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How Parents Can Lead a Positive College Admissions Process
Carol Barash, PhD, Founder + CEO
6/24/15
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Webinar Structure
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Questions
Polls• How did you hear about tonight's webinar?
• Tell us about yourself.
About Story2
Tell Your Story.Connect With Top Colleges
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Carol Barash, PhD
Founder + CEO, Story2; author Write Out Loud
• BA Yale, MA UVa, PhD Princeton• Award-winning professor at Princeton,
University of Michigan, and Rutgers University
• Douglass College admissions committee
Story2 has taught over 15,000 students from public, independent, and charter schools how to write essays that reveal their character to gain admission and scholarships to their top choice colleges.
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Poll
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Have you gone through the college process with a child before?
Refresh
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Why Refresh?
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1. Clear out any doubts and criticism
2. Access creativity
3. Makes writing fun
4. Lower stress = better work
Poll
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My biggest concern in the college admission process is...
What admissions officers look for
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1. Unique Perspective
2. Strong Writing
3. Authentic voice
Why storytelling?
Memories
Emotions Desire to take action
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5 Stepsto Successful Admission + Scholarship
Essays
1. Refresh
2. Find a Moment
3. Tell It Out Loud
4. Map It
5. Focus Out
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with the Story2 EssayBuilder
How Parents Can Help
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How Parents Can Help
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• Encourage student to lead process
• Initiate important conversations
• Set up a “guilt free zone”
• Be realistic about money
What Parents Shouldn’t Do
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What Parents Shouldn’t Do
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• Manage the college process
• Write any of your child’s essays
• Stress about standardized test scores
• Rush child to get it done
Questions?
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Next Steps
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• EssayBuilder – Summer Special *ends 6/30/15*
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• Student Ambassadors Program
Email resume to [email protected]
• Monthly parent webinars July 29: Preparing for the Common Application
• Common App released August 1st
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Key Takeaways
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How Parents Can Lead A Positive College Admissions Process
1. Refresh
2. Find a Moment
3. Tell It Out Loud
4. Map It
5. Focus Out
Parent Do’s• Set up a “guilt free zone”• Encourage child to lead
process• Initiate important
conversations• Be realistic about money
Parent Don’ts• Manage the college process• Write any of your child’s
essays• Stress about standardized
test scores• Rush child to get it done
5 Steps to Successful Admission Essays
with the Story2 EssayBuilder
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