CGN's
College & Career Library
2023-2024
Counselor Bites — Jumpstart Your Juniors: Setting the Stage for the College Search
Featured Expert:
- Candice Mackey: College Counselor, Los Angeles Unified School District
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
When 11th graders return from their holiday break, it is often with a renewed sense of purpose regarding the college search. Giving them a place to start is critical. This program offers counselors advice on:
- A spring/summer/fall planning timeline
- What kind of events and resources are most helpful
- How to tamp down the hype and anxiety before it gets too overwhelming
Featured Expert:
- Candice Mackey: College Counselor, Los Angeles Unified School District
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
When 11th graders return from their holiday break, it is often with a renewed sense of purpose regarding the college search. Giving them a place to start is critical. This program offers counselors advice on:
- A spring/summer/fall planning timeline
- What kind of events and resources are most helpful
- How to tamp down the hype and anxiety before it gets too overwhelming
Counselor Bites — Jumpstart Your Juniors: Setting the Stage for the College Search
Featured Expert:
- Candice Mackey: College Counselor, Los Angeles Unified School District
Host:
- Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
When 11th graders return from their holiday break, it is often with a renewed sense of purpose regarding the college search. Giving them a place to start is critical. This program offers counselors advice on:
- A spring/summer/fall planning timeline
- What kind of events and resources are most helpful
- How to tamp down the hype and anxiety before it gets too overwhelming
Counselor Bites — Jumpstart Your Juniors: Setting the Stage for the College Search
Counselor Bites — Jumpstart Your Juniors: Setting the Stage for the College Search
1:06:36
CGN Live: College - Class of 2024 College Kickoff
Featured Experts:
- Zach Evans, Director of Undergraduate Admissions, The University of Chicago
- Michael Keaton, Vice President for Enrollment Management, Ursinus College
- Lisa Przekop, Director, Office of Admissions, University of California-Santa Barbara
Host: Brennan Barnard: Director of College Counseling, Khan Lab School
11th graders and their supporters are embarking on a key stage of their college journey. You will start taking action steps on the road to the next exciting chapter of your life. You don’t have to go it alone. In this video we’ll help you get started with answers to these questions and more:
- What is the current landscape in college admissions?
- What are some myths and misconceptions to avoid?
- How can I get past the noise and the marketing to get real talk and real answers?
54:52
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.
56:05
College Kickoff, Part 2
At this stage of the journey, 11th graders and their supporters are often a combination of excited and intimidated by the prospect of applying to and paying for college. By the end of this program we hope you will maintain your excitement, and feel less overwhelmed. It’s time to take action on your college search. We’ll offer up best practices as well as common mistakes to avoid.
Join Director of College Counseling Brennan Barnard and his guests:
-Andy Borst, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at University of Illinois.
-Mary Nucciarone, Director of Financial Aid at Notre Dame.
-Karen Richardson, Dean of Admission at Princeton.
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