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College Forward11/22/13

Class Schedule

• Announcements

• Colleges of the Day

• College Preference Activity

• Time to work on the matrix

Special Olympics: Bowling• Where: Showplace Lanes

• When: Saturday, February 2nd, 8:15 am-noon

• What: assist Special Olympic athletes with bowling

• Currently I have 8 volunteer slots available

Gilbert Elementary’s Mother Daughter

Day• When: Saturday, February 9th, 8:30 am-12:15 pm

• Where: 5412 Gilbert Road, Austin, TX 78724

• What: Work with girls in 3rd-5th grade to promote positive self image

• Volunteers needed to help with child care, booths, or set up and clean up

• If interested: Please email [email protected] or call 512-386-3800 x 5545 to sign up.

Next Practice ACT Test Date

• February 16th @ 8 am in Connally

• This test is mandatory, so make sure you’re checking your calendar and keeping that morning clear

Angelo State University

• San Angelo, TX

• ~3.5 hrs from Austin

• Public university

• 6,267 undergrads

• Tuition + fees: $7,493

• 54% of financial need met on average

• 64% retention

• 31% graduate w/in 6 yrs

• 21:1 student to faculty ratio

Angelo State

Angelo State

• ACT Mid 50%: 18-23

• Acceptance rate: 92%

• Pop majors: business, interdisciplinary studies, parks & rec, psychology, communications/journalism

• Named a Best Western college

• Named one of the “Top 10 Up and Coming Regional Universities” by US News

George Washington University

• Washington DC

• 10,406 undergrads

• Private university

• Tuition + fees: $45,780

• 94% of financial need met on average

• 94% retention

• 81% graduation w/in 6 years

• 14:1 student to faculty ratio


• ACT Mid 50%: 27-31

• Popular majors: social sciences, business/marketing, psychology, communications/journalism, health professions

• #13 Best College Dorms

• #3 College City Gets High Marks

• #3 Most Politically Active Students

• A Best Northeastern School

What Schools Have Past College

Forward Students Been Interested In?1. Texas State2. UT Austin3. UTSA4. Texas A&M5. Baylor6. St. Edward’s7. University of Houston8. TAMU-Corpus Christi9. University of North Texas10. TAMU-Kingsville

Best Value Texas Colleges

1. Rice University2. Trinity University3. UT Austin4. UT Dallas5. Texas A&M6. Austin College7. University of Dallas8. Southern Methodist University9. Southwestern University10. Texas Christian University

Less Than 2 Hours From Home

• UT Austin• St. Edward’s• Texas State• Concordia• Baylor• Huston-Tillotson• Our Lady of the Lake• Prairie View A&M• Southwestern College• Mary Hardin-Baylor College

Best Financial Aid (in the Country)

1. Princeton (Princeton, NJ)2. University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)3. New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)4. Swarthmore (Swarthmore, PA)5. Yale (New Haven, CT)6. Pomona College (Claremont, CA)7. Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)8. Columbia (New York, NY)9. Thomas Aquinas University (Santa Paula, CA)10. Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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