The document provides information about upcoming events and activities for College Forward students. It includes details about volunteering at a Special Olympics bowling event on February 2nd, assisting with a mother-daughter day event on February 9th, an upcoming mandatory ACT practice test on February 16th, and information about two Texas universities - Angelo State University and George Washington University - including admissions stats, popular majors, and other facts. It also lists the top schools past College Forward students have been interested in, the best value Texas colleges, schools within less than 2 hours from home, and schools with the best financial aid in the country.

1. College Forward
11/22/13

2. Class Schedule
• Announcements
• Colleges of the Day
• College Preference
Activity
• Time to work on the
matrix

3. Special Olympics: Bowling
• Where: Showplace Lanes
• When: Saturday, February 2nd, 8:15 am-noon
• What: assist Special Olympic athletes with
bowling
• Currently I have 8 volunteer slots available

4. Gilbert Elementary’s Mother Daughter
Day
• When: Saturday, February 9th, 8:30 am-12:15 pm
• Where: 5412 Gilbert Road, Austin, TX 78724
• What: Work with girls in 3rd-5th grade to promote
positive self image
• Volunteers needed to help with child care, booths, or set
up and clean up
• If interested: Please email denise.berry@del-
valle.k12.tx.us or call 512-386-3800 x 5545 to sign
up.

5. Next Practice ACT Test Date
• February 16th @ 8 am in Connally
• This test is mandatory, so make sure you’re
checking your calendar and keeping that
morning clear

6. Angelo State University
• San Angelo, TX
• ~3.5 hrs from Austin
• Public university
• 6,267 undergrads
• Tuition + fees: $7,493
• 54% of financial need met on
average
• 64% retention
• 31% graduate w/in 6 yrs
• 21:1 student to faculty ratio

7. Angelo State

8. Angelo State
• ACT Mid 50%: 18-23
• Acceptance rate: 92%
• Pop majors: business,
interdisciplinary studies, parks
& rec, psychology,
communications/journalism
• Named a Best Western college
• Named one of the “Top 10 Up
and Coming Regional
Universities” by US News

9. George Washington University
• Washington DC
• 10,406 undergrads
• Private university
• Tuition + fees: $45,780
• 94% of financial need met on
average
• 94% retention
• 81% graduation w/in 6 years
• 14:1 student to faculty ratio

10. George Washington University

11. George Washington University
• ACT Mid 50%: 27-31
• Popular majors: social
sciences, business/marketing,
psychology,
communications/journalism,
health professions
• #13 Best College Dorms
• #3 College City Gets High
Marks
• #3 Most Politically Active
Students
• A Best Northeastern School

12. What Schools Have Past College
Forward Students Been Interested In?
1. Texas State
2. UT Austin
3. UTSA
4. Texas A&M
5. Baylor
6. St. Edward’s
7. University of Houston
8. TAMU-Corpus Christi
9. University of North Texas
10. TAMU-Kingsville

13. Best Value Texas Colleges
1. Rice University
2. Trinity University
3. UT Austin
4. UT Dallas
5. Texas A&M
6. Austin College
7. University of Dallas
8. Southern Methodist University
9. Southwestern University
10. Texas Christian University

14. Less Than 2 Hours From Home
• UT Austin
• St. Edward’s
• Texas State
• Concordia
• Baylor
• Huston-Tillotson
• Our Lady of the Lake
• Prairie View A&M
• Southwestern College
• Mary Hardin-Baylor College

15. Best Financial Aid (in the Country)
1. Princeton (Princeton, NJ)
2. University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
3. New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL)
4. Swarthmore (Swarthmore, PA)
5. Yale (New Haven, CT)
6. Pomona College (Claremont, CA)
7. Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, CA)
8. Columbia (New York, NY)
9. Thomas Aquinas University (Santa Paula, CA)
10. Vassar College (Poughkeepsie, NY)