FSK COLLEGE
INFORMATION NIGHT
Today there are more
students applying to more
schools, allowing colleges
to raise their requirements.
Colleges are more difficult
to get admitted to and
qualified students are
being turned away in
record numbers.
COLLEGES LOOK FOR A
COMPLETE PACKAGE
• Colleges look for students who
will add skills and talents to the
campus community, improving
the quality and vitality of the
college while demonstrating
high levels of Academic
Achievement
WHAT DO COLLEGES
LOOK FOR
ACADEMIC RECORD
• GPA-
Cumulative Grade Point Average
• Difficulty of Classes
• Honors Level
• Advanced levels within a subject
• Advanced Placement Classes
• CLASS RANK
• 35th out of 315
• Top 20% of class, Top half, etc.
GUIDANCE REPORT

Many Colleges ask us to rank a student’s
4 year course of studies as:
_______Most Demanding
 _______Very Demanding
 _______Demanding
 _______Average
 _______Less than Demanding

WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED
GPA
Academic

A= 4
 B= 3
 C= 2

Honors
AP
A= 4.5
B= 3.5
C= 2.5
A= 5
B= 4
C=3
WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED
GPA

STUDENT 1
U.W. GPA 3.68
 Weighted 4.10


Class rank 27 of 242
Class rank 23 of 242
STUDENT 2
U.W. GPA 3.96
 Weighted
4.38

Class rank 10 of 242
Class rank 8 of 242
WEIGHTED VS. UNWEIGHTED
GPA

STUDENT 3
U.W. GPA
 Weighted

2.8
3.2
Class rank 126 of 242
Class Rank 107 of 242
GPA FOR ADMISSION
COLLEGE
TOWSON
SALISBURY
UMBC
COLLEGE PARK
JHU
AMERICAN
GPA
3.5
3.3
3.5+
3.86 and most
demanding courses
3.7+
3.42
COLLEGE
U OF DELAWARE
GOUCHER
N.C. STATE
DREXEL
U OF PENNSYLVANIA
VIRGINIA TECH
GPA
3.5
3.3
4.14 (wgt)
3.26
3.84
3.61
What academics
should be taken
• COLLEGES LOOK FOR RIGOROUS
AND CHALLENGING COURSES
• TRY TO TAKE THE MOST RIGOROUS
COURSES THAT YOU CAN HANDLE
SUCCESSFULLY
What academics
should be taken
• THE JUNIOR YEAR IS EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT.
• THE GPA AND CLASS RANK USED
FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
BASED ON THE END OF THE JUNIOR
YEAR.
• COLLEGES LOOK FOR HEAVIEST
ACADEMICS IN 11th AND 12TH GRADE
Grades 9- 12
• RIGOR OF CLASSES
• 3-4 years of same Foreign Language
• Some advanced Math beyond
Algebra 2
• At least Chemistry 2
• At least H English 11, AP Language
• HONORS WHERE APPROPRIATE
• ADD AP CLASSES
EVERY STUDENT IS
UNIQUE .
ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT
ALL.
BE CAREFUL OF STRESS
WHAT ELSE ARE
COLLEGES LOOKING FOR
• SAT SCORES
• 3 Scores: Each from 200-800
• Critical Reading
• Math
• Written Language
• WHAT ARE GOOD SCORES????
Towson University

SAT MATH







200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
2%
17%
52%
24%
2%
SAT CRITCAL READING

200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
0%
3%
23%
53%
18%

700-800
1%




McDaniel College

SAT MATH







200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
2%
20%
45%
27%
6%
SAT CRITCAL READING






200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
2%
23%
44%
23%
8%
Loyola College
 SAT






200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
 SAT






MATH
0%
0%
4%
33%
52%
11%
CRITCAL READING
200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
0%
5%
42%
42%
11%
University Md. - College Park

SAT MATH







200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
0%
4%
16%
48%
29%
SAT CRITICAL READING






200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
0%
6%
25%
50%
16%
Johns Hopkins University

SAT MATH







200-299
300-399
400-499
500-599
600-699
700-800
0%
0%
1%
5%
33%
61%
SAT CRITICAL READING
 200-299
0%]
 300-399
0%
 400-499
2%
 500-599
10%
 600-699
42%
 700-800
46%
WHAT ELSE ARE
COLLEGES LOOKING FOR
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
ESSAYS
INTERVIEW
PERSONAL RESUME
PUBLIC COLLEGE VS
PRIVATE COLLEGE
Instate Public and
Out of State
Public Colleges
Private College
40,000- 55,000
Towson
18,500
Virginia Tech
32,000
WVU
27,000
WHAT DOES COLLEGE
COST
• “Education is not expensive….. It’s
Priceless….”
•
Sorry--- Education is
Expensive
TOWSON 2011- 2012
• TUITION:
$7,906
• ROOM & BOARD: $9,942
• TOTAL:
$17,848
UMBC 2011 2012
• TUITION:
$9,520
• ROOM & BOARD: $10,021
• TOTAL:
$19,541
McDANIEL COLLEGE
2011- 2012
• TUITION:
$34,780
• ROOM & BOARD: $8,500
• TOTAL:
$43,280
STEVENSON 2011- 2012
• TUITION:
$23,636
• ROOM & BOARD: $11,500
• TOTAL:
$35,136
GETTYSBURG 2011-2012
• TUITION: $42,610
• ROOM & BOARD: $10,180
• TOTAL:
$52,790
WASHINGTON COLLEGE 2011
• TUITION:
$37,882
• ROOM & BOARD: $ 8,200
• TOTAL:
$46,082
LOYOLA 2011- 2012
• TUITION:
• ROOM & BOARD:
• TOTAL:
$40,870
$11,450
$52,320
WEST VIRGINA U 2011
• TUITION:
$17,884
• ROOM & BOARD: $ 9,050
• TOTAL:
$26,894
GETTING STARTED
• When to start exploring
Colleges?
• As Early as 9th or 10th
grade
FSK SCHOOL WEBSITE
SCHOOL COUNSELING
www.carrollk12.org/fsk
QUESTIONS