Hamilton Alumni Recruitment TeamHART

Sara (Rizzo) Ziesenitz ‘00Associate Dean of Admission/ Director of Alumni

Recruitment Initiatives

The Role of the HART Volunteer• Represent Hamilton at college fairs

• Conduct off-campus interviews with prospective students

• Attend receptions/special events for prospective students and families

• Contact accepted students from their area

• Participate in alumni chats or other social media opportunities

HART Timeline• Summer (June-August)

– Update volunteers on the admission year and campus news– Volunteer Renewal– Recruit new volunteers in areas where needed:

• Philadelphia area• Maine• Southern California• Worcester, MA• Long Island• Chicago • Ann Arbor• NW and SE Connecticut• Central/ Eastern NJ (Shore)

HART Timeline (continued)

• Fall (September-November)– Mail packets with updated admission materials to

volunteers – Assign and attend college fairs – Begin taking off-campus interview requests and

assign interviews– Admission officers travel (meet with HART

volunteers, conduct off-campus interview nights)

HART Timeline (continued)

• Winter (December-February)– Notify volunteers of the EDI and ED II applicants’

decisions (who you interviewed)– Finish off-campus interviews and collect all

interview evaluations

HART Timeline (continued)

• Spring (March-May)– Notify volunteers of the Regular Decision

applicants’ decisions (who you interviewed)– Receptions (Boston & Greenwich)– Volunteer Weekend– Review the year

Year in Review• Currently, more than 700 volunteers

– Up from last year

• 127 college fairs covered or will be covered (9/1/13-6/1/14)– Same as last year– Domestically and abroad– Reps not located for 67 fairs. (Slightly more than last year)

• HART volunteers completed 437 off-campus interviews (Roughly same as last year)

Year in Review (continued)• Applications for the Class of 2018 reached 5,071. This compares

with 5,017 last year and 5,107 in 2012. This year’s total is a 1% increase over last year’s, the 5th time surpassing the 5,000 mark, and the 4th highest total on record.

• Early Decision (ED) applications reached a record high 658, edging last year’s ED total of 601 by 10%, and compares with 641 in 2012.

• Tonight (3/27) when our decisions launch, 1,312 students (ED and Regular combined) will have been admitted for a target class size of 470. This represents the lowest number of admits since 1982. Our acceptance rate of 26% compares to a final acceptance rate of 27% in the previous two cycles, and is the lowest on record.

Year in Review (continued)• Average SATs for admits is 1427 (critical reading and math) and

715 (writing); 63% of this cohort used the SAT to fulfill our testing requirement. This compares to 1418/714 (64%) on our mailing date last year and 1420/717 (67%) in 2012.

• Average ACT composite for admits is 32 and 27% of admits used the ACT to fulfill our testing requirement. This compares to 32 and 24% last year. (We don’t have comparable data for prior years.)

• For those who attend a high school that ranks, 85% were in the top 10%. This compares with 83% last year and 86% in 2012. Only 39% of this year’s cohort attend a high school that ranks, and that number has been decreasing each year.

Year in Review (continued)• At this point, 26% of admits identify as Black, Hispanic/Latino, Asian,

Native American or Multiracial and from the U.S.; an additional 5% are international citizens. This compares with 26%/4% last year and 26%/5% in 2012.

• Our current admits hail from 47 states and 40 countries. This compares with 45 states and 34 countries last year and 46 states and 47 countries in 2012. The 5 most represented states in our admit cohort are NY, MA, CA, CT and NJ, and the 3 states we’re missing in our admit pool are AL, ND and WY.

• Twelve percent of admits are from the first generation in their family to attend college; this compares with 11% last year and 12% in 2012.

• Finally, 46% of our current admits are men; this compares with 45% the last two years.

Resources for Volunteers

• HART Handbook on the Web– Up-to-date information– Training tools (e.g. sample evaluations)• Off-campus interview sample questions for interviews

and sample write-ups• Frequently Asked Questions (pdf) for college fairs

A Fresh Look

• 10 Things You Should Know

• New suite of publications– Promise– Study What You Love– Be Who You Are– Find Your Future

• Know Thyself

Additional Resources

• iPad Slideshow

• The Scroll

• Current Students

How You Can Help/ How Can We Help?

• Recommend potential volunteers• Help organize off-campus interview nights• Let us know about college fairs or special

programs in your area• Questions?