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| Free College Admissions Workshop |
09/16/2008
Location: Burlington High School, 123 Cambridge St, Burlington, MA
Date: Sunday Oct. 5, 2008
Time: - 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Admission Offices Represented: MIT, Tufts, BU, Bentley College
Who Should Attend – Children in grades 8 – 12 and Parents
REGISTER AT http://www.iagb.org/Site/?page_id=30
Organizer – India Association of Greater Boston in association with The Princeton Review
Media Partner – Lokvani.com
FREE Raffle with two exciting prizes:
IAGB has been organizing College Admissions Seminar since 2006. “This was a new initiative for IAGB. Providing critical information about what college admissions process entails and how to prepare high school students to navigate through, is arguably one of the most important services we can provide to our community. This event is our way to give back to the community that IAGB represents, about 60,000 people in Greater Boston area,†says Sunil Mhaskar, who serves on the executive committee of IAGB and has been spearheading this effort on behalf of IAGB, along with Pradeep Audho.
This year the event has been ramped up further with the presence of The Princeton Review, one of the pre-eminent companies that helps student improve their performance on standardized testing including SATs and provides support for the college admission process will be also be present at the event.
“My daughter is a currently a junior in college. We attended these seminars during her high school years. This seminar helped us chart a course for our daughter's high school years which eventually led to her getting into the school of her choice. We got great advice on what activities to engage in during high school years, test taking strategies, essay writing and most importantly the timeline. It also helped dispel many myths about the admissions process. I would strongly urge parents and children to attend this workshop†says Anil Saigal, co-founder of Lokvani.com and Professor of Mechanical Engineering who initiated these seminars on behalf of Lokvani in 2002. Saigal greatly believes in the value of these seminars in demystifying the college admissions process for South Asians where the parents have not been to college in the US.
The event will feature:
Admissions staff from several renowned Massachusetts colleges covering topics such as
• The admissions process – what it entails
• What colleges are looking for in a prospective student
• Opportunities to maximize your chances of securing admission
• Applying for Financial Aid
The Princeton Review
• What will get a student into college, and when should he/she prepare?
• How can you take control of the college search and not let it control you?
• What are the facts (and what is fiction) about the college admissions process?
• How can you beat the SAT and ACT?
An Independent organization involved in helping you step-by-step
• From freshmen to senior level, through the college admissions process
• From interest identification to college essay writing etc.
• Ensuring that the colleges get to see the best in you
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