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3 Tips for College Essays

Expert: Milyon Trulove, Reed College

Insight on how to make a connection with your admission reader and tell a story in your essay. Plus one thing NOT to do.

Expert: Milyon Trulove, Reed College

Insight on how to make a connection with your admission reader and tell a story in your essay. Plus one thing NOT to do.

3 Tips for College Essays

Expert: Milyon Trulove, Reed College

Insight on how to make a connection with your admission reader and tell a story in your essay. Plus one thing NOT to do.

3 Tips for College Essays

3 Tips for College Essays

CGN Live: College — Straight Talk with Admission Leaders
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CGN Live: College — Straight Talk with Admission Leaders

Featured Experts: Kortni Campbell, Vice Chancellor for Admission & Financial Aid, University of North Carolina - Asheville; Jonathan Williams, Assistant Vice President for Undergraduate Admissions, New York University

- How to manage the range of emotions with Early Decision results
- How to deal with well-meaning relatives asking sometimes awkward questions
- How the family of an 11th grader can work together to start their search
Wherever you are in the college process, the holidays are a busy and often emotional time. Whatever your situation, CGN has admission leaders ready to answer your questions live. Join us for an open-format Q&A, where the focus will be on you and your questions, on any aspect of the post-secondary journey.

CGN Live: College — Straight Talk with Admission Leaders
College Planning Seminar: Essays and Supplements
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College Planning Seminar: Essays and Supplements

**Featured Expert:**
- Whitney Soule, Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions, University of Pennsylvania
**Host:**
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School

**Overview: **Essays and supplements are an opportunity to tell YOUR story in YOUR own words. In this interactive 30-minute live Q&A, you’ll learn:
- The key qualities of a highly effective personal statement and supplements
- The most effective ways to write about yourself without bragging
- What admissions officers are really looking for
- The limits on receiving help from well meaning adults

College Planning Seminar: Essays and Supplements
CGN Live - Challenge Accepted: College Admission and Your Future
59:02
CGN Live - Challenge Accepted: College Admission and Your Future

The college search is a window into the next phase of life for students and those who support them. It can be exciting and full of opportunity and will also likely challenge you at some point. In this interactive Q&A, you’ll:"
- Get a framework for dealing with those inevitable challenges
- Gain perspective that will help tamp down anxiety about college admissions
- Learn what meatloaf has to do with any of this

CGN Live - Challenge Accepted: College Admission and Your Future

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