Operation Inform

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The State University of New York
Operation Inform
What Makes a Good Application to SUNY?
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The State University of New York
What Makes a Good Application to SUNY? Todays
presentation is intended to help our friends in
the secondary school community provide advice to
prospective students and their families about
opportunities for admission at various SUNY
colleges. Todays Presenters
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• Todays Program
• Review some general background information
• about selectivity
• This workshop will take a look at the SUNY
  application
• review process in a variety of categories
  including special
• talent and middle range students (GPA of 80-85)
• Panelists will review actual applications and
  discuss their
• Campus approach to application review

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• SUNY is becoming more selective-
• Increase in applications has increased
  selectivity
• More students want SUNY and we want to find a
  place for each student
• Selectivity varies by institutional mission, by
  demand for
• spaces and by availability of facilities

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• Why cant SUNY simply grow
• to accommodate the increased demand?
• Accreditation may require mandated
  faculty/student ratios
• Budgetary constraints on-campus and state-wide
• Lack of credentialed faculty in some disciplines
• Facilities cant be built fast enough
  classrooms,
• residence halls, labs, equipment and computing
  services
• Mission review and protection of taxpayer dollars
• Wheels of academia move slowly

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• Help is available!
• Guidebooks provide profiles of average enrolled
  students
• SUNY Website has stats
• SUNY viewbook and website has great information.
• Recruitment Response Center 1-800-342-3811
• askSUNY_at_suny.edu

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• Gauge students chances for admission based on
  where they fall in the mid-50 range
• If they are above, their chances are good for
  admission
• If they fall below, consider what else the
  student has to offer the campus leadership,
  special talent, diversity or special
• circumstances.
• Mid 50 Range
• 50 of the incoming class falls within this range
• 25 have higher stats
• 25 have lower stats

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Many other aspects of application are taken into
consideration
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• Potential for success
• Preparation (BOCES courses, Tech Prep, College
  Prep)
• Rigor of courses
• Improvement in performance Trend of grades
• Maturity
• Fit with the campus mission

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Making a Case for Admission
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• If students record falls below the institutions
  mid 50, the
• student may need to present their case.
• Be sure to check with each school to determine
  what
• mechanism they use to consider special talents,
  special
• circumstances, exceptions to their levels of
  admissibility
• Interview
• Essay
• Portfolio review
• Audition
• Teacher, Guidance Counselor or Coach
  recommendations
• Explanations of life situations that have
  affected them
• Creative writing samples

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• Building a Community
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• Within the mission of the institution, some
  students will
• be admitted to build the type of community that
  reflects
• New York State AND the campus unique needs
• Campus wants to build an honors program
• Orchestra needs a trumpet player
• Football team needs a QB
• Student organizations need leaders
• Campus needs writers, artists, actors, musicians
• Community want representatives to ensure ethnic
  and
• cultural diversity socioeconomic and geographic
  diversity

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• Lets make admissions decisions
• Decisions are made within the context of each
  institutions academic range of admissibility
• Their level of competitiveness (demand for
  positions in their school)
• Their assessment of the students likelihood of
  success/perseverance

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Case Study A  Middle Country CSD- Centereach,
NY 3.45 GPA Rank-92 of 398 670 CR 640 M (1310
total) Regents w/ Advanced Designation
Honors College course work in high school Major
Interest Cinema Studies, Creative Writing or
Film Some extracurricular activities, some work
experience
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Case Study B  The Mary Louis Academy, Jamaica
NY 2.48 GPA Rank 220 of 258 560 CR 530 M (1090
total) Regents with Advanced Designation AP
Credit
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Case Study C  North Salem High School, North
Salem, NY 70.12 GPA 530 CR 390 M (920
total) Regents curriculum Major Interest
Philosophy, Creative writing Some extracurricular
activities, some work experience
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Case Study D  New Dorp High School, Staten
Island, NY 84.2 GPA Rank 93 of 456 500 CR 630
M (1130 total) Honors coursework Some college
coursework
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Case Study E Charles W. Baker High School,
Baldwinsville, NY 89.6 GPA Ranks 115 of 402 490
CR 620 M (1100 total) College coursework in high
school Major Interest Mechanical Engineering
Technology Student athlete
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Case Study F Colonie Central High School, Albany,
NY 85.5 GPA Rank 188 of 457 400 CR 530 M (930
total) Regents curriculum College coursework in
high school Major Interest Adolescence
Education- Social Studies Student Athlete,
Volunteer, some work experience
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Thank You!
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