From Confusion to Clarity: A Parent’s Guide to College Admissions

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Join us on Monday, January 26 at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET for an exclusive webinar offering parents a complete overview of the college admissions journey. Get step-by-step guidance to confidently support your teen at every stage of high school.

Ideal for parents with teens in grades 7-11.

Parents, are you feeling overwhelmed by today’s college admissions process? We’ve got you covered.

If this is your first time navigating college admissions as a parent, it’s easy to feel anxious. The application process looks completely different from what it did years ago.

Between changing testing policies, evolving evaluation criteria, and increasing competition, many parents are left wondering: Are we focusing on the right things at the right time?

Join Collegewise experts Sophie Heller and Jillian Cosgrove for a practical, parent-focused walkthrough of how college admissions works today. In this session, you’ll learn:

How college admissions priorities are changing, and how those shifts affect a student’s strategy
What to prioritize in each year of high school so your teen stays on track and avoids unnecessary stress later
How colleges evaluate applications today in terms of grades, course rigor, activities, essays, and testing
Which choices actually matter most and which ones are often overemphasized
How all of the pieces fit together, so admissions feels like a process you can understand, not a guessing game

Ready to support your teen on their journey? We’re here to help! Register now.

Sophie Heller

Former Assistant Professor at Georgetown

Sophie first began her counseling career at Collegewise in 2021 and has a genuine love of crafting the most impactful applications and essays alongside each of her students. Sophie’s counseling style is collaborative, patient and energetic. Sophie loves working with high school and college students because she thinks it is one of the most exciting times in life. She believes the process of choosing a college is an opportunity for every student to explore their passions, goals, and academic trajectory with enthusiasm and joy. Sophie’s recent Collegewise students have received acceptances to UCLA, USC, and the University of Michigan amongst many other highly selective colleges and universities.

Jillian Cosgrove

Former Director of School Counseling at Cornerstone Preparatory Academy

Jillian is a College Counselor who has helped students gain admission to more than 200 colleges, including Duke, MIT, NYU, Princeton, Notre Dame, Emory, Georgia Tech, the University of Virginia, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Wesleyan, and Yale. She has deep experience across nearly every type of school, from flagship public universities and liberal arts colleges to art and design programs, technical schools, international options, Christian colleges, and HBCUs. Jillian is also a former Lead EQ Coach at The Alpha School, where she built a comprehensive school counseling and EQ curriculum, and she’s known for helping students showcase character and contribution, not just achievements.