College Application Seminar What Who College Application Seminar

College Application Seminar What Who - College Application Seminar - 9 -11 th grade Nepris audience Sammy Yang (presenter) Where - Virtual When - April 8, 2021 2: 00 – 2: 45 PM Sponsored by

College Preparation -- When to start preparation? By Sammy Yang Three Different Methods 1. Push 2. Pull 3. Idle 2

College Preparation -- The Most Important Action (Once in the Lifetime) The Fair Game to everyone -- Many exceptions, but 2 rules 1) 24 X 7 2) Live once The Dream -- The difference between Life and Death The Plan -- Feasible, Executable, Short Term, Long Term -- The Navigator, Provider, Peer (Never a Driver!!) 3

The Magnificent 7 check points of college application GPA / Rank ~15% 2. Standard Tests ~15% 3. Community Service 4. Leadership 5. Recommendation 6. Essay 7. Extra Curriculum ------------------1. 4

GPA / Rank College preparation at 8 th grade -- 9 th grade starts ranking!! Pre-AP courses -- foundation The career trends -- interest vs requirement TEEN strategy !! -- Pressure to Power 5

Standard Tests SAT -- Analytical based > 1500 PSAT -- 15000 National Merit Finalists ~ 150 Subject SAT -- 3 or more, > 740 ACT -- Knowledge based PLAN -------------------- 6

Community Service Dedication Persistence -- shoe polisher Commitment Communication 7

Leadership Club Chairman Large non-profit Organization (United Way, March of Dimes, etc. ) Responsibility/Stress/Commitment A Good Leader Starts as a Good Follower 8

Recommendation Prepare a good BIO Reputation of the teacher Heads up -- Enough lead time Follow up -- Status check, Appreciation 9

Essay Being You -- UNIQUE , Show Time Positive attitude Good grammar No misspelling No negative keywords Challenge vs Opportunity Confidence without Arrogance ----------------------- 10

Extra Curriculum Ac-Dec Team / National Competition Team Summer Research -- summer research programs for high school students -- national science foundation Scholarship INTEL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION S I ( ) – http: //www. siemens-foundation. org/en/competition. htm http: //www. livepositively. com/cocacola_scholars http: //www. act. org/goldwater/ -------------------------------------- 11

Q&A 12

Tips – The honor goes to the kid, and responsibility goes to parents 13