Parsippany High School
Guidance and Counseling Department Class of 2019 Annual Report
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Table of Contents
Profile of the Class of 2019 Page 3
Post-Secondary Education and Plans Page 3
Top 10 Colleges Page 4
Competitive College Information Page 5
Alphabetical order of Colleges and Acceptance Rates Page 6-10
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Profile of the Class of 2019
National Merit Commended 6
National Merit Finalist 2
Post-Secondary Plans
This report highlights postsecondary plans of the most recent graduates from PHS.
Post-Secondary Education and Plans Students Percentage
Four Year College or University 153 69.8%
Two Year College 48 21.9%
Career Education 11 5.0%
Military 1 0.5%
Employment 6 2.8%
Totals: 219 100.0%
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Top Ten Colleges – Number of Applications:
College No. of Applications 1 Rutgers – New Brunswick 51 2 Seton Hall University 43 Montclair State University 43 3 William Paterson University 39 4 The College of New Jersey 31 5 Rowan University 26 6 Penn State University 25 Fairleigh Dickinson University 25 7 Ramapo College of New Jersey 24 8 New Jersey Institute of Technology 22 New York University 22 9 Stevens Institute of Technology 17 University of Delaware 17 10 Boston University 16
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College Information
The following statistics represent the number of students who applied to each college or university, the number of acceptances and the number of students who matriculated at each institution. Data is sorted alphabetically and includes the “Competitiveness Rating” (CR*) developed by Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges. Barron’s has a unique yet respected and comprehensive system for comparing every school’s degree of admissions competitiveness. Colleges are rated from Most Competitive to Less Competitive and more. (Barron’s Educational Series, 2015.)
Most Competitive Even superior students will encounter a great deal of competition for admission to colleges in this category. In general, these colleges require high school rank in the top 10% to 20% and grade averages of A to B+. Median freshman test scores are generally between 655 and 800 on the SAT and 29 and above on the ACT. These colleges admit only a small number of those who apply—usually less than one third.
Highly Competitive Colleges in this group generally look for students with grade averages of B+ to B and accept most of their students from the top 20% to 35% of the high school class. Median freshman test scores generally range from 620-654 on the SAT and 27 or 28 on the ACT. These schools generally accept between one third and one half of their applicants.
Very Competitive The colleges in this category generally admit students whose averages are no less than B- and who rank in the top 35% to 50% of their high school class. Median test scores are in the 573 to 619 range on the SAT and from 24 to 26 on the ACT. These schools generally accept between one half and three quarters of their applicants.
Competitive This category is a broad one covering colleges that generally have median freshman test scores between 500 and 572 on the SAT and between 21 and 23 on the ACT. Some of these colleges require that students have high school averages of B- or better, although some state a minimum of C+ or C. Generally, these colleges prefer students in the top 50% to 65% of their graduating class and they accept between 75% and 85% of their applicants.
Less Competitive Included in this category are colleges with median freshman test scores below 500 on the SAT and bellow 21 on the ACT. These colleges admit students with averages generally below C who rank in the top 65% of their graduating class. These colleges admit 85% or more of their applicants.
Non Competitive These colleges require that students provide evidence of graduation from an accredited high school. Entrances exams are required for placement purposes.
Special These are colleges whose programs are specialized; professional schools of art or music, nursing, or other specific disciplines. The admissions criteria are not based primarily on academics but on evidence of talent or interest. 5
College/University CR* Applied Accepted Attending University of Alabama C 1 1 0 American University HC+ 2 2 1 Amherst College HC+ 1 0 0 Arcadia University C+ 3 3 1 University of Arizona C 2 2 0 Baker University C+ 1 1 0 Barnard College MC 1 0 0 Bentley University HC+ 1 1 0 Berkeley College LC 1 1 0 Binghamton University MC 6 5 0 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania C 1 1 0 Borough Of Manhattan, Community College of CUNY 1 1 0 Boston College MC 4 0 0 Boston University HC+ 16 7 0 Brown University MC 3 0 0 Bryant University VC 1 0 0 Bucknell University MC 1 1 1 Cabrini University LC 1 1 0 Caldwell University LC 15 15 1 California State University, Fullerton C 1 0 0 University of California, Berkeley MC 4 0 0 University of California, Davis HC 1 0 0 University of California, Los Angeles MC 6 2 1 University of California, San Diego MC 1 1 0 University of California, Santa Barbara HC 1 1 0 Carnegie Mellon University MC 8 0 0 Catholic University of America VC 1 1 0 Centenary University LC 2 2 1 University of Central Florida VC 1 1 1 Champlain College C+ 1 1 0 College of Charleston C 3 3 0 City College 1 1 0 Clark University HC+ 1 1 0 Clarks Summit University 1 1 0 Clarkson University HC 1 1 0 Clemson University HC 3 1 0 Coastal Carolina University C 6 6 2 College of Coastal Georgia 1 1 1 University of Connecticut HC 12 8 2 Cornell University MC 14 0 0 County College of Morris 56 56 35 CUNY VC 1 1 0 Dartmouth College MC 3 0 0 University of Delaware HC 17 17 1 Denison University MC 1 0 0 University of Denver VC 1 1 0 Dickinson College MC 2 2 0 Drew University VC 13 12 1 Drexel University VC 16 16 0
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College/University CR* Applied Accepted Attending Duke University MC 4 0 0 Duquesne University VC 1 1 0 East Carolina University C 1 1 0 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania C 9 9 1 Elon University HC 3 3 1 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University C 1 1 1 Emory University MC 1 1 1 Fairfield University VC+ 2 1 0 Fairleigh Dickinson University C 25 25 2 Fashion Institute of Technology 1 0 0 Felician University C 2 2 0 Florida Institute of Technology VC 1 1 0 University of Florida HC 3 1 0 Fordham University MC 11 8 0 Franklin & Marshall College HC 1 1 0 George Mason University VC 1 1 0 The George Washington University MC 3 2 1 Georgetown University MC 5 0 0 Georgia Institute of Technology HC+ 6 1 1 Georgia Southern University C 1 0 0 University of Georgia HC 4 1 0 Georgian Court University LC 2 2 0 University of Hartford C 2 1 1 Hartwick College C 1 1 0 Harvard University MC 3 0 0 High Point University C 3 3 1 Hofstra University VC 4 4 0 College of the Holy Cross MC 1 0 0 Hunter College of CUNY VC 1 1 0 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign HC 4 2 1 Indiana University at Bloomington HC 6 5 2 Iona College C 2 2 0 Ithaca College VC 2 2 0 James Madison VC 8 7 2 Johns Hopkins University MC 9 3 1 Johnson & Wales University LC 2 2 0 John Jay College of Criminal Justice – CUNY NC 2 1 1 The Juliard School SP 1 0 0 Juniata College VC 1 0 0 Kean University LC 9 9 0 King's College C 2 2 0 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania LC 6 6 3 Lafayette College HC 1 1 0 La Salle University C 3 3 0 Lehigh University MC 4 2 1 Liberty C 2 2 1 LIM LC 1 1 0 Loyola University Maryland VC 4 3 1 Lycoming College C 2 2 1 Lynn University LC 1 1 0 7
College/University CR* Applied Accepted Attending University of Maine @ Presque Isle C 1 1 0 University of Maine C 2 2 0 Manhattan College VC 1 1 0 Manhattan School of Music SP 1 1 0 Marist College C 5 3 0 University of Maryland, Baltimore County VC 1 1 0 University of Maryland, College Park HC 13 8 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology MC 2 0 0 University of Massachusetts, Amherst VC 3 1 0 University of Massachusetts, Lowell C 1 1 0 McGill University 1 0 0 University of Miami MC 2 0 0 University of Michigan VC 9 1 0 University of Minnesota, Twin Cities HC 1 0 0 Misericordia University C 2 2 0 University of Mississippi C+ 2 2 0 Monmouth University C 15 15 1 Montclair State University C 43 38 12 Mount Saint Mary’s C 2 2 0 Muhlenberg College HC 1 1 0 University of New Haven C 5 5 2 New Jersey City University C 1 1 0 New Jersey Institute of Technology VC 22 21 2 The College of New Jersey HC 31 22 6 New York University MC 22 5 4 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MC 3 0 0 North Carolina State University HC 3 1 0 Northeastern University MC 15 1 0 Northwestern University MC 2 0 0 University of Notre Dame MC 3 1 1 Oberlin MC 1 0 0 Ocean County College 1 1 1 Ohio State University HC 6 4 0 College of the Ozarks C 1 0 0 Pace University VC 2 2 0 Pennsylvania State University - All Campuses VC 25 22 2 University of Pennsylvania MC 9 0 0 University of Pittsburgh HC 5 5 3 Pratt Institute VC 1 0 0 Princeton University MC 2 0 0 Providence College VC 1 1 0 Purdue University HC 2 2 0 Quinnipiac University VC 3 3 0 Ramapo College of New Jersey C 24 19 3 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MC 11 7 1 Rhode Island School of Design S 1 0 0 Rice University MC 2 0 0 Rider University C 3 3 1 Rochester Institute of Technology VC 5 5 0 Roger Williams University C+ 1 1 0 8
College/University CR* Applied Accepted Attending Rowan University VC 26 26 8 Rutgers University – Camden C 1 1 0 Rutgers University-New Brunswick VC 51 43 20 Rutgers University-Newark C 9 8 7 Sacred Heart University VC 3 3 0 College of Saint Elizabeth LC 1 1 1 St. John’s University C 1 1 0 Saint Joseph's University VC 3 3 0 Salisbury University VC 2 2 0 San Antonio College 1 1 0 University of San Francisco VC 1 0 0 University of the Sciences in Philadelphia VC 2 2 1 The University of Scranton VC 8 8 0 Scripps College MC 1 0 0 Seton Hall University C 43 40 5 Siena College C 1 1 0 Skidmore College HC 2 0 0 University of South Carolina VC 4 1 0 University of South Dakota C 1 1 0 University of South Florida, Tampa VC 1 1 0 University of Southern California MC 5 0 0 St. Bonaventure University C 1 1 0 St. John Fisher College C 1 1 0 Stanford University MC 2 0 0 State University of New York at New Paltz VC 2 2 0 Stevens Institute of Technology HC 17 11 5 Stockton University C 7 7 0 Stony Brook University MC 2 1 0 SUNY Albany C 2 2 1 SUNY Buffalo State College C 1 1 0 SUNY Buffalo C+ 2 2 1 SUNY Cortland VC 2 1 0 SUNY Geneseo VC+ 1 1 0 SUNY Oneonta C+ 1 0 0 SUNY Morrisville 1 1 0 Susquehanna University VC 1 1 0 Swarthmore College MC 1 0 0 Syracuse University HC 2 0 0 Temple University VC 4 4 0 University of Tennessee, Knoxville VC 1 1 0 Texas A&M VC 2 1 0 Texas A&M, San Antonio 1 1 0 The University of Texas, Austin LC 6 1 0 The Culinary Institute SP 1 1 1 The New School 1 1 0 Towson University VC 2 1 0 Tufts University MC 3 0 0 Tulane University HC+ 5 2 2 Universal Technical Institute – Bloomfield 1 1 1 University of the Incarnate Word LC 1 1 0 9
College/University CR* Applied Accepted Attending Valencia College 1 1 1 Vanderbilt University MC 3 0 0 Vassar College MC 1 0 0 Villanova University HC 7 3 1 Virginia Commonwealth University C 1 1 0 Virginia Tech HC 4 4 1 University of Virginia MC 4 0 0 Wake Forest University MC 1 0 0 Washington University in St. Louis VC 1 0 0 Wellesley College MC 1 0 0 West Chester University of Pennsylvania C 4 4 2 West Virginia University C 7 7 1 Widener University C 1 1 0 Wilkes University C 2 2 0 William Paterson University of New Jersey C 39 39 8 Williams College MC 1 0 0 Worcester Polytechnic Institute MC 1 1 0 University of Wyoming C+ 1 1 0 Yale University MC 1 0 0
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