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College Readiness, Access and AccelerationAs more high school students in New England seek to access higher education, institutions in our region have developed a range of innovative, data-driven systems for supporting the transition to post-secondary learning and accelerating the path to success.
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Students: Finding a College Is Serious Business
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Source: Survey of over 200K students visiting the Big Future website
Choosing what to have for lunch
Buying shoes / sneakers
Finding jeans that fit
Planning for the prom
Picking out a new phone & plan
Getting a driver's license
Finding / choosing someone to date
Choosing a permanent tattoo or piercing
Buying a car
Buying a house
Finding / choosing someone to marry
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
When compared to other choices in students lives, finding and choosing a college is like ________:
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On a scale of 1–10, how big a deal is the college planning process to you?
Source: Survey of over 200K students visiting the Big Future website
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“A… choice that will
impact my whole life.”
“It’s just something I have to do.”
Students: Finding a College Is Serious Business
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Colleges: Finding Students Is Serious Business
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Sources: The Landscape of Higher Education (College Board National Forum 2012)
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000 Midwest Middle States New England
Number of Public High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity, by CB Region: 1992–2028
0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000 South Southwest West
American Indian Asian Black Hispanic White
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A Unified Approach
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Helping students make the transition to college and institutions find qualified students.
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Class of 2014 SAT Participation
+ 1,672,395 students from the class of 2014 took the SAT, an increase compared to 1,660,047 students last year.
+ 793,986 students were minority students — an increase from 762,511 last year.
+ 394,992 low-income students took the exam using a fee waiver, an increase from 387,748 last year.
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Not enough students are prepared for college
+ Only 42.6% of students who took the SAT met the College Board benchmark for readiness.
- 15.8% of African American SAT takers met the benchmark.
- 23.4% of Hispanic SAT takers met the benchmark.
- 33.5% of Native American SAT takers met the benchmark.
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Missed Opportunities in the Class of 2014
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300%
Average amount by which students and parents overestimate the cost of attending a public four-year college
23% Proportion of students with the qualifications to attend a four-year college and apply to only one college
82%Proportion of high-achieving, low-SES students who do not apply to a single college on par with their academic qualifications
Many Information and Aspiration Gaps Persist
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Powerful Effects of College Communications
Research demonstrates that information received from colleges shapes college choices for more than a third of low-income students.
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Higher-Income Students
Lower-Income Students
0.028%
1%
67%
58%
23%
35%6%
Print or email advertisements caused students to apply for schools they might not have considered before
Don't know if received Didn't receive Don't knowNo Yes
Complexity in College Admission: The Barriers Between Aspiration and Enrollment for Lower-Income Students (Oct. 2011)
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Good News on Student Behavior & Perceptions
+ Current high school students exhibit a strong entrepreneurial, independent and self-sustaining spirit with a driving motivation to map out their own future.
+ The cohort is also certain about the importance of higher education.
- 81% of students say that a college degree is important to the have for the career they want.
- 65% feel that the college costs are worth it; the benefits will outweigh the costs.
+ They have notable concerns about financial futures, including the cost of college.
- 67% are concerned about being able to afford college.
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Northeastern University, 4th Innovation Imperative Poll, 2014
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May 2014 AP Exam Administration Participation
+ 1,478,084 11th and 12th grade public school students took AP in 2014, an increase of 3.8% from last year.
+ 408,808 were traditionally underrepresented minority students, an increase of 7.0% from last year.
+ 355,379 were low-income students, an increase of 7.3% from last year.
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However, only 12.9% of African American and 12.0% of Native American public high school 11th- and 12th-graders took an AP Exam in May 2014.
AP Participation Among Underrepresented Minority Students
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Benefits of Advanced Placement
+ AP students perform well in subsequent college courses in the discipline.
+ AP students are more likely to major in their AP subject or a related discipline, particularly in STEM subjects.
+ AP students take more – not less – college course work in the discipline.
+ AP students are more likely to graduate within four years.
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AP Performance and Success
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PSAT/NMSQT results are the best predictor of a student’s potential to succeed in certain AP courses. From these results, educators can identify students with a high likelihood of succeeding in particular AP subjects.
This figure reflects participation among public high school students in the class of 2014.
AP Potential
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The Challenge: Equitable Access to AP CoursesHundreds-of-thousands of students are not participating in the AP subjects for which they have a high potential for success
18Note: “AP Potential” is defined here as a 70% or greater likelihood of scoring a 3 or higher on an AP Exam. These data are based on projections from the 2 million students PSAT/NMSQT test takers in the class of 2010
Asian
42%58%
White
62%38%
Hispanic/Latino
70%30%
Black/African American
80%20%
Took Recommended AP Did Not Take Recommended AP
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
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Beyond Assessment: Delivering Opportunity
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21College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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22College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
in New England
Out-Of-Region
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Appendix
State Data
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24College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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25College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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26College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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27College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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28College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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29College Attendance Patterns* of New England 2013 College-Bound Seniors Who Took the AP®, PSAT® or SAT®, National Student Clearinghouse and The College Board, 2014
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Eight Key Changes to the SAT
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Change for a Reason: The Redesigned SAT
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