"Reducing the stress of the college admissions process" at the Clearfield Library
*The event has already taken place on this date: Mon, 03/30/2015
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College admission is extremely competitive and the admissions process has grown increasingly complex. It’s hard to avoid a stressful autumn senior year when applications are due, on top of homework and co-curricular activities.
Understanding the steps of the admissions process and what can be done each year of high school to ensure that your student is ready will go a long way towards reducing stress. Tips and discussion topics will include:
-High school course selection, GPA, and class rank
-Standardized testing (when to take what and how to prep)
-Extracurricular involvement – depth or breadth?
-Using each summer well
-When to start looking at schools; when to start writing essays
- Planning a junior year college visit trip
-Work experience or community service
- Recommendation letters and essays
- Understanding what schools are a reach vs. a match and why it matters
for merit aid
-Merit aid realities at selective and highly selective schools
- Will your student qualify for need-based aid? What’s your EFC?
-What should the parents’ role be in the application process?
- Q & A
CALL TO REGISTER: (716) 688-4955
Presented by Theresa Brady (M.S., Canisius College) brings strategic and practical experience to her college admission business, learned through 10 years as a High School Guidance Counselor and College Assist. Director of Career Services. She knows how students can best present themselves to colleges!
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