dv0xW5GdkK1mdL9qG42LyVs3sy1cRf22k8
9p3M9hGn!2098739287!444081055
Location: Sherman, TX
Distance from Austin: Approximately 260 miles
Student Body:
1,355 undergraduates
52% women, 48% male
Hispanic: 11%
African-American/Black: 4%
Caucasian/White: 59%
92% come from Texas, 8% are out of state/international
Majors: Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biology, Business and Management, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Communications, Communications Technologies,
Computer Science, Cross-disciplinary Studies, Economics, English, Fine Arts, French, German, History, International Relations, Mathematics, Music, Philosophy,
Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, Spanish
Fun Facts:
Profiled in Colleges that Change Lives
70% of all undergrads live in college housing
Private, Liberal Arts, Associated with the Presbyterian Church
Founded in 1849 by a Princeton-educated missionary
Named after Stephen F Austin
U.S. News named it one of the colleges with “most students studying abroad” in 2006
Has a very active chapter of Model UN
January Term available
Sports:
NCAA Division III
Men: Basketball, Football, Baseball, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Soccer
Women: Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Swimming, Soccer, Softball
Intramural Sports Offered
Campus Activities: 6 sororities, 8 fraternities, band, choir, many honors societies, lacrosse club, newspaper, yearbook, spirit organizations, service
organizations, cultural awareness organizations.
Mascot: Kangaroos!
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13:1
Acceptance Rate: 80%
Retention Rate: 86%
Grad Rate: 78% (and the majority will graduate in four years)
Average Test Scores: No accurate information offered
Average GPA: 76% of freshman class had GPA of 3.25 or higher
Financial Info:
Price Tag: $29,235/year
Students on Financial Aid: 96%
Average Percent of Need Met: 95%
Average Financial Aid Package: $27,388
Website: http://www.austincollege.edu
Admissions: Common Application, Personal Essay, Austin College Supplement, School Report, Teacher Letter of Recommendation, HS Transcript,
ACT/SAT scores, optional (but recommended) Interview
Motto:
Learning.
Leadership.
Lasting Values.
College Forward
November 19, 2013
SAT Word of the Day
• AMIABLE ~ friendly; easygoing
• "The politician tried his best to appear amiable."
ACT Problem of the Day
• http://www.act.org/qotd/
Location:
Waco, TX
Distance from Austin:
Approximately 100 Miles
Student Body:
12,149 total population
81% of students are in-state, 19% out of state/international
59% women/41% men
Hispanic: 15%
African-American/Black: 9%
White:
64%
Majors: Accounting, Airplane Piloting and Navigation, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics,
Architecture (pre-architectural), Area and Ethnic Studies, Art History and Appreciation, Banking and
Finance, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Biology, Business Administration and Management, Business
and Management, Business Economics, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Communications and
Communications Technologies, Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Crossdisciplinary Studies, Dentistry, Dramatic Arts, Earth Sciences, Education, Electrical Engineering,
Elementary Education, Pre-Engineering, English Education, English, Fashion Design, Fashion
Merchandising, Fine Arts, Food Sciences and Human Nutrition, Foreign Languages Education,
French, Geology, German, Health Sciences and Allied Health Fields, History, Home Economics,
Individual and Family Development, Insurance and Risk Management, Interior Design, International
Business, International Relations, Journalism, Liberal/general Studies, Linguistics, Management
Information Systems, Marketing and Distribution, Marketing Management and Research,
Mathematics Education, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Laboratory/Technology,
Pre-Medicine, Interdisciplinary Studies, Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Music Theory,
Composition, Natural Resources Management, Nursing, Parks and Recreation, Personnel
Management, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Pre-Elementary Education,
Psychology, Public Administration, Radio/Television Broadcasting, Real Estate, Religion, Religious
Music, Russian, Science Education, Small Business Management Ownership, Social Studies/Social
Sciences Education, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Pathology, Special Education,
Statistics, Transportation Management.
Baylor University
Fun Facts:
 Private, Baptist University
 Generally Very Conservative Atmosphere
 Member of the Big 12 Conference
 Chartered in 1845
 Ranks in top 15% of colleges participating in National Merit Scholarship
 Ranked amongst the best Western Colleges by The Princeton Review
Sports:
NCAA Division I (Not all listed below are part of NCAA, but are offered)
Men: Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross-Country, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey,
Lacrosse, Racquetball, Rugby, Sailing, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water Polo,
Weightlifting.
Women: Badminton, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross-Country, Equestrian, Fencing, Golf, Lacrosse,
Racquetball, Rugby, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Water Polo,
Weightlifting.
Campus Activities: Campus Ministries, Concert band, Drama, Fraternities, Jazz Band, Marching
Band, Music Ensembles, Opera, Radio Station, Student Government, Symphony Orchestra,
Yearbook, Choral Groups, Dance, Film Society, International Student Organization, Literary
Magazine, Model U.N. Musical Theater, Pep Band, Sororities, Student Newspaper, Television
Station.
Mascot: Bears!
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Acceptance Rate: 50%
Retention Rate: 84% return for sophomore year
Grad Rate: 72% (50% will graduate in four years)
Average Test Scores:
SAT = 1200
ACT = 25
GPA: No accurate information offered.
Financial Info:
Price Tag: $29,724/year
Students on Financial Aid:
Average Percent of Need Met: 69%
Average Financial Aid Package: $22,045
Website: http://www.baylor.edu
Admissions: Must turn in an essay, ACT (with writing section) or SAT Reasoning.
What Baylor Considers: Class Rank, Rigor of Secondary School Record, Standardized Test Scores, GPA.
College Forward
November 21, 2013
SAT Word of the Day
• ANONYMOUS ~ without name
• "The group is anonymous so members can seek help without fear."
SAT Word of the Day
• http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/answered-question-of-theday;jsessionid=vFzcSV2T19Dv0xW5GdkK1mdL9qG42LyVs3sy1cRf22k8
9p3M9hGn!2098739287!444081055
Location: Austin, TX
Distance from Austin: It’s here in Austin!!!
Student Body:
1,110 Undergraduate
43% Male, 57% Female
Hispanic: 18%
African-American/Black: 9.3%
Caucasian: 63%
Student to Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1
Majors: Business Administration, Behavioral Science, Biology, Communication, Christian Education, English, Environmental Science, History,
Interdisciplinary Education, Kinesiology, Multidisciplinary Studies, Mathematics, Music Ministry, Multidisciplinary (Secondary) Education, Computer
Science, Nursing.
Mascot: Tornados!
Fun Facts:
 Lutheran (LCMS)
 In September 2008, the campus moved from central Austin to Northwest Austin
 Nature preserve that houses some rare birds
Student Organizations: Amtgard, Association of Computing Machinery, Baseline Belles, Behavioral Sciences Club, Biology Club, Concordia Dance
Crew, Cheerleading, Communication Club, Concordia Youth Ministry Team, Directors of Christian Education, English Club, Fellowship of Christian
Athletes, Fight Club-Hope for the Cures, Harmony Music, Helping Hands, Hispanic Student Organization, History Club, Preseminarians, Soccer
Sweethearts, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, The Executives (Business Club), Wakeboarding Club.
Sports:
NCAA Division III
Men: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Track and Field
Women: Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, Volleyball
Acceptance Rate: 53%
Retention Rate: 51%
Graduation Rate: 31.3% will graduate within six years
Average Test Scores:
ACT Median: 19-24
Financial Info:
Price Tag: $32,655/year
Financial Aid: 75% of students receive financial aid
Average Percent of Need Met: 89%
Average Financial Aid Package: $20,298
Average Debt at Graduation: $22,095
Website: http://www.concordia.edu
Application Rules: If you complete the following minimum requirements, you will likely be accepted.
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High School GPA of 2.5 on 4.0 scale
SAT score of 1440 composite with a 480 verbal, 480 math and 480 on the writing section. OR
An ACT composite score of 20, with a 20 in each of the four sections. Writing not required, but recommended.
You may still be able to be admitted to Concordia without these qualifications if you apply and the Office of Admissions believes you are committed to
your education.
Motto: Developing Christian Leaders
College Forward
November 26, 2013
SAT Word of the Day
• ANTAGONISTIC ~ hostile; bellicose.
• "The crowd was antagonistic toward the politician."
ACT Problem of the Day
• http://www.act.org/qotd/
Huston-Tillotson University
Location:
Austin, TX
Distance from Austin:
Student Body:
Located in Austin, TX
844 Undergraduates
95% In-State/5% Out-of-State
47% Male/ 53% Female
Hispanic: 11%
African-American/Black: 79%
Caucasian/White: 2%
Majors: Accounting, Biology, Business Administration and Management, Chemistry, Communications and
Communications Technologies, Community and Personal Services, Computer Science, Cross-disciplinary Studies,
English, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management and Research, Mathematics, Music, Physical
Education, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Sciences, Sociology.
Fun Facts:
 Historically Black University
 Result of two colleges coming together: Tillotson College and Samuel Huston
 The merge of the two colleges happened in October of 1952
 Their alumni hall is on the National Register of Historic Places
Mascot: Rams!
Student to Teacher Ratio: 12 to 1
Student Organizations: Women of Excellence Fellowship Group, Sister Connection, Precious Jewels Praise
Dance Team, Prayer Warriors, Oxford Club, Mime Ministry, Gospel Choir, God’s Anointed Angels of Praise,
Campus Ministry Student Advisory Council, Brothers of Fellowship, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity, Sigma lambda Beta International Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 15000 Watts, Toastmasters, Pre-Alumni Council, NAACP
University Chapter, HT Latino Students Association, I Think!: the Philosophy and Religion Association,
International Student Association, HT Quiet Storm Poets, HT Preservation Club, HIV/AIDS Peer Educator Club,
Bacchus & Gamma.
Sports: Member of NAIA, though not all below are NAIA, some are Intramural
Men: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Table Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball
Women: Basketball, Golf, Softball, Table Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball
Acceptance Rate: 48%
Retention Rate: 55%
Graduation Rate: 16.8%
Test Scores:
SAT Verbal: 393
SAT Math: 413
ACT Composite: 16
Financial Info:
Price Tag: $23,026/year
Financial Aid: 89% of Students receive financial aid
Average percent of need met: 72%
Average financial aid package: $12,227
Average indebtedness at graduation: $23,343
Website: http://www.htu.edu
Application Rules: Automatic Admission is offered to those students that…
 Have a 2.5 GPA or better
 SAT score of 900 OR ACT Score of 20
 Graduate in top 20% of class