By: Julie Kampschroeder
Pattonville College Counselor
Abraham Lincoln
Marc Prather
Eagle Scout-Boy Scouts
United States Naval Academy 6%
Karen Lamb
Ana Solorio
Washington U
Chemical
Engineering
16% acceptance
rate
George Halas
Ariel Boulicault
University of
Arizona
Soccer
Scholarship
Anonymous
Mario Khalil Duke University
Debate 13%
unknown
Adrian Noble
Purdue Veterinary School
Xavier University-LA
Apple, Inc.
Blake Montgomery
UMKC 6 year med school
11%
Thomas Edison
Khalil Griffin
Stanford Univ
Research
6%
Michael Jordan
Austin Ratanasitee
Webster University
Pirate TV
Lou Holtz
Anna Pirrie
Drury Univ
Theatre/Music
Kevin Patrick
St Charles
Comm College
A+ Program/
Baseball
1.
Difficulty of your high school courses
a.
b.
c.
d.
Honors
AP
College Credit
# of core courses (includes Modern Lang)
2. Cumulative GPA
A=4 pts B=3 C=2 D=1 F=0
Includes ALL semester grades
3. Standardized Test Scores (ACT/SAT)
4. Class Rank
5. Extra Curriculars
Most Missouri 4 year colleges need AT LEAST:
2.5 cumulative gpa after 6 semesters (jr yr)
21 ACT Composite
4 English, 3-4 Math, 3 Sci, 3 SS, 2+ For Lang
Total= 16-17 CORE minimum
} 29.6%
}  Wednesday
January 14th
◦  6-6:45 pm
◦  Auditorium
◦  9th/10th Grade College Planning Evening Program
◦  4 Financial Aid Programs:
◦  10/30 Creative College Financing
◦  11/13 Financial Aid 101
◦  1/14 FAFSA Workshop
◦  4/8
Reading The Financial Aid Package
  Junior & Senior Evening Presentations each year
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
www.collegeboard.com- search for
colleges by major/size/state/difficulty level
www.collegedata.com- find out average
gpa/act of those accepted & if it is a merit
or financial need based school
www.raise.me- sign up to ‘bank’ money
based on you’re A’s and B’s in high school
in addition to other incentives
www.collegegreenlight- all aspects of the
college search including scholarships
www.instaedu.com college counseling help
plus 24/7 tutoring! Some free/some cost
Open Enrollment- high school diploma; Harris Stowe;
Community College
Moderately Difficult 2.5 GPA/21 ACT; SEMO; UCMO; MO State
Northwest MO State; Missouri Southern; MO Western;
Lindenwood
Difficult 3.0/25 ACT; SLU; Wm Jewell; Rockhurst; Webster
Very Difficult 3.7/27 ACT; MST-Rolla; Truman State; Knox
Most Difficult 3.9/ 31+ ACT; Washington U; Harvard; Stanford;
University of Chicago; Northwestern U; Duke
Tuition, Room, Board, Books, Fees,
Transportation, Fees in Your Major
SEMO/UCMO=$16,000
MO State/Truman=$17,500
Mizzou/UMSL/MST/UMKC=$22,000
William Woods/Lindenwood/Columbia College
in MO=$29,000
Webster/Maryville=$35,000
SLU=$45,000
Washington U=$60,000
Mizzou starts at a 27 ACT/top 20% of your
class= $2,000 (out of $22,000)
SEMO= 27 ACT/3.6 gpa= full tuition (still pay
room/board/books)
33 ACT/3.9 gpa=full everything