MLHS Counseling Department

• Who are you? Time for thoughtful reflection and self analysis.
– Think about your strengths, weaknesses, likes, dislikes, preferences, etc.
- Your parents can be very helpful with this part of the process.
• Once you know what you want, then you may set out to find the colleges/universities that best match your interests and goals.
• Develop List through Naviance using the College
Search criteria such as: 2 year/4 year, region, location, public/private, school size, selectivity, majors, sports, cost, enrollment.

• MLHS CODE: 310855
• Register (online or phone) to visit with the
Admissions Office
– Information sessions, campus tours, open house, etc.
• Talk to other students on campus
• Look at facilities, surroundings, professors, and students
• Keep notes on the visit and specific requirements
• Send thank you cards

• Early Decision
• Early Action
• Restrictive EA/Single Choice
• Rolling
• Priority
• Regular Decision
• Deferred
• Waitlisted
• Admitted (YAAYYYY!!)

• High School Grades and GPA
– GPA provides admissions officers sense of performance relative to other applicants.
• Rigor of program and senior course selection
(be reasonable yet challenge yourself)
• Rank (MLHS does not rank)
• Standardized Test Scores
– Test Optional Colleges: www.fairtest.org
– Test Flexible
• Extracurricular Activities
• Teacher and Counselor Recommendations
• Application Essay(s)
• Interview (required/recommended)

• Every school has a Profile that is updated each year
• Contains the school ’ s statistical data and other information
• Features past performance as a benchmark
• Colleges compare the strength of a student ’ s transcript to the strength of the offerings, to peers, and to the pool of applicants
• MLHS ’ Profile is a strong statement about our school, our students, and our community

• Courses taken and final grades earned in grades 9-11 with annual and cumulative
GPA. Includes senior year courses as well.
• Midyear Report: This report is submitted to colleges in February unless a student tells their school counselor (in writing) not to send the report.
• MLHS GPA is calculated using all classes except PE, Audit, and Pass/Fail classes
• MLHS GPA is weighted on 4.0 scale

• PSAT results should be used as valuable study guides
• SAT and SAT II Subject Tests www.collegeboard.org
• ACT with or without writing www.actstudent.org
• AP scores are used for class placement only at most colleges. Recently, some colleges use AP scores as the “test flexible” submission in place of
SAT or ACT.
• Please note: Students are responsible for knowing the specific requirements for each of their schools.

• Extracurricular activities
• Community Service
• Employment
• Honors and awards
• Student and Parent Brag Sheets with valuable information
• Letters from teachers, coaches, mentors, counselor, and employers

• NCAA Regulations
Division I Schools
Division II Schools
Division III Schools
• Cumulative GPA
• NCAA ’ s Cumulative GPA and test scores
• Register/File with NCAA in June of junior year
• Check requirements because they change year to year

• When meeting the admissions representative at
MLHS college visits: no eating, no cell phones, don’t do classwork, no talking to each other, be polite and attentive, ask reasonable questions, respect the reps time. You represent yourself and
MLHS!!!!
• When submitting paperwork for admissions and scholarships: be sure that it is neat and clean and timely.
• How to politely approach your teacher/coach/advisor and ask them to write your letter of recommendation
• Respect deadlines

College or
University
Average Admissions Criteria
GPA SAT ACT Acceptance
Rate
Princeton
University
4.38
2240 33 7.44%
4.37
2215 33 12.74% Vanderbilt
University
University of
California,
Berkeley
Tulane
University
Northeastern
University
Lafayette
College
Boston
University
4.33
4.10
3.94
3.90
3.84
2072
1962
1955
1932
2039
30
30
32
29
31
21.68%
26.43%
28.27%
34.14%
36.85%

Average Admissions Criteria Continued
GPA SAT ACT College or
University
Marist
College
3.04
1730 24
Acceptance
Rate
37.45%
Villanova
University
Fordham
University
Elon
University
University of
South
Carolina
James
Madison
University
University of
Delaware
4.07
3.95
3.92
3.67
3.55
3.65
1940
1885
1820
1767
1775
1797
30
28
24
26
25
26
48.09%
48.12%
53.98%
63.12%
63.56%
64.68%

Yes, you want to find a great college…
YOU WILL!
You want to be successful…
YOU WILL!
But in order to have it all, you want to find a
FIT, the place you wake each morning, a place to call HOME…
YOU CAN!
Your counselors are always here to help!