“The Changing Landscape of College Admission”
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Finding the Right Fit
If your son or daughter dreams of being a concert musician, it may not be a good idea to apply to colleges that specialize in the sciences. Unless, of course, that college also has a top music department with faculty members that can help your child excel in his or her music specialty.
This is just one of the considerations when developing your school list – a list that will go beyond faculties and areas of specialization. Does your child love or hate urban environments? Will s/he want access to graduate studies? Will s/he thrive in a small, medium or large student body? Does s/he have special needs, dietary concerns, and more?
How do you whittle down the choices and develop the list of colleges that are best for your child?
This session will help you think about schools in a totally different light – whether it’s Ivy League, a small liberal arts program, or programs that combine the undergraduate and graduate degree.
Timelines and The Cycle of Admission
When is the right time to start thinking about and planning for applying to college? What specific things should you and your child do in freshman year, sophomore year, junior and senior year?
Will you need to hire tutors? When should you start? When are standardized tests (PSATs, SATs, ACTs, subject tests, etc.) administered, what are the fees, and how do you register to take them? What are the deadlines for applying?
If you find yourself asking these important questions, this session will help you to understand the timelines of applying to college, “the cycle of admission,” and help you to draw up your child’s own personal chart for what he or she needs to do and when.
Financing A College Education
Colleges, universities, and private investors have seen their portfolios shrink in recent years, making it harder to secure scholarships and financial aid, and/or to pay for a college education. This session explains how things have changed at colleges, how they look at an applicant, “need blind” applications, and the differences between grants, loans, scholarships, merit aid and “need-based” money. A must for anyone whose child will be entering college in the next two to four years or more.
EA/ED/SCEA, RD or Rolling Admission– Factors to Consider and What You Need To Do Now
It’s alphabet soup! What is EA, ED, SCEA, RD and when are the deadlines? What are the restrictions? Does applying EA/SCEA increase your child’s chances of admission? What are the admission statistics of EA vs. RD? Can you meet the November 1st deadline? This session covers the ins and outs of EA and ED, the requirements and restrictions of each, and the relative advantages of each.
Your Special Angle – Why It’s Important
Schools no longer look for “well-rounded” students – these days, colleges are looking for students who complement their desire for a diverse student body, and who have an “angle” – who pursue their passion in academics, extra-curricular activities, jobs, summer activities, community service, etc. This session explores how your child can plan for and develop a college application and essays that portray his/her commitment, accomplishments and achievements within the framework of his/her passion.
Dos and Don’ts of Applications
Should I send supplemental materials even though the college says not to? Should I reveal a disciplinary problem that happened when I was a junior? How open should I be about health-related issues? Should I reveal a disability? What if I miss the application deadline? Should I call the college’s admission office or contact the reader for my school? Should I tell them I need financial aid on the application?
This session will answer your questions, help you sort through protocol, including what to do as well as what not to do, on your application, before and after you’ve applied, and in your communications with college admissions officers.
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