Tuesday, June 15, 2021

Need Help With The College Process? SACAC Has Some Great Webinars To Get You Started

 

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Virtual Mini Camp Colleges coming soon!

Virtual Mini Camp College is a one-hour topic-specific informative college planning webinar. All high school students and any adults helping a student navigate the college admission process are invited to participate. This summer's series kicks off next week, and there's another session scheduled for the following week.


How to Find a College When You Don't Know What Career You Want

Tuesday, June 22nd at 6:00 PM Central/7:00 PM Eastern

Trying to create your college list but not sure where to start because you don’t know what career you want to pursue? Still not sure what you want to major in either?

Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Join Darren Morgan, Executive Director of Arkansas Commitment, and Jetaun Davis, Associate Dean of Admission at Emory University, to get tips on how to find best-fit colleges based on what you DO already know about yourself. 

Register here!


Writing your personal statement for college?  Let's chat about how to start.

Wednesday, June 30th at 6:00 PM Central/7:00 PM Eastern

Deb Ryan from Empower Triangle Tutoring LLC and Sarbeth Fleming, SACAC Co-Chair of Inclusion, Access & Success will work students through a few helpful tools so to help them write effective college personal statements.

Register here!



Please share information regarding the first two sessions with your network now!

Mini Camp College webpage for students & families

Plans are underway for five additional sessions this summer, and we'll release registration information soon. Interested in volunteering in one of the webinars? Please contact Sarbeth Fleming, IAS Co-chair, at access@sacac.org

Upcoming topics:

  • Extracurricular Activities: What will impress colleges?
  • The Benefits of a Liberal Arts College: “I didn’t know I could major in science at a liberal arts college!”
  • Selecting a College Virtually
  • Financial Aid/Scholarships
  • HBCUs

Mini Camp College webpage for SACAC members/volunteers