Summer Activity Planning

Tuesday, January 12 2021

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Typically, rising high school juniors and seniors would be applying for summer internships and academic programs in January. But, during the summer of 2020, many internships were canceled and academic programs were moved to virtual formats. Will that also be the case for the summer of 2021?

We know that mass vaccinations are coming, but will they come in time to salvage the 2021 internship and academic programming season? If yes, we’ll discuss the process for securing those desired spots. If not, what can students do to fill the summer months with meaningful activities that are personally rewarding and impressive for college application purposes?

Join Florence and Victoria to learn their predictions for the summer of 2021 and to discuss ingenious ways to find - and land - meaningful activities regardless of what Covid-19 has in store for us.

Building Your College List During a Pandemic

Tuesday, February 9 2021

12:00pm - 12:45pm

The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” takes on particular relevance for high school juniors in the spring of 2021. As the country remains in lockdown, they are faced with the challenge of compiling a college list when they are precluded from actually seeing most colleges. So … what are they to do and how can they best gauge which schools might be right for them under these trying circumstances?

Join Florence and Victoria to discuss researching colleges and compiling comprehensive lists from home. College admissions web pages are a great place to start the process, but can they really help students determine their best fits? They are, among other things, in the business of recruiting applications to their respective institutions. We’ll discuss best practices and share some “insider” tips that can help students learn where to look to get the answers they need. While not the same as physically visiting a school, our strategies go a long way toward helping students discover where they’d like to spend their next four years.

Overview of the College Admissions Timeline

Tuesday, March 9 2021

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Early decision one and two, restrictive early action, early action, rolling admission, regular decision. Wow! What do these terms even mean and how will they affect a student’s application process and timeline? To meet these different deadlines, when should a student sit for the SAT or ACT? Should they bother with SAT subject tests? When should they approach recommenders for letters? Finally, when should they begin the all-important essays?

Join Florence and Victoria for an overview of this process. We’ll look at the landscape from 30,000 feet, as they say, and break the process into manageable steps. The college application process can be intimidating, but with a long term, comprehensive plan, students will be better prepared and less stressed as they tackle it. 

Resume Basics

Tuesday, April 13 2021

12:00pm - 12:45pm

Why would a high school student need a resume? Does he or she even have anything relevant to put on it? The truth is that more and more colleges are requesting resumes, and In this interactive webinar, Florence and Victoria will accomplish two goals. First, they’ll explain what a resume should actually accomplish and the incredible value it adds to a high school student’s internship, job, and college applications. Second, they’ll teach the basics of crafting a professional resume that not only makes students stand out in college applications, but also prepares them to hit the ground running on Day One of college. We’ll share some Dos and Don’ts, along with best practices for creating a document that will live and grow with students throughout college and far beyond.

College Application Essays

Tuesday, May 11 2021

12:00pm - 12:45pm

How important are the college essays? In a word ... VERY!! Many students have similar grades, test scores, and extracurricular activities. Often, the essays can - and do - make the ultimate difference. Functioning both as a writing sample and an on-paper interview, the essays are where students have the opportunity to brand themselves, exercise agency over the process, and become three dimensional.

Join Florence and Victoria for this not-to-be-missed webinar on college admissions essays. We’ll discuss how to brainstorm topics and overcome writer’s block, some Dos and Don’ts most students are unaware of, and how to truly make an essay stand out in a virtual sea of applications.