The Ins and Outs of Applying to College

Friday, 19 April 2013 05:40
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steinbergThe JCC of Mid-Westchester will host a special program for high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors, and their parents titled "The Ins and Outs of Applying to College" on Sunday, April 28 at 7:00pm at the JCC of Mid-Westchester, 999 Wilmot Road, Scarsdale. Earlier in the day, the 2013 session of JCC Academic Center Regents Prep classes will begin.

The Ins and Outs of Applying to College will be presented by Jacques Steinberg and Steve Singer, two professionals with extensive experience in and knowledge of the college admissions process. Jacques Steinberg is the best-selling author of The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College, and creator of The New York Times college admissions blog, The Choice. Steve Singer is a retired Director of College Counseling at a top independent school in New York. Previously, he was Assistant Athletic Director, Columbia University where he was an admissions liaison, as well as provided academic, pre-professional and career counseling. Mr. Singer is also a Distinguished Visiting Faculty at Harvard Summer Institute for College Admissions. The evening will include a discussion of the college admissions process including:

  • How to start to compose a list and learn about colleges applications including extracurricular activities, essays, thegatekeeperstranscripts, test scores, interviews and more
  • How an application is read in the admissions office
  • Financing your education

The evening will conclude with a question and answer session. Tickets for the event are $10/person and may be purchased online at www.jccmw.org.

The JCC Academic Center provides test prep and college admissions programs for middle school and high school students, including PSAT, SAT, ACT, and Regents test prep, as well as College Application Essay Workshops and Writing and Time Management Skills Workshops. Regents Prep classes for June 2013 exams in Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2/Trig, Global History, and US History are registering now.