Mountain View Los Altos High School District hosts webinar panel discussion: The Road to College Admissions – How to Plan Ahead

District hosts webinar panel discussion: 
The Road to College Admissions – How to Plan Ahead
 
WHAT:  The Mountain View Los Altos Union High School District (MVLA) will host a webinar panel discussion on the college admissions process, featuring a panel of college and university admissions officers from across the country, along with college counselors from MVLA high schools.
 
“The Road to College Admissions: How to Plan Ahead” will be held live on Thursday, May 21, from 4 – 5:30 p.m.  The webinar is intended to help families separate college admissions fact from fiction. Panelists will discuss grades, test scores, activities, and everything else colleges evaluate. We will also talk about how COVID-19 is impacting the process.  Attendees will get straight answers about what college admissions staff really look for, and how they ultimately decide who’ll be accepted.
 
The webinar will be facilitated and moderated by Dr. Nellie Meyer, MVLA Superintendent.
 
Panelists include:

•        Ashley Brookshire, Regional Director of Admissions, Georgia Institute of Technology
•        Cecilia Del Toro, Admissions Counselor/Recruiter, San Jose State University
•        Melanie David, Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions, University of California, Davis
•        Maria Rodriguez, Senior Assistant Director, Office of Admission, University of Southern California
•        Sulgi Lim, Director of Admissions, Williams College
•        Julian Tamayo, Senior Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Yale University
•        Angela Price, College Counselor, Los Altos High School
•        Leslie Felipe, College Counselor, Mountain View High School

•        Current academic landscape (SAT/ACT test cancellations, school closures, virtual learning, Credit/No Credit grades)
•        How might all of this reshape the fall in terms of students' timelines?
•        What will holistic review look like this fall?
•        What are colleges really looking for in an applicant?
•        Should you consider Early Action/Early Decision, and what is the difference?
•        What do parents need to know about financial aid & scholarships?
•        What are some tips for writing the college essay?
•        How, when, and where should you start the college search?
•        Without being able to visit school campuses right now, what resources are there for students to use?
•        What are some of the common mistakes students make in the application process?
•        What should your plan be the summer and fall of senior year?