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Webinar

Preparing for Junior Year: College Application Prep Essentials for Parents

Join us for a practical webinar on how to help your student prepare for junior year and build a strong college application foundation.

  Tuesday, May 12

 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET 

   Zoom

This Is the Year Colleges Care About Most. Make Sure To Get It Right.

The college admissions process can feel overwhelming, especially as expectations rise and important decisions need to be made earlier than many parents expect.

This webinar is designed to help families of rising juniors understand how to approach this all-important year of high school. Rahsaan, former Associate Director of Admission at George Washington University, and Julie, former Regional Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Tulane, will share insights on how students should begin preparing for the application process in a thoughtful and manageable way.

This session will cover key priorities, important milestones, and ways to support your teen as they move into one of the most impactful stages of the college journey.

During this event, you will learn:

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What makes a standout college application

Discover what colleges look for and how your teen can start building a more competitive and well-rounded profile.

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What rising juniors should focus on now and throughout the next school year

A clear timeline of what your teen should focus on (and what can wait).
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How to support your student throughout the process

Explore practical ways to help your teen stay organized, make smart choices, and reduce unnecessary stress.

Bring your burning questions and hear directly from experienced admissions professionals who understand what families need at this stage.

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Meet The Speakers

Rahsaan Burroughs
Rahsaan Burroughs
Former Associate Director of Admission, George Washington University

Rahsaan’s career in admissions began at his alma mater, The College of William & Mary, where he served as an admissions intern. Since then, he has spent over 15 years evaluating more than 17,000 applications during his tenure at The George Washington University. As the Associate Director of Admissions at George Washington, Rahsaan served as co-chair of the admissions committee, conducted thousands of interviews, spoke nationally about how student athletes can balance athletic recruitment with the admissions process, conducted financial aid workshops, and managed and trained more than 20 admissions directors.

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Julie Brasseaux
Former Regional Senior Assistant Director of Admission, Tulane
After earning a Master’s in Counselor Education at UT Austin, Julie joined the admissions office at Tulane University (her own undergraduate alma mater), where she spent the next 7 years evaluating more than 10,000 applications for admissions. During her tenure, Julie also personally led the Community Service Fellowship scholarship team, trained a dozen new members of the school’s admissions team, created the Spring Scholars January Admit abroad program, and managed the application process for Tulane’s accelerated BS/MD combined medical program.

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