Thinking about College

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Thinking about College

• You Should be!

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What do Colleges look for?

• Transcript (Grades from 9-11)
• Co-Curricular Sports, Drama, Student Government,
  Chess
• Test Scores PSAT, PLAN, ACT, SAT.
• Recommendations from Teachers. Get to know them.
• Activities outside of the classroom. Scouts,
  Community Service.

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Recommended Courses for selective schools.

• Liberal Arts
• 4 Units of English
• 3 Units of Math
• 2 consecutive units of Foreign Language
• 3 Units of Science
• 2 Units of History
• 3 Additional of units of History, Science.

• Engineering
• 4 Units of English
• 4 Units of Math
• 2 consecutive units of Foreign Language
• 3-4 Units of Science
• 2-3 Units of History
• Additional units of History and Science.

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Types of Admissions

• Highly Yield Notre Dame, Harvard, Boston
  College, Georgetown, Northwestern. Reach
• Medium Yield Loyola of Chicago, Marquette, SLUH,
  Most state schools if you do not live in the
  state. Likely to be admitted with a 3.0 above and
  test scores of 23 or higher
• KU, MU, Kansas State. Admission based on test
  scores. Safety school
• Open Admission Everyone is accepted.

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What does it take to go to_____________

• Notre Dame 36 accepted. Average GPA 4.14, ACT
  33, SAT 2174.
• Boston College 50 accepted. Average GPA 4.11,
  ACT 31, SAT 2098.
• University of Missouri 86 accepted. Average GPA
  3.24, ACT 26, SAT 1828.
• Creighton 96 accepted. Average GPA 3.58 ACT 28
• MIT 0 accepted. Harvard 4 students in past 7
  years.
• University of Kansas 91 accepted, 3.23 GPA.

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Jesuit High School Seniors

• 1. Boston College 1,404
• 2. Fordham 1090
• 3. Georgetown 947
• 5. Notre Dame 757
• 6. Villanova 683
• 7. Loyola of Chicago 667