International Baccalaureate Program

Riverview High SchoolClass of 2013 Parent Meeting

‘The College Selection Process’December 12, 2011

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The IB DP• The IB Mission Statement• ‘Baccalaureate’• International• A pre-University Diploma• Made up of 9 elements• No graduation requirements• Higher rate of college acceptances• Higher rate of college success• Maximum amount of transfer credits• Florida Bright Futures – 100% or 75%

College/UniversityWhat we know –More applicants than everMore student options than everIB students need to avoid ‘Grade 13’We are promoting ‘early’We are learning the ‘hook’We are teaching a ‘strategy’The visit’ matters

Public 4 Year InstitutionsIn state tuition

Average $8,244. - 2011-128.3% higher than 2010-11

Average TOTAL = $17,131.- 2011-12+6.0% than 2010-11

Average out of state = $20,770.5.7% higher than 2010-11

TOTAL = $29,657. – 2011-12+5.2% than 2010-11

2011-12 In State 4 year Public:Averaged –

@$7,056. in the South to@$10,494 in New England

----------------------------Two-year colleges =

@$1,928. in the West to$4,437. in New England

Regional BreakdownPublic 2 yr. =

Middle States = $12,949. Midwest = $9,410.NE = $12,042. South = $9,711.

Southwest = $7,095. West $10,181.

Public 4 yr. =Middle States = $18,835. Midwest = $17,115.

NE = $20,458. South = $15,042.Southwest = $14,842. West = $19,069

Private 4 yr. =Middle States = $41,554 Midwest = $35,190

NE = $47,686 South = $33,394Southwest = $33,988 West = $38,235.

IB & College Assumptions Academic strength of

curriculum Trend of performance External validation Research & writing skills Accepts educational

challenges

Critical thinking skills Interview skills Extracurricular involvement Recommendations Maturity & responsibility

The College Application: What is being evaluated

• Academic Preparedness – Course rigor– Grades– Standardized testing – SAT/ACT/IB/AP

• Extracurricular Engagement – What is the student doing outside of the classroom?– What qualities is he/she building and demonstrating?

• Personal qualities– Roommate test– Intellectual Engagement– Seen in recs, essays

• How the student fits in the well-rounded class– Institutional priorities – Diversities

Qualitative Data

Who are you?• Unique aspects that will ++++ to a

burgeoning, inter-cultural community….• Profile of the IB Diploma Candidate…?• Trend of Performance• Adversity & Commitment

IB Learner Profile

InquirersCaringKnowledgeableReflective Well-Balanced

Open-MindedCommunicatorsPrincipledRisk TakersThinkers

‘A liberal arts education teaches students how to learn

and master whatever is put in front of them –

“there is no more practical way of preparing someone for the unknown…..”

Anne Ponder, Chancellor, UNC Ashville

‘A liberal arts education teaches students how to learn

and master whatever is put in front of them –

“there is no more practical way of preparing someone for the unknown…..”

Anne Ponder, Chancellor, UNC Ashville

Quantitative DataGPA

Class RankMost Challenging Program

SAT/ACTSAT II

Developing a StrategyDecide Variables

Search-’Visit’Compile Data (Qualitative & Quantitative)

Manageable #: Reach-Solid (Likely)–Safety

Divide in ‘Deadline #1’ and ‘Deadline #2’

Florida’s Public Universities

• Important part of the ‘search’ are visits

FAMUFAUFGCUFIUFSUNCFUCFUFUNFUSFUWF

College DispositionsEarly Action

Early DecisionAccepted

DeniedDeferred

Wait Listed

“We need graduates committed to lifelong learning

and broad interests, people with intellectual curiosity

who have the agility and self-confidence to navigate a very fluid modern world.”

David Shi, President, Furman University

“We need graduates committed to lifelong learning

and broad interests, people with intellectual curiosity

who have the agility and self-confidence to navigate a very fluid modern world.”

David Shi, President, Furman University

The Economy

Price of college has gone upWorth of college has gone up‘Honors Colleges’ increasing

‘Traffic’ has increasedRecruitment has intensified

FinancesPre-Paid

FAFSABright Futures

Scholarships/GrantsTransfer Credits

(• 6:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, Riverview High School)

Timelines/Next Steps

What has been done:1. College Reps/Simulations

2. College Variables3. The Search Process

4. Testimony from IB Seniors5. Movie: ‘500 Words or Less’

What will be Done:1.. Visits

2. IB Alumni Testimonies3. Home Communication

4. SAT/ACT (prep classes here before March tests—(Wed, at 3))5. Spring Focus groups

6. Summer Qualitative Data7. Back to School Meeting

College Selection & Critical Thinking

Moving from exploration, research discovery---

Quality of LifeAcademic Environment

Professional Opportunity

Year 1 IB DP: Grade 11Preview of Coming Attractions –

IA’sCAS continues (managebac; outcomes; advisors)

TOK begins (15+ hrs. Jan-April then Orals)EE instruction (during school; advisor assigned; proposal due

April-May; finished product 1st day of school).

IB & College• What is it that we know—1) Programs have been effected…+ will be2) Process should not be ‘step down’3) The decision is an investment4) New forms of gap year emerging5) ‘Bending’ Selectivity of ED applicants6) Increase of yield initiatives7) Admissions/Development impacted8) Landscape of global ed being redefined9) Shouldn’t compromise IB Mission/Learner Profile10) Doesn’t matter where one goes to university…it’s what

one does wherever they go…..11) ‘Early…Quality…Manageable…Strategic

Source: Cartoonbank.com, The New Yorker

COMMON ERRORS

1. SAT/ACT taken too late;2. Mix-up between a ‘reach’ & a ‘dream’ school;

3. Too many schools;4. Miscommunication between home & student;

5. Missed deadlines;6. Applying to college before improving profile;

7. Compromising school attendance;8. Parent becomes the applicant;

9. Stress.

“We’re not preparing students just for their first job when they get out of college,

but for careers over their lifetime.”

Mike Michalson, President, New College of Florida

“We’re not preparing students just for their first job when they get out of college,

but for careers over their lifetime.”

Mike Michalson, President, New College of Florida

The College Selection process is a process of individuation. It is not a destination. It is simply part of the

journey.

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