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1. Make Better Choices When
Pursuing UW Admissions…
or any college
Tom Kleese
OnCampus College Planning
www.oncampuscollegeplanning.com
Verona, WI

2. 3 questions to consider before
pursuing UW admissions
1. How do you make sure you’re a smart
college buyer making a wise purchase?
2. How could your UW admissions buying
process reduce the value of your UW
degree?
3. How can we get more for our UW tuition
dollars?

3. Good news about college
#1 = consensus rank for U.S. Higher Ed
$1M+ = higher lifetime earnings with
Bachelor’s degree (plus lower unemployment and better health)
More college grads = good for the economy
UW System is exceptional
Upper Midwest is full of great choices.
University of Wisconsin is among the best.

4. 1. How can you be a smart college
buyer making a wise purchase?
DISCLAIMER: These numbers may look bad. Because they are.

5. “Skyrocketing costs”
National averages for Cost of Attendance
$22,261 in-state public college
UW admissions data shows UW-Madison is
~$22K/year
$43,289 private college

6. 5 is the new 4
Only 58% of new freshmen will complete a
Bachelor’s Degree within 4 years
1 in 3 will transfer  loss of credits

7. Luxury Liner Lifestyle
Brand new dorms, rec centers, athletic
facilities, student unions
Does UW admissions really need to
provide college kids with a laundry service?

8. The number everyone is talking about
$1 Trillion in student debt
Two-thirds of college seniors who graduated in
2011 had student loan debt, with an average of
$26,600 per borrower. That equates to roughly
$250/mo. for 10 yrs. @ 3.4% (or $300/mo. @
6.8%)

9. Bad college math formula
High cost + stuff you don’t need + more time
to degree = lower ROI

10. 2. How could your UW admissions
buying process reduce the value of
your UW degree?

11. Rush to judgment
“I just want to know where I’ll be going next
year…”
“Just pick one. They’re all the same.”

12. Lack of proper planning
Student to guidance counselor ratio is
471:1
Counselors spend 25% of their time on
postsecondary counseling
Average H.S. student receives 38 minutes
of postsecondary guidance per year

13. External focus instead of internal
Building the University of You: 10 Critical
Questions to Find the Best College Fit
What do YOU need and want from a
college experience?

14. 3. How do we get more for our
UW tuition dollars?

15. Shop for a college degree, not a
year of college.
Best way to control costs is to control
semesters.
AP credits
1 = optimal number of colleges to attend
Try not to change majors every week
7 semesters vs. 8  $10,000+ savings

16. Think value over cost
3 essential outcomes of a college degree
Growth
Maturity
$ potential
The best college is one which provides the
best opportunity for growth and maturity.

17. Stop putting “walls” around the
college years

18. Avoid easy, default choices
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19. 3 questions to consider before
pursuing UW admissions
1. How do you make sure you’re a smart
college buyer making a wise purchase?
2. How could your UW admissions buying
process reduce the value of your UW
degree?
3. How can we get more for our UW tuition
dollars?

20. 3 Key Next Steps To Set Yourself
Up For UW Admissions Success
1. Meet with a college planner to determine how
you can test your best and assemble a winning
college application.
Email me at oncampus@mail.com
2. Visit campus and get help knowing the right
questions to ask.
My online course shows you how. Register at
Visit Campus.
3. Learn how to Make Sense of the College Money
Talk.
My online course shows you how. Register at
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