FREE College Admissions 101 Event

• Is it better to get an B in an AP course or an A in a regular or honors course?
• How do I build an appropriate college list?
• ACT or SAT?
• How do I get into reach schools?
• Is it harder to get in if I am from NJ?
• Do I need to volunteer? If so, how much?
• What makes college essays effective?
• How much do interviews matter?
• What are the most common application mistakes?
• How does the waitlist work?

If you're looking for straightforward answers to the above questions and more, come to Admissions 101 at The Springfield Free Public Library on Wednesday, July 23rd from 7-8:30 pm. Rhiannon Schade, Director of College Counseling for Collegewise of Millburn, will present on the role of each piece of the college application from the perspective of an admissions officer and attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions. This event is free and is open to high school students and their parents. RSVPs are recommended (because there are excellent handouts!). Register here.


About Rhiannon:
Before coming to Collegewise, Rhiannon  served as an admissions officer at a small liberal arts college. She has earned her M.S.Ed. from UPenn's Graduate School of Education, and is an active member of several professional organizations. Rhiannon has also presented at the New Jersey Association for College Admission Counseling conference.

About Collegewise: 
Collegewise (est. 1999) is the admissions services division of The Princeton Review. We are a company made up of former admissions officers from a variety of institutions. Our goal is to help families navigate the college search process so that students are able to find, apply to, and attend the right colleges for them. www.Collegewise.com