Did you know that students can start applying for college scholarships in 9th grade? Most people don’t start thinking about scholarships until 12th grade and miss the deadlines.
And at some point in the coming years, there is a high chance your student will have to write an admissions essay about a time they demonstrated leadership. How would you prepare them to tackle it if your student just wasn’t the leader type?
Speaking of leadership, did you know that the Duke TIP program means virtually nothing on a student’s resume? There are other, more prestigious and rewarding summer programs that aren’t as well-advertised.
I’m on a mission to give parents and students the knowledge I’ve learned over more than a decade of working as a test prep and college admissions tutor, because time and again I’ve seen families who want to guide their students well, yet make common mistakes simply because they don’t have experience. I don’t want you to have to do this process alone, and I don’t want you to spend thousands of dollars on test prep or college guidance companies. My classes I'm teaching on Saturdays in partnership with Hua Xia Chinese School are what I offer as an alternative.
For instance, in College and Club Application Essay, we will be discussing, planning and writing the kinds of essays students will have to write for applications for clubs, scholarships and college admissions. I’ll show them examples of real, winning essays written by students, as well as my own essays that I’ve written over the years.
In addition, students will get lots more info along the way: how to choose clubs and extracurriculars, where to find those truly prestigious summer programs, what the timeline should be for the high school years as students plan the countdown to college, and how to choose a major (or even whether college is the right path for their interests.) These kinds of discussions naturally happen in the supportive, relaxed, but knowledgeable atmosphere I bring to the class.
Ultimately, the goal for the class is for your student to be informed and able to take the right steps at the right time over the next years, and I hope the further result is that the rest of the family feels secure that they’re not missing out on things that are important, or wasting time, effort and money on things that aren’t.
This class would be a good fit for:
Students who will be applying for private schools, clubs or summer camps in the next year;
Students who want to be better personal narrative/personal expository essay writers;
Students who want to learn what their game plan should be in the high school years in preparation for college admissions;
Students whose families have a hard time having productive discussions about extracurriculars, clubs and college admissions, but know the student needs the information.
It's not too late to sign up for this class! You can enroll through the Hua Xia main campus website.
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