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2023-2024

College Kickoff: Resources & Resilience

Experts: Angela Duckworth, Character Lab; Sal Khan, Khan Academy.

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.
Learn how to become more compelling college applicants by understanding your personal priorities and be able to clearly articulate why you are a good fit for a particular institution.

Experts: Angela Duckworth, Character Lab; Sal Khan, Khan Academy.

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.
Learn how to become more compelling college applicants by understanding your personal priorities and be able to clearly articulate why you are a good fit for a particular institution.

College Kickoff: Resources & Resilience

Experts: Angela Duckworth, Character Lab; Sal Khan, Khan Academy.

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.
Learn how to become more compelling college applicants by understanding your personal priorities and be able to clearly articulate why you are a good fit for a particular institution.

College Kickoff: Resources & Resilience

College Kickoff: Resources & Resilience

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 Kickoff, Part 1
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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.

College Kickoff, Part 1
CGN Live - Challenge Accepted: College Admission and Your Future
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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

CGN Live - Challenge Accepted: College Admission and Your Future

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