Admissions Officer Insight: A Parent's Guide to College Admissions
The college admissions process is more complicated and involved than ever before – so students need a lot of support and "project management" while parents find themselves navigating a process far different from what their generation went through.
Starts Wed, Sep 9
11:30 PM UTC · 1h
10 sessions
Joanna
Outcomes, not lecture notes.
Understand what college admissions officers are actually looking for — and how the process has evolved in ways that may surprise you
Learn how involved parents should (and shouldn't) be in essays, school research, and the application itself
Discover the unofficial milestones and informal deadlines that can make or break an application timeline
Get a month-by-month roadmap covering everything from financial aid and ROI to campus visits and summer planning
Hear directly from admissions officers at highly selective schools including Harvard, Columbia, Georgetown, and Rice
Walk away from each session with concrete next steps you can take as a parent — no matter where your student is in the process
Meet Joanna.
Joanna
A proud alumna of Georgetown University, Joanna has decades of experience in the college admissions and standardized testing space. She's a longtime admissions interviewer and current member of the Board of Governors at Georgetown, has worked for standardized test agencies (the Graduate Management Admission Council and HR Certification Institute) and prep companies (Veritas Prep), partnered with a great many admissions offices, and served as a college admissions consultant for hundreds of applicants to elite programs. As a nonprofit marketing executive, she focuses her efforts on educational technology and higher education, and volunteers her spare time at a variety of athletic and military organizations including Dog Tag Bakery, Team Red White & Blue, the Ironman Foundation, and the Pat Tillman Foundation.
The college admissions process is more complicated and involved than ever before – so students need a lot of support and "project management" while parents find themselves navigating a process far different from what their generation went through. That's why, each month, this series brings in an admissions officer from a top school to lead a session specifically designed for parents, covering the questions you're navigating behind the scenes like how involved you should be in essays, what your role is in guiding school research and building a school list, and what informal deadlines and milestones you may not even know about but can't afford to miss. Speakers and topics rotate monthly, with hosts including admissions officers from schools as prestigious as Harvard, Columbia, and the University of California, who bring additional experience in admissions consulting, scholarship panels, and financial aid. Register for the series and you'll receive notifications about each event through the year and receive recordings after each session, as well.
- September: College Admissions 101 — with Georgetown's Joanna Graham
- October: Paying For College, Financial Aid, and ROI
- November: The Parent's Role In College Admissions
- December: How Admissions Offices Assess Candidates
- January: The College Prep Calendar (And The Unofficial Milestones You Can't Miss)
- February: A 4-Year Plan For Academic & Extracurricular Excellence
- March: How To Research, Visit, And Select Schools
- April: Helping High Schoolers Seize the Summer
- May: Next Year Starts Now: Project Managing Your Student's Next Year
Live Q&A
Cameras / mics optional
Recordings
Available within 1 hour, kept 90 days
Materials
No special materials required
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MINWed, Sep 9 • 11:30pm UTC
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Admissions Officer Insight: A Parent's Guide to College Admissions