How to Maximize Getting into the College of Your Choice
Workshop

Presented by Eliot Applestein 

In this workshop you will learn:
Eliot Applestein, MA, MSW
Independent College Advisor
President of Best Four Years.
v College admissions expert who has written for The Washington Post.

v Guest speaker on NPR’s Talk of the Nation.

v Educator for over two decades.

 
 
 
  • The 10 most important variables for getting accepted into college.
  • How college admissions counselors evaluate applicants.
  • The best ways to maximize your application.
  • Differences between the SAT I, SAT II, and the ACT.
  • The pros and cons of applying early decision.
  • Why you should read your school’s profile.
  • How a student’s extracurricular activities influence the admissions process.
  • Types of recommendations and when it’s important to share personal data.
  • Whether you should hold out if you are wait-listed.
  • Types of summer activities that could increase the likelihood you will be admitted.
  • What constitutes a good college essay.

    The reaction of the audience was overwhelming. They uniformly appreciated your clear, comprehensive exposition on the college application process. I have gone through the college application process with my two older children and learned a number of things from you that evening for my youngest that I wish I had known earlier. I highly recommend you to any PTSA considering a college planning program.

                                                    Eugene Thirolf
                                                    Richard Montgomery HS PTSA President (2001)

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