College Counseling Profile C L A S S
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The Miami Valley School Class of 2016 National Merit Scholarship recipients, black-belt martial artists, nationally recognized gymnasts, math competition champions, a licensed pilot, an awardwinning painter, state champion sprinter and long-jumper, professional disc jockey, and concert pianist: the class of 2016 is exceptionally talented. These graduates matriculated to the nation’s best colleges; in fact, 69 percent were admitted to universities and liberal arts colleges ranked in the top 100 by U.S. News & World Report. As college students, they plan to study aeronautical engineering, visual art, biomedical engineering, creative writing, environmental sciences, finance, music technology, neuroscience, paleontology, religious studies, and philosophy. Their interests are as varied as their talents, and it is this unique combination that makes college counseling at The Miami Valley School a true privilege.
What is individualized college counseling? At The Miami Valley School we believe that every one of our graduates will be prepared for the rigors of a competitive 4-year college upon graduation. But, we don’t believe that one size fits all. Our unique blend of experiential education combined with challenging academics makes our students ready for the challenges of college and beyond. We also believe that personalized attention to the process rather than just the product of finding the right college is integral to student success. College counseling begins in the classroom in 9th and 10th grades with teachers and peers providing feedback and encouragement as students take academic risks. It continues with academic advisors who serve as mentors helping students choose the appropriate classes, clubs, athletics, and volunteer opportunities for the right mix of challenge and success. The process culminates with individual and family meetings and weekly college counseling classes with our expert college counselor during the junior and senior years.
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Identifying the best fit By the time our students graduate, as the Class of 2016 demonstrates, each student has identified his/her individualized best fit. Our students have taken the time to investigate many colleges. They understand everything from the differences between liberal arts colleges and comprehensive universities, to the cost of attendance at a heavily-endowed private college versus a seemingly less-expensive public university. They understand the nuances of merit scholarships and financial aid. They appreciate how school culture can affect their college experience. They have had conversations with their families regarding their own expectations and those of their parents. They can identify different colleges’ strengths and weaknesses, and compare those with their own. Each college in the matriculation list for the Class of 2016 reflects each student’s individual choice and a complex decision-making process.
admissions rep on campus
connecting with visiting college admissions officials The Miami Valley School is fortunate to host approximately 50 college representatives each admissions season. These visitors are typically the same admissions officials who will be reading our students’ applications in the fall and winter. Our students benefit from the opportunity to learn about these colleges in an intimate, collaborative setting, and they are able to establish relationships with the admissions officials. As a result of their visits, the officials have come to know and understand the strengths of our school and students. Our distinctive Immersion program, the rigorous curriculum, and stellar extracurricular opportunities encourage these visitors to stop by MVS each year. In fact, many of the representatives tell us they come to Dayton soley to meet our students.
presentatives
guided by professionals MVS students are guided by a college counselor who stays current on the latest trends in the profession. MVS is dedicated to professional development and the college counselor travels to colleges, universities, and conferences to represent The Miami Valley School nationally. He connects with colleagues and admission contacts and frequently presents the MVS counseling program to colleagues at professional conferences. Recent presentation topics have included: the use of social media by counseling professionals, the innovative college counseling curriculum, and the college representative visit experience. Every year the Director of College Counseling identifies, through research and networking, national trends that may affect our student outcomes. This year, the following trends were identified:
trends
National college admissions More students took advantage of applying early decision College admission offices considered students’ demonstrated interest in their admission decision International students face greater competition in college admissions Families continue to consider tuition cost when making final college decisions It has become increasingly more competitive to be admitted into engineering, biological sciences, and business
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TEST SCORES 4
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curriculum
GRADES
in college 1 prep courses
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other top priorities student’s demonstrated
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recommendations extracurricular
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Reference: State of College Admission 2014, NACAC
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The best in Dayton
percent of this year’s graduating class were accepted to the nation’s highest ranked colleges
percent of the Class of 2016 will attend 4-year colleges and universities
69
HIGHEST 25,000 15,000 ONLY SAT & ACT scores in the Dayton area
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average aid package at private institutions
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class of 2016
MVS college application statistics
40%
60%
attending public institutions attending private institutions
in Dayton 48 seniors applied to
1colleges 67
6.382% acceptance rate applications
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per student
in early decision/early action
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6 7 %o v e r a l l
acceptance rate
52%
of the class were admitted to highly selective colleges
w i t h 50 percent attending in-state institutions
AND 50 percent
attending out-of-state institutions
MVS test scores highest
CR
MATH WR
ACT
STUDENTS ATTENDING 4-YEAR COLLEGES
27.1
100%
589
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*
600
562
26.5
86%
Centerville 566
581
540
24.8
73%
Bellbrook
591
608
*
24.8
86%
National
495
511
484
21
44%
MVS
605
634
583
NAIS
588
603
Oakwood
588
*Not Available Based upon most recent published data. Oakwood and Centerville data from School Profiles Class of 2013. NAIS data from www.nais.org, 2014. National testing data from www.nais.org, www.collegeboard.org, www.actstudent.org, 2015.
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College enrollments & acceptances/Class of 2016 Allegheny College Baylor University* Belmont University Bentley University Birmingham-Southern College Boston College* Bowling Green State University Brandeis University* Butler University California College of the Arts (San Francisco) Campbell University Capital University Carson-Newman University Carthage College Case Western Reserve University* Cedarville University Central Michigan University Centre College College of Charleston College of the Holy Cross* Columbia College Chicago Columbia University* Connecticut College* Davidson College* Denison University* DePaul University Dickinson College* Drexel University Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Michigan University Eckerd College Elon University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Florida Southern College Georgetown University* Georgia Institute of Technology* Grinnell College* Hampton University* Harvard University*
High Point University Hobart and William Smith Colleges* Illinois Institute of Technology Indiana Institute of Technology Indiana Wesleyan University James Madison University Kent State University Kenyon College* Lake Forest College Lander University Loyola Marymount University Loyola University Chicago Loyola University New Orleans Macalester College* Manchester University Marquette University Maryland Institute College of Art McDaniel College MCPHS - Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Miami University, Middletown Miami University, Oxford Michigan State University Middlebury College* New York University* Northeast Ohio Medical University* Northern Kentucky University Northwestern University* Oberlin College* Occidental College* Ohio Northern University Ohio University Ohio Wesleyan University Otterbein University Purdue University Rhodes College Rochester Institute of Technology* Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Saint Louis University Santa Clara University* School of the Art Institute of Chicago School of Visual Arts Seton Hall University Seton Hill University Shawnee State University Simmons College* Skidmore College* Taylor University Texas Christian University The College of Wooster The Ohio State University The University of Akron The University of Findlay The University of Northwestern Ohio Tulane University* Union College* University of California, Santa Cruz University of Cincinnati University of Dayton University of Denver University of Kentucky University of Missouri Columbia University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester* University of San Diego University of San Francisco University of Toledo Vassar College* Villanova University* Washington University in St. Louis* Wayne State University Wheaton College MA Wittenberg University Worcester Polytechnic Institute* Wright State University Xavier University
Names in purple indicate colleges to which graduates of the Class of 2016 will matriculate.
* Indicates most selective colleges and universities, accepting fewer than 50% of applicants
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Bowling Green State University Marquette University Rochester Institute of Technology The Ohio State University Capital University Eastern Kentucky University The University of Northwestern Ohio Indiana Institute of Technology Georgetown University Denison University Boston College Northeast Ohio Medical University Capital University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Middlebury College The College of Wooster Villanova University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Washington University in St. Louis New York University Ohio Wesleyan University The Ohio State University Rhodes College Washington University in St. Louis University of Dayton Wright State University University of Toledo Kent State University New York University Wright State University Miami University, Oxford University of Pittsburgh Otterbein University Miami University, Middletown University of Cincinnati Rhodes College Miami University, Oxford Miami University, Oxford University of Dayton Santa Clara University Miami University, Oxford Miami University, Oxford Northwestern University University of Kentucky Saint Louis University Centre College Harvard University Simmons College
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College matriculations