Myth-busting College Admissions
Event Details
12:00PM - 02:00PM
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The college admissions process can be a time of extreme stress for families. Students and parents agonize over which courses to take, which activities to pursue, and which essays to write in order to land a spot at a top university. This interactive talk will help de-bunk current myths surrounding the admissions process and will offer parenting strategies to help students re-define success and find a healthier path to their “right-fit” college.
Denise Clark Pope, ’88, PhD ’99, is a senior lecturer at the Graduate School of Education and founder of Challenge Success. For the past 18 years, she has specialized in student engagement, curriculum studies, qualitative research methods and service learning. She’s a three time recipient of the Stanford University School of Education Outstanding Teacher and Mentor Award.
