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The Road to Selective College Admissions
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- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
- Starts on June 30, 2015
- Ends on August 25, 2015
Course details
Syllabus
- The language of college admissions and how to broaden your access to available resources
- How to research schools as you build a list of colleges of interest
- Tools to help you plan your high school summers
- How to begin considering financing a college education
- How to build a support network
- How to be successful in college once you matriculate
- How to complete the application itself, focusing on standardized testing, essays, and extracurricular activities
Prerequisite
Instructors
- Roland Allen
- Amy Warren
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