Comprehensive, Individualized College Mentoring

Demystifying College Selection and Application

Students and Parents

Monday, September 24, 7-8:15pm

Get acquainted with the process and timeline for college search and application. Discussion will cover:

• How to find schools you like

• Ways to become a stronger candidate

• Admissions plans (early, rolling, regular)

• Which standardized tests to take and how many times (SAT, SATII, ACT, AP, IB)

• Application forms and requirements (The Common, Texas Common, individual schools)

• Tips to strengthen essays, resumes and interviews

• Letters of recommendation

• Why and when to schedule campus visits

• What to focus on each year of high school

$25 member/$36 public
 

Selecting Schools Right for You

Students and Parents

Monday, October 1, 7- 8:15pm

Lewis Sohinki, MSW and Director of JCC Merfish Teen Center will co-lead the session with College Mentor Carol Safran

Colleges are bombarding us with brochures. How different are the schools really? How do I decide what is right for me? Session topics will include:

• What is a good education?

• A framework to match schools to what is important to you

• Expanding your comfort zone

• Sources of information

• Common concerns (public or private? close or far? cost?)

• Is it important to know what career you want when you pick a college?

• Common myths and assumptions

•  How to use and not use guidebooks and rankings

• Where can I get in?

• What do admissions officers look at?

$25 member/$36 public

Parent Survival Kit

Parents Only

Monday, October 8, 7- 8:15pm

Lewis Sohinki, MSW and Director of JCC Merfish Teen Center will co-lead the session with College Mentor Carol Safran

Parents often worry more about getting into college than their children. They want to know, “Is my child doing enough?” “Should I push or back off?” This workshop explores why the college process gets so tense, and the constructive role a parent can play.

• What is on students’ minds?

• What is on parents’ minds?

• Agendas and hidden agendas

• What message do your words convey to your child?

• How can a parent help?

$25 member/$36 public

Better Essays/Better Resumes

Students and Parents

Monday, October 15, 7-9:00pm

Reduce the agony. You do not have to climb Everest or find a cure for AIDS to write a compelling essay. In this session we look at “before” and “after” drafts of actual college application essays and resumes, and you learn to:

• Decide what to write about

• Capture your reader’s interest

• Avoid common stylistic “mistakes”

• Edit and improve your essay drafts

• Transform a list of activities into an effective resume

$50 member/$65 public

Where Should I Apply?

Students Only

Mondays, October 22 & November 5, 7- 9:30pm

This 5- hour, 2 evening session provides individualized college counseling in a small group setting. College Mentor Carol Safran helps each participant to identify interests, accomplishments, aspirations and preferences and to examine a range of suitable personal options. Attendance is capped at 6. You will leave equipped with the following:

• A personal binder with information compiled on 6-10 college choices that meet your parameters and on courses of study that match your interests.

• An understanding of how to pick schools that are “right” for you.

• Tools to devise a personal strategy of how many colleges to apply to.

• An overview of the application process and how to effectively complete it.

• Skills to assist you in doing further research about colleges on your own.

$295 member/$345 public

Recap of Options

Only for Parents of Students in “Where Should I Apply?”.  

Wednesday, November 7, 6:30- 7:15pm.  

Review options discussed with your child and your child’s personalized binder.

No extra charge,

Carol Safran, College Mentor

  Phone: 713-729-8526

CSafran@Hotmail.com

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