1. Top Colleges

2. Why Bother?

3. Challenge Accepted?

5. Passion Make your interests and work synonymous The things you do should support a life goal so that you will work that much harder and be able to write that much better about it.

6. Course Rigor & Grades

7. Test Scores

9. Talents

10. Essays

11. Recommendations

13. Time to see how you measure up

14. StudentsMeShikarKathleenJemimaTaylorRyanNikil W. GPA 4.394.734.584.774.71 U.W. GPA 3.723.934.00 SAT/ACT 2150 34 2220 33 206019702080 34 23502270 32 Subject Tests M2–800 Phy–710 Lit-750 M1-690 Phy-620 M2-710 Phy-750 US-710 Chem-800 M2-760 Rigor 11 AP6 IB, 1 AP8 AP6 IB11 APAP Clubs Physics 1, NHS 2, MBand 3, Media 1, AcaDeca 1 NHS 3, Creative W 2 NHS 2, AcaDeca 2, Interact 3, MBand 3 Dreamcatcher 1 FCA 4, Green 3, NHS 2, HHS 2, Fashion 2, M.A.T. 2, International 1 Mband 4, FCA 3, Mathletes 2, Physics 1, NHS 2 Math 3 NHS 2 Gentlemen 1 NHS 2 Math 4 Gentlemen 1 Other Activities Family, B-dancing 2, Work 4, Piano 3, Boy’s State, Volunteering, Website, Babysitting 3 Assistant Soccer Coaching BabysittingRock Band 3 EC-Classes 2 AZ Benefit 1 P2P Summit P Kiva 2 EC- Classes 1 AZ Benefit 1 P2P Summit Harvard SSP P Kiva 2 Awards & Achievement AD Regional Physics Gold Academic Letter, 98% Club attendance AD Regional Econ Bronze Academic Achievement, Discus NM-CommendFlinn, NM-Scholar Flinn NM-Scholar, Tennis All- Region

15. StudentsMeShikarKathleenJemimaTaylorRyanNikil Leadership Physics (CF, P) Media (P) AcaDeca (Sec)Interact (Sec) Green (Sec) M.A.T. (Sec) Band (SL, VP, DM) Mathletes (T) FCA (S, VP) P Kiva (CF), Math (P), NHS (VP) P Kiva (CF), Math (VP), NHS (P) Tennis (C) 2 Sports Rec- Basketball Track & Field 4 Soccer 3 Volleyball 2 Softball 2Tennis 3Tennis 4 Special Talents Schools rejected Berkeley, Stanford, Caltech, MIT, Harvard, USC Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Notre Dame, Duke Caltech, USC, Stanford, Dartmouth, Harvard Stanford, MIT (E) Stanford, Columbia, Princeton, Yale Schools Accepted ASU USC (Appeal) NWU (E) ASU (H) Wake Forest, ASU, Pepperdine Stanford, U Denver, U Portland, U Pacific Harding, Pepperdine, UNC, Wake Forest NWU, Wash U, Trinity Duke, USC, NWU, Rice, Wash U Schools Wait-listed HarveyMudd Barrett Will& Mary, Barrett DukeU Penn, Harvard

16. Take a Moment… Is this realistic for you? Where should you put your time and energy now?

18. Honors Colleges

19. Good Colleges

20. Scholarships to Watch For Presidential – Most schools have one, usually full-tuition or close – Usually based on GPA and test scores National Merit Scholarship – Study for the PSAT over Junior summer – Usually close to a full ride – Score about 215 or higher Flinn ($20,000 a year + benefits) – The in-state alternative to top schools

21. Scholarships to Watch For Cont’d Limit Competition – Region specific scholarships Ex. Jade Woman’s Club scholarship – University specific scholarships Ex. Medallion Scholarship

23. Now what? No matter what your ultimate destination is, you are good enough to do something great. School is about more than good grades and test scores; get involved in clubs and sports, and save money.

24. Some more advice Helpful College information websites – www.collegeboard.com www.collegeboard.com – www.collegeconfidential.com www.collegeconfidential.com Helpful scholarship website – www.fastweb.com www.fastweb.com