Demisha W. Lee, Director of College Counseling (847) 607-2058
Lisa Dufault, College Counselor, Waukegan High School (847) 599-4077
Cassandra Geiger, College Counselor, Warren Township High School(847) 770-3936
Madeline Gray, College Counselor, Highland Park High School (224)765-2490
Jenise Holloway, College Counselor, Maine East High School(847) 384-6681
Juli Scalf, College Counselor, Round Lake High School (847) 270-9337
Candace Browdy, Executive Director
28161 N. Keith Drive
Lake Forest, IL 60045
Scholar Program Profile 2012-2013
The Schuler Scholar Program (SSP) prepares under-resourced, high potential students to succeed at the most competitive private colleges and universities. Schuler Scholars are typically first generation college bound, come from under-resourced communities and will need financial assistance in order to attend college. Many Scholars are from a population that is under-represented on college campuses.
We believe that if high potential but vulnerable students have access to academic and enrichment programs while in high school, are well informed of college options, receive support from family, friends, teachers and mentors, are motivated and secure financial assistance, they will be successful in obtaining a degree from a selective college or university.
Class of 2013
58Total Class of 2013
369Total Grades 9-12 Scholars
34%Male
66% Female
82%First Generation College Students*
14% African American
9%Asian/Pacific Islander/Filipino
59%Hispanic/Latino
15%Caucasian
3%Bi-Racial/Other
*SSP defines “first generation” as a student whose parents did not attend a four year college or university in the United States
Profiles of Partnership High Schools
Schools with SSP Class of 2013*
Partnership School / School Graduation Rate / ScholarGraduation Rate / % of graduates attending four year institutions / % of Scholar graduates at four year institutions / Avg ACT / Scholar
Avg ACT
Waukegan HS* / 74% / 100% / 29% / 100% / 18 / 26
Warren Township HS* / 96.5% / 100% / 56% / 100% / 22 / 28
Round Lake HS* / 91% / 100% / 30% / 100% / 18 / 26
Highland Park* HS / 95.1% / 100% / 81% / 100% / 25 / 22
Maine East HS / 91% / ------/ 41% / ------/ ------/ ------
Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep / 99% / ------/ 55% / ------/ ------/ ------
North Chicago Community HS / ------/ ------/ ------/ ------/ ------/ ------
Collins Academy HS / ------/ ------/ ------/ ------/ ------/ ------
College Admissions
Schuler Class / % Accepted in Early Decision / Avg number of applications per student / Barron’s Selectivity for attending colleges / Avg Princeton Review Selectivity rating for colleges attendedClass of 2012 / 48% / 6 / 59% Most Competitive
38% Highly Competitive
3% Very Competitive / 95%
Class of 2011 / 40% / 6 / 63% Most Competitive
25% Highly Competitive
12% Very Competitive / 95%
Class of 2010 / 24% / 7 / 63% Most Competitive
24% Highly Competitive
13% Very Competitive / 95%
College Matriculation: 2009-2012
*Schools in bold type are attended by Scholars from the Class of 2012
Amherst College (4)
Augustana College(1)
Babson College (1)
Bard College (1)
Barnard College (3)
Bates College (3)
Beloit College (9)
Boston College (2)
Bowdoin College (1)
Bradley University (1)
Brandeis University (3)
Brown University (5)
Bryn Mawr College (2)
Bucknell College (9)
Carleton College (4)
Case Western Reserve University (4)
Claremont McKenna College (1)
Colby College (1)
Colgate University (1)
Colorado College (5)
Columbia University (1)
Cornell College (9)
Dartmouth College (8)
Davidson College (1)
University of Dayton (2)
Denison University (16)
University of Denver (2)
DePauw University (4)
Earlham College (1)
Emory University (1)
George Washington University (3)
Grinnell College (4)
Harvard University (1)
Harvey Mudd College (1)
Haverford College (3)
Illinois Wesleyan University (3)
Johns Hopkins University (1)
Kalamazoo College (4)
Kenyon College (1)
Knox College (1)
Lafayette College (6)
Lake Forest College (3)
Lawrence University (4)
Lehigh University (2)
Macalester College (3)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1)
Middlebury College (1)
Mount Holyoke College (1)
Northland College (1)
University of Notre Dame (2)
Occidental College (3)
University of Pennsylvania (1)
Pitzer College (9)
Pomona College (6)
Princeton University (1)
University of Richmond (6)
Ripon College (1)
Rochester Institute of Technology (1)
University of Rochester (1)
University of San Diego (1)
University of San Francisco (1)
Scripps College (3)
Skidmore College (4)
Smith College (4)
Stanford University (5)
Swarthmore College (8)
Tufts University (7)
Union College (2)
Vanderbilt University (3)
Vassar College (3)
Wellesley College (8)
Wesleyan University (4)
Williams College (6)
Wittenberg University (1)
Wofford College (1)
Yale University (2)