Junior Night: What can I be doing right now? (Part 1)
April 22nd, 4pm-5:00pm PT (7pm-8:00pm ET)
April 22nd, 4pm-5:00pm PT (7pm-8:00pm ET)
Special Guests:
Rick Clark, Director of Undergraduate Admission @ Georgia Tech
Susan Tree, Former HS Counselor & Former Associate Dean of Admission @ Bates College
Rick Clark, Director of Undergraduate Admission @ Georgia Tech
Susan Tree, Former HS Counselor & Former Associate Dean of Admission @ Bates College
In this interview-style webinar, we’ll focus on two themes: de-stressing and focusing on things we can control. Call it A College Admissions Serenity Prayer.
We’ll cover:
- What impact is COVID-19 likely to have on the admissions process? What’s likely to be different? The same?
- How should students and families approach the college admissions process amidst some uncertainty?
- Are juniors at a disadvantage? Why or why not?
- What can juniors be doing right now?
- An overall timeline
- What we do and don’t know about standardized testing
- Teacher recommendations
- What can parents be doing right now?
- How to begin developing a balanced college list (even if you can’t visit campus)
- Q&A
Did you notice I didn’t mention essays at all there?
I’m saving that for the following week:
Planting Seeds for Your College Application & Essays (Part 2)
April 29th, 4pm-5:00pm PT (7pm-8:00pm ET)
April 29th, 4pm-5:00pm PT (7pm-8:00pm ET)
Notice I didn’t call this a “College Essay Kick-off” or “Hurry Up and Write Your Essay Tomorrow” Webinar. Why? Because you do NOT have to start your essays yet. You’ve got plenty of time. Focus on finishing the year strong with grades/finals/APs.
On this session, I’ll cover:
- Big Picture Stuff: 5 Tips for Keeping Stress Low and Creativity High
- A Sane College Application Timeline
- The Importance of Finding and Showing Your Core Values
- How to Create a Great Activities List
- What’s the Additional Info Section, Anyway?
- The Purpose of the Personal Statement
- Two Fun Ways to Find Your Personal Statement Topic
- 50+ College Application Resources
- Q&A Time with Ethan
Sound fun? Love to see you.
If you can think of anyone else who could use a little de-stressing, feel free to forward this along.
