CGN's
College & Career Library
2023-2024
Helping Students Cope with College Disappointment
Expert: Anthony L Rostain, MD, Cooper University Health Care
Counselors see a range of emotions from high school seniors at this time of year. You may be wondering how you can best support and advise those students who receive disappointing news from admissions or financial aid offices. In this program, you’ll get expert suggestions on:
- Talking to teens about what might be their first big disappointment in life.
- Best practice for getting them to turn the page and look to the future with optimism.
- Helping families maintain perspective.
Expert: Anthony L Rostain, MD, Cooper University Health Care
Counselors see a range of emotions from high school seniors at this time of year. You may be wondering how you can best support and advise those students who receive disappointing news from admissions or financial aid offices. In this program, you’ll get expert suggestions on:
- Talking to teens about what might be their first big disappointment in life.
- Best practice for getting them to turn the page and look to the future with optimism.
- Helping families maintain perspective.
Helping Students Cope with College Disappointment
Expert: Anthony L Rostain, MD, Cooper University Health Care
Counselors see a range of emotions from high school seniors at this time of year. You may be wondering how you can best support and advise those students who receive disappointing news from admissions or financial aid offices. In this program, you’ll get expert suggestions on:
- Talking to teens about what might be their first big disappointment in life.
- Best practice for getting them to turn the page and look to the future with optimism.
- Helping families maintain perspective.
Helping Students Cope with College Disappointment
Helping Students Cope with College Disappointment
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College Kickoff, Part 1
Before asking where you want to go to college, ask yourself why. Figure out who you are and what you want to get out of the experience. Join Director of College Counseling Brennan Barnard and his guests Angela Duckworth, author of Grit and Founder and CEO of Character Lab; and Sal Khan, author of The One World Schoolhouse and Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, for a discussion on resources, resilience and self-reflection as you begin your college journey.
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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
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Managing College Admissions Pressure
Experts: Candice Mackey, Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies; Denise Pope, Challenge Success
A discussion of how to support students’ well being and reduce unnecessary pressure around the college admissions process.
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