A short presentation on MATCH testing for high school students.

4. SCORE SAMPLE
• Subject 8th grade 9th grade PLAN ACT
Explore (1-25) (9-32) (9-36)
• English 13 14 15 18
• Mathematics 17 18 19 22
• Reading 15 16 17 21
• Science 2 20 20 21 24

5. 5
What types of schools are there?
 Two-Year Colleges
 Four-Year Colleges
 Universities
 Public Colleges/Universities
 Private Colleges/Universities
 Military Academies
 Single-Sex
 Religious
 Historically Black Colleges

6. Top 10 Schools CPS students attend
1. CITY OF CHICAGO - WRIGHT COLLEGE 2-year
2. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 4-year Competitive
3. CITY OF CHICAGO - HAROLD WASHINGTON COLL 2-year
4. NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 4-year Not Competitive
5. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS @ URBANA 4-year Highly Competitive
6. NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 4-year Competitive
7. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE 4-year Competitive
8. CITY OF CHICAGO - RICHARD J. DALEY COLLE 2-year
9. CITY OF CHICAGO - MALCOLM X COLLEGE 2-year
10. CITY OF CHICAGO - KENNEDY-KING COLLEGE 2-year
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7. College Match
Most selective
 very strong academic program (AP courses), extracurricular activities, strong
recommendations
M.I.T., Yale, Harvard
Very Selective
Very strong academic program, strong extracurricular activities
 University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins
Highly Selective
Very strong Standardized Test Scores
 27 or better on ACT
 Top 10% of class
 US Air Force Academy
Selective
24 or better on ACT
University of Illinois
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