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College Planning for Parents
Awareness quiz for parents of high school students presently engaged in college planning
If you are the parent of a current high school student who aspires to attend college, you likely are a member of the Baby Boom generation (1946-64), or perhaps a Gen Xer (1965-80). Much about the college planning process has changed in the years since most parents attended -- which you likely already appreciate!
Take my quiz to assess your awareness of changes in the higher education landscape....
Q1: Reason for attendance
In recent years, college freshmen rank increasing their future earning power as a leading motivation for attending college. In the mid-1970s a leading reason was:
A - meeting potential mates
B - joining protests and demonstrations
C - participating in the party scene on campus
D - learning about topics of interest
Q2: Number of college applications
In 1967 less than 20% of college students reported having applied to four or more colleges. Today the percentage applying to four or more schools is:
A - 12%
B - 30%
C - 56%
D - 74%
Q3: Student Rights
Until the early 1970s the in loco parentis philosophy meant that college students were closely monitored by their institutions, and behavior was constrained. Today students have much more autonomy and clearly defined privacy rights. The federal law that protects student privacy is known as:
A - FERPA
B - SPA
C - SHERPA
D - FAFSA
Q4: Parental Rights
One result of FERPA is that even parents who are paying for their child"s tuition cannot independently obtain records on their offspring from a college, including grade reports, without their child"s consent.
A - true
B - false
Q5: Cost of college attendance over time
In 1980 the average cost for tuition, room and board at a four-year public college in the U.S. (in-state) was $6233, and at a private school was $14,060; by 2011 the respective average costs had risen to:
A -- $9500 public-IS/$19,700 private
B -- $12,400 public-IS/$24,500 private
C -- $17,131 public-IS/$38,589 private
D -- $23,000 public-IS/$46,300 private
Q6: America"s most expensive college
America"s most expensive college is presently Sarah Lawrence, in Bronxville, NY, with a current total cost of attendance (for 2011-12) of $59,170.
A - true
B - false
Q7: Rate of increase in college costs
The disproportional inflationary increase seen in U.S. college costs over the last 30 years is exceeded only by the increase in health care costs over the same period:
A - true
B - false
Q8: Trends in educational attainment
In 1980 68.6% of Americans possessed a high school diploma and 17% had earned a college degree. Today the statistics are:
A - 77% high school diploma/24% college degree
B - 85.7% high school diploma/28.7% college degree
C - 92% high school diploma/34% college degree
D - 95.4% high school diploma/42% college degree
Q9: High School Counselor Caseloads
The American School Counselor Association recommends that student-to-counselor ratios not exceed 250:1; however, the national average is:
A - 300:1
B -- 460:1
C -- 590:1
D -- 1000:1
Q10: Independent Educational Consulting profession:
At present, what percentage of high achieving high school students are making use of the services of Independent Educational Consultants (IECs)?
A - 9%
B - 18%
C - 26%
D - 42%
Answers: 1 = D; 2 = C (some students apply to as many as a dozen or more schools thanks to the ease of doing so via the Common Application); 3 = A (the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act was passed in 1974); 4 = A (students can sign a waiver at the beginning of enrollment allowing parents to have access to records, although ideally most families will agree on sharing ahead of time. Grade reports are now typically posted to students online, via their school email account and are not mailed); 5 = C (the costs of higher education have increased over 466% since 1986, compared with an overall inflation rate of 107% in the same time period); 6 = A; 7 = B (the costs of a college education have increased at a higher rate than most other expenditures, including health care); 8 = B (it is still the case that less than one-third of Americans possess a bachelor"s degree); 9 = B (heavy caseloads have diminished the amount of help available to students at many schools at a time when a larger and more diverse group is engaged in college planning, but has also given rise to the growing profession of Independent Educational Consulting); 10 = C (IECs, such as those affiliated with the Independent Education Consultant"s Association, help every type of student with the range of tasks involved in college planning).
For info on sources contact Lisa Ransdell at LRansdell@comcast.net
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