Township High School District 214 College Fair Program Buffalo Grove High School Elk Grove High School The Academy at Forest View John Hersey High School Prospect High School Rolling Meadows High School Vanguard School Wheeling High School Tuesday April 5, 2016 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Harper College - Wellness & Sport Center - Building M Algonquin & Roselle Roads Palatine, Illinois
COLLEGE COMPARISON CHART DATA TO OBTAIN COLLEGE #1 COLLEGE #2 COLLEGE #3 Academic Program (largest-best-yours) Extra-curricular activities (largest-best-yours) Average ACT/SAT scores of current freshman class Average G.P.A. of last year s freshman class Enrollment (both graduate and undergraduate) Number of students in current freshman class % of last year s freshman class who returned for Soph. year Town where school is located Campus setting (urban-suburban-rural-small town) Distances (driving time in hours) % of freshman classes with more than 50 students % of commuter students % of out-of-state students % of minority students % of traditional age students % of those who graduate in 4 years % of undergraduate student body in dorms % of dorm residents on campus during weekends Costs for 1st yr. (tuition-fees-room-board-books) % of demonstrated financial need being met % of financial aid which is gift aid (scholarships & grants) % of financial aid which is self-help (loans-work study) Admissions requirements regarding H.S. record Admissions requirements regarding test scores Admissions requirements regarding H.S. course selection Application fee information Application period (start-end-notification) Housing application process School s historical significance School s religious affiliation
Dear Parents and Students: Welcome to the 2016 District 214 College Fair Program. We hope that the information you obtain here this evening will be helpful in your college planning. Some colleges that have participated in previous college night programs are not present this year due either to other commitments or budgeting restrictions. Through requests from both parents and students, new names have been added to the list of participating colleges. The institutions listed on the following pages represent colleges of a variety of types from various parts of the country. The college representatives are prepared to discuss admission requirements and procedures, curriculum offerings, scholarships, financial aid information, housing options, and programs for advanced study. Once you have had the opportunity to look over the information and material you receive, you may have further questions. Please feel free to contact your high school s college counselor for clarification or additional information. College Counselors Buffalo Grove High School Kathy Fox, 847-718-4067 kathy.fox@d214.org Prospect High School Diane Bourn, 847-718-5279 diane.bourn@d214.org Elk Grove High School Paul Genovese, 847-718-4441 paul.genovese@d214.org Rolling Meadows High School Robert Yerkan, 847-718-5660 robert.yerkan@d214.org John Hersey High School Nancy Davis, 847-718-4846 nancy.davis@d214.org Wheeling High School John Hammond, 847-718-7045 john.hammond@d214.org
2016 D214 College Fair Par9cipants as of March 10, 2016 Please refer to the college fair map at the back of this program to locate where each college will be located during the college fair. Any colleges registering to a1end the college fair auer this program is printed, will be posted at the entrance to the college fair. School City State A University of Arkansas Faye1eville AR Air Force ROTC Dayton OH Alverno College Milwaukee WI American Academy of Art Chicago IL American University Washington DC Aquinas College Grand Rapids MI Arizona State University Tempe AZ Augustana College Rock Island IL Aurora University Aurora IL B Baldwin Wallace University Berea OH Ball State University Muncie IN Belmont University Nashville TN Beloit College Beloit WI BenedicLne University Lisle IL Bentley University waltham MA Blackburn College Carlinville IL Bowling Green State University Bowling Green OH Bradley University Peoria IL Butler University Indianapolis IN C Calvin College Grand Rapids MI Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee WI Carroll University Waukesha WI Carthage College Kenosha WI Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant MI Clarke University Dubuque IA Cleveland State University Cleveland OH Coe College Cedar Rapids IA College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Saint Joseph MN Colorado State University Fort Collins CO Columbia College Chicago Chicago IL Concordia University Chicago River Forest IL Consulate General of Canada Chicago IL Cornell College Mount Vernon IA Creighton University Omaha NE D DePaul University Chicago IL DePauw University Greencastle IN
School City State D Dominican University River Forest IL Drake University Des Moines IA Drury University Springfield MO E Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL Eckerd College St. Petersburg FL Elmhurst College Elmhurst IL Eureka College Eureka IL F Ferris State University Big Rapids MI Florida InsLtute of Technology Melbourne FL Florida Southern College Lakeland FL G Ge1ysburg College Ge1ysburg PA Governors State University University Park IL Grand Valley State University Allendale MI Grinnell College Grinnell IA H Harper College PalaLne Il Hillsdale College Hillsdale MI Hofstra University Hempstead NY Hope College Holland MI Humber College InsLtute of Technology & Advanced Learning Toronto Ontario I Illinois College Jacksonville IL Illinois InsLtute of Technology Chicago IL Illinois State University Normal IL Illinois Student Assistance Commission Deerfield IL Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington IL Indiana State University Terre Haute IN Indiana University Bloomington IN Iowa State University Ames IA Iowa Wesleyan University Mount Pleasant IA IUPUI Indianapolis IN J John Carroll University University Heights OH Johnson & Wales University Providence RI Judson University Elgin IL Juniata College HunLngdon PA K Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo MI Kansas State University Manha1an ks Kent State Unievrsity Kent OH Knox College Galesburg IL L Lake Forest College Lake Forest College IL Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor MI
School City State L Lake Superior State University Sault Sainte Marie MI Lawrence Technological University SOUTHFIELD MI Lawrence University Appleton WI Lewis University Romeoville IL Lincoln College Lincoln IL Lindenwood University- Belleville Belleville IL Loras College Dubuque IA Loyola University Chicago Chicago IL Luther College Decorah IA Lyon College Batesville AR M MacMurray College Jacksonville IL Marian University Fond du Lac WI Marque1e University Milwaukee WI Maryville University St. Louis MO McKendree University Lebanon IL Miami University Oxford OH Michigan State University East Lansing MI Michigan Technological University Houghton MI Midwestern University- College of Pharmacy Downers Grove IL Millikin University Decatur IL Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee WI Missouri Southern State University Joplin MO Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla MO Monmouth College Monmouth IL Montana State University Bozeman MT N NaLonal Louis University Wheeling IL North Central College Naperville IL North Park University Chicago IL Northeastern Illinois University Chicago IL Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL Northern Michigan University Marque1e MI Northland College Ashland WI Northwest Suburban College Rolling Meadows IL Northwestern University Evanston IL O Oakton Community College Des Plaines IL Ohio University Athens OH Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais IL O1erbein University Westerville OH P Parkland College - InsLtute of AviaLon Champaign IL Penn State University Park PA Purdue University West Lafaye1e IN Purdue University Calumet Hammond IN Q Quincy University Quincy IL
School City State R Ranken Technical College St. Louis MO Rhodes College Memphis TN Ripon College Ripon WI Robert Morris University Chicago IL Rockford University Rockford IL Roosevelt University Chicago IL Ryerson University Toronto Ontario S Saint Anthony College of Nursing Rockford IL Saint Louis University Saint Louis MO Saint Mary's College Notre Dame IN Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona MN School of the Art InsLtute of Chicago (SAIC) Chicago IL Seton Hall University South Orange NJ Shimer College Chicago IL Simpson College Indianola IA Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau MO Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale IL Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville IL St. Ambrose University Davenport IA St. Louis College of Pharmacy St. Louis MO St. Norbert College DePere Wi St. Olaf College Northfield MN Suffolk University Boston MA Syracuse University Syracuse NY T Temple University Philadelphia PA Texas ChrisLan University Fort Worth TX The Ohio State University Columbus OH The University of Kansas Lawrence KS The University of Tampa Tampa FL Transylvania University Lexington KY Trinity ChrisLan College Palos Heights IL Trinity InternaLonal University Deerfield IL Truman State University Kirksville MO Tulane University New Orleans LA U University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL University of Arizona Tucson AZ University of Chicago Chicago IL University of CincinnaL CincinnaL OH University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO University of Dayton Dayton OH University of Denver Woodstock IL University of Evansville Evansville IN University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield IL
School City State University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Urbana IL University of Iowa Iowa City IA University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI University of Minnesota - Twin CiLes Minneapolis MN University of Missouri Columbia MO University of Missouri- St. Louis St. Louis MO University of Montana Missoula MT University of Nebraska- LIncoln Lincoln NE University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls IA University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN University of Pi1sburgh Pi1sburgh PA University of Rhode Island Kingston RI University of Rochester Rochester NY University of South Alabama Mobile AL University of South Carolina Columbia SC University of Southern California Los Angeles CA University of St Andrews St Andrews Scotland University of St. Thomas St. Paul MN University of Tennessee Knoxville TN University of Waterloo Waterloo ON University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Milwaukee WI University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh WI University of Wisconsin- Green Bay Green Bay WI University of Wisconsin- La Crosse La Crosse WI University of Wisconsin- Parkside Kenosha WI University of Wisconsin- Pla1eville Pla1eville WI University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Stevens Point WI University of Wisconsin- Stout Menomonie WI Upper Iowa University Faye1e IA UW- Whitewater Whitewater WI V Valparaiso University Valparaiso IN Vanderbilt University Nashville TN VanderCook College of Music Chicago IL Villanova University Villanova PA Viterbo University La Crosse WI W Wartburg College Waverly IA Webster University Saint Louis MO West Point West Point NY Western Illinois University Macomb IL Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI Westminster College Salt Lake City UT Wheaton College (IL) Wheaton IL William Woods University Fulton MO Winona State University Winona MN Wi1enberg University Springfield OH X Xavier University CincinnaL OH
C O L L E G E C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N S H E E T To use your time and college representative time more productively, we encourage you to complete the following information sheet in advance of the college fair. Make copies of the completed form for easy distribution to the college representatives you intend to meet. Another good option is to print the information on labels to easily affix to the contact cards that many colleges utilize at their information tables. This might be an opportune time to consider the appropriateness of your email address. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT Name: Birthday: Street address: City, State, Zip: Email: Phone: High School Name: Graduation year: Major(s) of interest (if known): Activities of interest: If known: Approximate GPA: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRINT Name: Birthday: Street address: City, State, Zip: Email: Phone: High School Name: Graduation year: Major(s) of interest (if known): Activities of interest: If known: Approximate GPA:
QUESTIONS TO ASK A COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE 1. How many students are there? How many graduate students? What is the male/female ratio? 2. What is the campus like (i.e. size, location, distance to the nearest city or downtown area)? 3. What is the makeup of the student body (i.e. from what states, commuter vs. residential, religious backgrounds, most popular majors)? 4. What is the housing situation? Where can freshmen live? What are the dorms like? 5. What percentage of students return for their sophomore year? What percentage graduate? 6. Do you have my major? What are the strongest majors? 7. What is the average class size for freshmen? For upperclassmen? Are classes typically taught by professors or graduate students? 8. Are there opportunities for research, independent study, internships or study abroad? 9. What kinds of clubs or activities are there? Is there a greek system on campus? If so, what percent of the student body is involved? 10. Do you have an honors program? 11. Describe the job placement program both during school and after graduation. How about placement in medical or law school...is there help? 12. Do you have career planning and counseling services? 13. Describe the sports program. In what division does your school compete? How popular are intramurals? 14. Are there special facilities in my interest area (radio/computers/labs/etc.)? 15. What are your admissions standards and what kind of student are you looking for? 16. What is the tuition, room and board and comprehensive costs of this school? 17. What kinds of financial aid are available, including merit based aid? 18. What arrangements must I make to visit your campus? 19. What are the admissions deadlines I need to know? 20. What is special about this school and why should I attend this one over a similar school?
M Wellness & Sport Center Bldg. M High School District 214 College Fair April 5, 2016 Harper College Wellness & Sports Center Building M Use Lots 12, 13, 14 For Parking Harper College is a smoke free campus
WEST WALL District 214 College Fair Floorplan - Harper College Fieldhouse Doors N O R T H W A L L Doors U. Of Iowa Indiana U. of Mich. U. of U. of Ohio Penn Purdue U. of Iowa State U. Mich. State Minn. Neb. State State Univ. Wisc. Marquette Western University Illinois Northwestern Colleges in alpha order University of Illinois University Colleges in alpha order at Urbana Illinois U of Illinois Wesleyan Springfield University Colleges in alpha order Southern of Illinois Univ. UIC Chicago Colleges in alpha order Edwardsville Health Coll. Loyola U of Illinois University at Chicago DePaul Colleges in alpha order Southern Illinois Univ. University Colleges in alpha order Carbondale Bradley North- University eastern Il Harper Colleges in alpha order Northern Illinois College Colleges in alpha order University Illinois State Advising Colleges in alpha order Chi. Gov. Eastern Area State State Illinois Main Entrance S O U T H W A L L Doors EAST WALL