Designed and led by expert consultants to get juniors and seniors ready for college applications.
What’s Included:
5 expert college consultants
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Making the Most of the Summer: Discovering Interests
By Dr. Aviva Legatt (VivED Consulting)
Dr. Aviva Legatt of VivED Consulting will be hosting a webinar with an exercise workshop to help you discover your interests and plans for this summer. With her experience serving on the freshman and transfer admissions committees for UPenn Wharton and as past director of Wharton’s Leadership in the Business World, Aviva have unique insight that can help you with preparing for the application process. You will walk away with a strategy on how to plan for your summer before senior year!
College Campus Visits: Putting Together a College List
By Janice Caine (Custom College Visits)
Since 2009 Custom College Visits (CCV) has had the privilege of assisting teens and their families from around the world with in-depth college tours and multi-day road trips that have been both informative and memorable. Janice Caine, the founder of CCV, will share her insights on why a college tour is important and tips on how to plan a successful campus tour. You will learn how to manage all the campus tour logistics, what questions to ask and how to best evaluate the colleges you visit.
Test Prep: Tactical Approaches to the SAT, ACT and Subject Tests
By Stacy Hernandez (The College Counseling U)
Stacy Hernandez of The Best U and College Counseling U has spent almost 12 years on the college side in admissions at Northeastern University and Johns Hopkins University, and was also the Director of College Counseling at Dawson School for 4 years. For the last two years, she’s been working independently with families applying to college. She will bringing her expertise to this webinar to help students understand how to think about standardized testing holistically: what are the different kinds of testing, which one students should take and why, how to discover various test prep options, and when to start taking them.
Brainstorming the College Essay: Uncommon Essays
By Ethan Sawyer (College Essay Guy)
Ethan Sawyer is a nationally recognized college essay expert and sought-after speaker. Each year he helps thousands of students and counselors through his online courses, workshops, articles, products, and books, and works privately with a small number of students. For this webinar, he will give you an overview of what the college application essay is and exercises for brainstorming your essay topic. With Ethan, learn how to tackle common essay topics in uncommon ways or to craft essays that are completely outside the box but stay true to you.
Managing College Application Stress: A Healthier Approach to Applications
By Greg Kaplan (College Path)
There’s no shortage of expectations when it comes to the college application process. Greg Kaplan, the author of Earning Admission: Real Strategies for Getting into Highly Selective Colleges and the founder of CollegePath, is dedicated to tailoring the college admissions process to students’ personal growth. In this webinar, Greg will share how your personal growth can help you create unique applications that stand out and earn admission in a low-stress way.