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.

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

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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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0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

“A… choice that will

impact my whole life.”

“It’s just something I have to do.”

Students: Finding a College Is Serious Business

Colleges: Finding Students Is Serious Business

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Sources: The Landscape of Higher Education (College Board National Forum 2012)

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Number of Public High School Graduates by Race/Ethnicity, by CB Region: 1992–2028

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American Indian Asian Black Hispanic White

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eight Key Changes to the SAT

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Change for a Reason: The Redesigned SAT

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