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Expanded version of PowerPoint presented at 10/6/2012 NACAC Denver

Connecting the Dots to Find the Right Fit
October 6, 2012
NACAC - Denver
Kimberley Lewis, Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Services, Bryn Mawr College, PA
Kristin McAndrew, Director of Admission, Saint Mary’s College, IN

NACAC piloted a new 30 minute “burst” information session in Denver – not nearly enough time for us to talk about our favorite subject: this generation of girls and helping them find the right fit in the increasingly complicated college selection process.

Bottom line: “It is all about her.”

This is an expanded version of the PPT that was presented at NACAC on October 6, 2012. It includes additional key messages and research findings that you can tailor to meet your advisees’ needs.

Section 1 (4 - 15) Kimberley’s and Kristen’s Presentation in Denver
Section 2 (16 - 41) If: Today’s College Women
Section 3 (42 - 109) Then: What Alumnae Say

Finding the right fit in a college is an incredible journey. It’s a journey to find the college at which you will thrive and reach your academic and personal potential. It’s also a journey to find the college that will best prepare you for success in life after college.

One tack to take on your journey is to look at last things first – look at what commencement speakers tell the graduating class as they begin their new life after college.

The dominate themes in the words of wisdom shared at women’s colleges – to listen and to speak out and give voice; to be courageous and to take risks and seize opportunities; to give and to make a difference at your seat at the table – whatever and where ever that table is; to be curious and to discover and continue to learn and grow – weave a rich fabric that shapes the answer to the call to action delivered at one women’s college: “The question I ask you graduates is: What will your story be?”

You can either browse them all, alphabetically or select individual colleges:

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Independent Educational Consultants Association, May 3, 2012

A presentation at the spring conference of the Independent Educational Consultants Association explored the dimensions of the college selection process that young women need to consider in order to find the right fit in college – and why a women’s college might be the right fit for them.

To see what Susan Lennon (President of the Women’s College Coalition), Kimberley Lewis (Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at Bryn Mawr College), Kristin McAndrew (Director of Admission at Saint Mary’s College) and Deb Shaver (Dean of Admission at Smith College) talked about with counselors, click here.

Stay tuned: The Women’s College Coalition has embarked on a bold research initiative to answer the provocative question, “Why Does the World Need Women’s Colleges?” New research findings from NSSE, Hardwick~Day, Linda Sax and other sources will be posted to our website as they are available.

Join us in our noble mission: “The Women’s College Coalition, in concert with its members, transforms the world through the education and success of women and girls.”

At the Pinnacle of Hillary Clinton's Career

Secretary of State Clinton (Wellesley ’69) has won over her harshest critics and become so popular that some Democrats are envisioning a future in which she replaces Joe Biden as vice president on the 2012 ticket and then—dare they imagine it—takes the top job in 2016.

I am late for a black-tie dinner, running down Manhattan’s West Side Highway in a cocktail dress and bare feet, evening sandals clutched in one hand, a recorder and notebook in the other. In a covered garage at Chelsea Piers, I catch up to my mark—a string of town cars, SUVs, and police cars, lights blazing—just as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton steps onto the red carpet.

Her entourage files into a curtained-off room to the side of the banquet hall, and her security detail waves me in behind them—I’ve been following her for a few weeks now, from Washington, DC, to Europe and now New York City. I’m frantically scanning the group for the State Department press aide, my eyes still adjusting to the darkened antechamber, when I practically walk into Secretary Clinton. She looks at me; I look at her. Her eyes are disarmingly blue; my face is red. Her gaze travels down to the stilettos in my hand, then to my bare feet. I follow suit, as if I’m in one of those dreams where you find yourself in high school French, taking a test you didn’t study for, and you suddenly realize that you forgot to put on clothes.

The Women’s College Coalition has embarked on a bold research agenda, the objective of which is to answer the question, “Why does the world need women’s colleges?” One dimension of this work – illuminating the factors that can impede or enhance the well-being and success of women and girls before, during, and after college – is best described through reports on the status of women and girls that Alverno College, Trinity Washington University, and Mount St. Mary’s College have released for Wisconsin, Metropolitan Washington DC area, and California, respectively. About these reports, Mary Meehan, president of Alverno College, said “The mission of a women’s college extends beyond the classroom. We have a responsibility to educate the community on issues impacting women and girls. We have a moral imperative to be a voice in the local and global communities as ways women contribute to our society. We have an obligation to create a culture committed to women and girls.”

Women earn college degrees at a higher rate than men in California, but men still have advantages in leadership roles and earning power, according to an analysis by Mount St. Mary's College.

March 29, 2012 By Rebecca Trounson, Los Angeles Times

California women have made significant strides in recent years, obtaining college and graduate degrees at a higher rate than men, for instance, but they still lag their male counterparts when it comes to leadership roles, earning power, and proficiency in advanced science and math, a new report shows.

The analysis (Click Here to download 2012 MSMC Status of Girls) released Thursday, takes a wide-ranging look at how women and girls are faring across California. It points to recent achievements in some areas but highlights continuing inequities in many others, including women's low representation in elected office, in high-paying science and technology careers, and in the top ranks of the state's major public companies