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Applications and EssaysApplications and Essays Standardized Tests Standardized Tests College VisitsCollege Visits Financial AidFinancial Aid Early Decision and Early ActionEarly Decision and Early Action Identifying Colleges that are the “Right Identifying Colleges that are the “Right

Fit”Fit” Wait ListsWait Lists

Standardized TestsStandardized Tests

TestsTestsSAT ISAT I ACTACTSAT IISAT II APAP

2010-2011 Test Dates2010-2011 Test DatesPSATPSAT October 13 and 16 October 13 and 16

SAT I and IISAT I and II October 9, November 6, December 4, January 22, March October 9, November 6, December 4, January 22, March

12 (SAT I only), May 7, June 412 (SAT I only), May 7, June 4

ACTACT October 23, December 11, February 12 , April 9, June 11October 23, December 11, February 12 , April 9, June 11

College VisitsCollege Visits

Tours and Information SessionsTours and Information SessionsOpen Houses and Overnight VisitsOpen Houses and Overnight VisitsAdmissions Office InterviewsAdmissions Office InterviewsMeetings with CoachesMeetings with CoachesFinancial Aid MeetingsFinancial Aid MeetingsRHS Alumni Association RHS Alumni Association

ReimbursementsReimbursements

Important Financial Aid PoliciesImportant Financial Aid Policies

Need-Blind Admission vs. Need-Aware Need-Blind Admission vs. Need-Aware AdmissionAdmission

Need-Based Financial Aid vs. Merit-Based Need-Based Financial Aid vs. Merit-Based ScholarshipsScholarships

Grants, Loans and Student JobsGrants, Loans and Student Jobs

Treatment of Outside ScholarshipsTreatment of Outside Scholarships

FAFSA, CSS Profile and Tax ReturnsFAFSA, CSS Profile and Tax Returns

Endowment per Student at Selected Endowment per Student at Selected CollegesColleges Endowment

($million) # of StudentsEndowment/

Student ($000)

Princeton 12,619 7,569 1,667

Amherst 1,306 1,697 770

Williams 1,409 2,173 648

Dartmouth 2,825 5,897 479

Bowdoin 688 1,723 399

Colby 453 1,838 246

Wesleyan 476 2,946 162

Bates 184 1,776 104

Skidmore 240 2,556 94

Boston College 1,341 14,395 93

Wheaton 140 1,550 90

Connecticut College 165 1,913 86

RPI 613 7,521 82

WPI 292 4,178 70

Hampshire 46 1,430 32

Boston University 892 31,766 28

UNH 159 14,652 11

Early DecisionEarly Decision Early decision plans are binding. Early decision plans are binding.

Student agrees to attend the college if accepted Student agrees to attend the college if accepted and if adequate aid package is offered. and if adequate aid package is offered.

Student can apply to only one college for early Student can apply to only one college for early decisiondecision

Can apply to other colleges through the regular Can apply to other colleges through the regular admission process. admission process.

If accepted early by the first-choice college, all If accepted early by the first-choice college, all other applications must be withdrawn.other applications must be withdrawn.

Selected Colleges That Offer Selected Colleges That Offer Early DecisionEarly Decision

AmherstAmherst Conn College*Conn College* RPIRPI

Bates*Bates* CornellCornellSkidmore*Skidmore*

Bowdoin*Bowdoin* DartmouthDartmouth Trinity*Trinity*

BrownBrown DukeDuke Tufts*Tufts*

Colby*Colby* Johns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Wesleyan*Wesleyan*

Colgate*Colgate* Middlebury*Middlebury*Wheaton*Wheaton*

ColumbiaColumbia PennPenn WilliamsWilliams

* * Offers two roundsOffers two rounds

Early ActionEarly ActionSimilar to early decision plans, but are not binding.Similar to early decision plans, but are not binding.

If accepted, student can commit to the college If accepted, student can commit to the college immediately or wait until regular decision deadline.immediately or wait until regular decision deadline.

Open and non-binding early action:Open and non-binding early action:

Allows students to apply early to other colleges and to Allows students to apply early to other colleges and to wait until regular decision deadline to reply.wait until regular decision deadline to reply.

Selected colleges that offer such plans:Selected colleges that offer such plans:

Cal TechCal Tech University of North CarolinaUniversity of North Carolina

MITMIT University of New University of New HampshireHampshire

University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago University of VermontUniversity of Vermont

Early Action (cont.)Early Action (cont.)

Single choice early action:Single choice early action:

Students can apply early action to just one school, Students can apply early action to just one school, but cannot apply early action or early decision to but cannot apply early action or early decision to any other college.any other college.

Can apply to other colleges for regular decision and Can apply to other colleges for regular decision and no requirement to reply to the early application no requirement to reply to the early application college until the regular decision deadline.college until the regular decision deadline.

Selected colleges that offer such plans:Selected colleges that offer such plans:

GeorgetownGeorgetown StanfordStanford

TulaneTulane YaleYale

No Early Decision or Early No Early Decision or Early Action Action

Harvard, Princeton and University of Virginia do Harvard, Princeton and University of Virginia do not offer either early decision or early action not offer either early decision or early action plans.plans.

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