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 New Location! Tuesday April 4, 2017 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Forest View Educational Center - Field House 2121 South Goebbert Road Arlington Heights, Illinois
Dear Parents and Students: Welcome to the 2017 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
Register for the D214 College Fair With Strivefair.com While the D214 College Fair is free, students should pre-register. Here are the registration steps: Go to www.strivefair.com When asked which fair you are attending, select District 214 IRCF 04/04/17. The fairs are arranged by date. Complete the survey. Once registration is complete you will receive a barcode by text and/or email. A reminder email and/or text with the barcode is sent again two hours before the fair. How long does registration take? Only a minute or two. Does it cost anything? No, it s free. What if I make a mistake? Simply register again. Go to Strivefair.com and fill out the the form a second time. When you receive a second barcode, delete the old barcode and use the new one. What happens next? At the college fair, colleges will scan your barcode to get your contact information. In return, you will receive the college representatives contact information and additional material about the schools that interest you. What if I don t have a smartphone or my phone is cracked? Register at Strivefair.com on a computer or ipad. Once you receive the barcode and ID number, you can write down their ID number. Colleges will take the ID number in place of the bar code.
2017 D214 College Fair Participants as of March 1, 2017 Please refer to the map on the back of this program to find where each college will be located during the college fair. Any colleges registering after this program is printed, will be posted at the entrance to the college fair. Institution City State A Albion College Albion MI Alverno College Milwaukee WI American Academy of Art Chicago IL Aquinas College Grand Rapids MI Arizona State University Tempe AZ Auburn University Auburn AL Augustana College Rock Island IL Aurora University Aurora IL B Baldwin Wallace University Berea OH Ball State University Muncie IN Baylor University Waco TX Belmont University Nashville TN Benedictine University Lisle IL Blackburn College Carlinville IL Bradley University Peoria IL Buena Vista University Storm Lake IA Butler University Indianapolis IN C Calvin College Grand Rapids MI Canadian Colleges and Universities Chicago IL Cardinal Stritch University Milwaukee WI Carroll University Waukesha WI Carthage College Kenosha WI Central Michigan University Mt Pleasant MI Chicago State University Chicago IL Clarke University Dubuque IA Coe College Cedar Rapids IA Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction CO Colorado State University Fort Collins CO Columbia College Columbia MO Columbia College Chicago Chicago IL Concordia University Chicago River Forest IL Concordia University-WI Mequon WI Cornell College Mount Vernon IA Creighton University Omaha NE D DePaul University Chicago IL DePauw University Greencastle IN
Dominican University River Forest IL Drake University Des Moines IA Drury University Springfield MO E Earlham College Richmond IN Eastern Illinois University Charleston IL Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti MI Elmhurst College Elmhurst IL Eureka College Eureka IL F Ferris State University Big Rapids MI Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne FL Florida Southern College Lakeland FL G - H Grand Valley State University Allendale MI Greenville College Greenville IL Harper College Palatine IL Heidelberg University Tiffin OH Hillsdale College Hillsdale MI Hofstra University Hempstead NY Holy Cross College Notre Dame IN Hope College Holland MI I Illinois College Jacksonville IL Illinois Institute 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 IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis) Indianapolis IN J - K John Carroll University University Heights OH Juniata College Huntingdon PA Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo MI Kansas State University Manhattan KS Kent State University Kent OH Kettering University Flint MI Knox College Galesburg IL L Lake Forest College Lake Forest IL Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie MI Lakeland University Plymouth WI Lawrence Technological University Southfield MI Lawrence University Appleton WI Lewis University Romeoville IL Lincoln College Lincoln IL
Loras College Dubuque IA Loyola University Chicago Chicago IL Luther College Decorah IA M MacMurray College Jacksonville IL Marian University Fond du Lac WI Marquette 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 University of Science and Technology Rolla MO Monmouth College Monmouth IL Montana State University Bozeman MT Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids IA N National Louis University Chicago IL North Carolina State University Raleigh NC North Central College Naperville IL North Park University Chicago IL Northeastern Illinois University Chicago IL Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ Northern Illinois University DeKalb IL Northern Michigan University Marquette MI Northland College Ashland WI Northwestern University Evanston IL Northwood University Midland MI O-P Ohio State University Columbus OH Ohio University Athens OH Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware OH Olivet College Olivet MI Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais IL Parkland College Champaign IL Penn State University University Park PA Purdue University West Lafayette IN Purdue University Northwest Hammond IN Q - R Quincy University Quincy IL Ranken Technical College St. Louis MO Regis University Denver CO Ripon College Ripon WI Robert Morris University Chicago IL Rockford University Rockford IL Roosevelt University Chicago IL
Rutgers University New Brunswick Piscataway NJ Ryerson University Toronto Ontario S Saint Louis University St. Louis MO Saint Mary's College Notre Dame IN Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Winona MN Salve Regina University Newport RI Seattle University Seattle WA 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 Texas Christian University Fort Worth TX Texas State University San Marcos TX Transylvania University Lexington KY Trinity Christian College Palos Heights IL Trinity International University Deerfield IL Truman State University Kirksville MO U U. S. Military Academy - West Point West Point NY U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point NY University College Dublin Rolling Meadows IL University of Akron Akron OH University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL University of Arizona Tucson AZ University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR University of Chicago Chicago IL University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO University of Dayton Dayton OH University of Denver Denver CO University of Dubuque Dubuque IA University of East Anglia Washington DC University of Glasgow Glasgow Scotland University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago IL University of Illinois at Springfield Springfield IL University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL University of Iowa Iowa City IA University of Kansas Lawrence KS University of Kentucky Lexington KY University of Maryland, College Park College Park MD
University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI University of Minnesota Twin Cities 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 Pittsburgh Pittsburgh PA University of South Alabama Mobile AL University of South Carolina Columbia SC University of Southern California Los Angeles CA University of St. Francis Joliet IL University of St. Thomas St. Paul MN University of Tampa Tampa FL University of Tennessee Knoxville TN University of Toledo Toledo OH University of Toronto Toronto Ontario University of Utah Salt Lake City UT University of Vermont Burlington VT University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Eau Claire WI University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay WI University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse WI University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison WI University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee WI University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh WI University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha WI University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point WI University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie WI University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater WI University of Wyoming Laramie WY Upper Iowa University Fayette IA V Valparaiso University Valparaiso IN Vanderbilt University Nashville TN VanderCook College of Music Chicago IL Vincennes University Vincennes IN W Wabash College Crawfordsville IN Wartburg College Waverly IA Webster University Saint Louis MO Western Illinois University Macomb IL Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI Wheaton College IL Wheaton IL William Woods University Fulton MO Winona State University Winona MN Wittenberg University Springfield OH X Xavier University Cincinnati OH
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?
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
FOREST VIEW EDUCATIONAL CENTER PARKING MAP DOOR 1 On-street parking will be permitted on Goebbert Road during the April 4, 2017 College Fair, between the hours of 6-8:30 p.m. ENTER THROUGH DOOR 1 N
NORTH WALL District 214 College Fair Floorplan - Forest View Educational Center Doors EAST WALL Doors Iowa U. Iowa Of Iowa Indiana U. of Mich. U. of U. of Ohio Penn Purdue U. of State Iowa Indiana State Maryland U. Mich. Mich. Mich. State Minn. Neb. Ohio Penn State Minn. Neb. State State State Purdue Rutgers Wisc. 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. Chicago Colleges in alpha order Edwardsville 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 Colleges in alpha order Chi. Eastern State Illinois Main Entrance WEST WALL Doors SOUTH WALL