DSC03786.JPG
IMG_7150.jpg
DSC03795.JPG

workshops at your school.

For students and parents

  • Building Blocks: What can 8th, 9th and 10th graders do to get a head start in the college applications process?

  • College Admissions roadmap for grade 11 students

  • Things to do as a grade 12 student: Tackling timelines, deadlines and “senioritis”

  • Testing: Overview of standardised testing like ACT / SAT / Subject Tests / IELTS and TOEFL and sharing of free prep resources

  • Discovering right-fit: Understanding college search parameters and preference

  • What do highly-selective colleges in the U.S look for in students?

  • Filling forms for U.S. colleges: Overview of the Common Application, the new Coalition Application and individual university applications

  • Multiple essay writing workshops (How to approach the US personal essay, supplemental essays, the UK personal statement and Ashoka University’s writing prompts)

  • Mock U.S. college admissions committee simulation

  • How to differentiate yourself as a social sciences or humanities student

  • How to stand out as science and technology student

  • How to develop your portfolio as a performing or visual artist

  • What does it take to be a student athlete that colleges would crave to get

  • Oxbridge Admissions: Recent changes to the admissions process to Oxford University and Cambridge University

  • Overview of admissions to colleges in Canada, the UK and a few countries in Europe and Asia-Pacific. This session will also cover admissions processes of colleges like Ashoka University, Krea University, Bennet University, Shiv Nadar University and O.P Jindal University.

  • Understanding the role of parents in the process

  • Understanding the role of teachers and the school’s counselling team

Topics for workshops for teachers and counsellors

  • Counselling the engineering/STEM student

  • Counselling the liberal arts student

  • Counselling the law student

  • Counselling the pre-med students

  • Counselling the visual arts or performing arts students

  • Counselling the student athlete

  • What makes a letter of recommendation (LOR) effective and meaningful?

  • Understanding the Common Application LOR process and school forms requirements

  • Session on drafting your School Profile