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College & Career Library
2023-2024
Counselor Bites—Caught in the Middle: Course Selection Strategies
Featured Experts:
- Rick Clark, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission, Georgia Tech
- Meg Scheid, Counselor; Coordinator, Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations; Dual Enrollment Coordinator, The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, & Technology
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
Counselors balance many conflicting priorities as they advise students on course selection – rigor vs. interest-alignment, prerequisites and graduation requirements, students and family members with different perspectives. It can lead to some tricky conversations. In this program you will learn:
- Best practices to achieve the right balance and reduce stress.
- Perspective and myth-busting from an admission leader.
- How to answer the complicated questions like “Calculus vs. Stats”.
View a sample Course Advising Memo here: https://www.library.collegeguidancenetwork.com/library/resources/pdf/b509e57b-85cc-4049-a13c-73a8f44a07c5
Featured Experts:
- Rick Clark, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission, Georgia Tech
- Meg Scheid, Counselor; Coordinator, Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations; Dual Enrollment Coordinator, The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, & Technology
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
Counselors balance many conflicting priorities as they advise students on course selection – rigor vs. interest-alignment, prerequisites and graduation requirements, students and family members with different perspectives. It can lead to some tricky conversations. In this program you will learn:
- Best practices to achieve the right balance and reduce stress.
- Perspective and myth-busting from an admission leader.
- How to answer the complicated questions like “Calculus vs. Stats”.
View a sample Course Advising Memo here: https://www.library.collegeguidancenetwork.com/library/resources/pdf/b509e57b-85cc-4049-a13c-73a8f44a07c5
Counselor Bites—Caught in the Middle: Course Selection Strategies
Featured Experts:
- Rick Clark, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission, Georgia Tech
- Meg Scheid, Counselor; Coordinator, Institutional Advancement and Alumni Relations; Dual Enrollment Coordinator, The Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, & Technology
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
Counselors balance many conflicting priorities as they advise students on course selection – rigor vs. interest-alignment, prerequisites and graduation requirements, students and family members with different perspectives. It can lead to some tricky conversations. In this program you will learn:
- Best practices to achieve the right balance and reduce stress.
- Perspective and myth-busting from an admission leader.
- How to answer the complicated questions like “Calculus vs. Stats”.
View a sample Course Advising Memo here: https://www.library.collegeguidancenetwork.com/library/resources/pdf/b509e57b-85cc-4049-a13c-73a8f44a07c5
Counselor Bites—Caught in the Middle: Course Selection Strategies
Counselor Bites—Caught in the Middle: Course Selection Strategies
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CGN Live: Straight Talk with College Admission Leaders
Experts: Nicole Curvin, Middlebury College; Charles Murphy, University of Florida
An open Q&A with college admissions leaders answering questions from our audience.
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CGN Live: Straight Talk with College Admission Leaders
Experts: Yvonne Romero Da Silva, Rice University; Robert Springall, Penn State University.
An open Q&A with college admissions leaders answering questions from our audience.
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CGN Live: Straight Talk with College Admission Leaders
Regular Decision deadlines are bearing down on seniors. Juniors are building lists and strategizing for the many tasks ahead.
Your host is Brennan Barnard, Director of College Counseling at The Derryfield School and Khan Lab High School. He is joined by two college admission leaders - Wendy Beckemeyer, Vice President for Enrollment Management at Cornell College and Vern Granger, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at University of Connecticut. Together, they answer your questions about all aspects of college admissions in an open Q&A format.
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