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Webinar Transcript: Last-Minute Summer Programs

Elton Lin

Glad everyone could make it today. We're talking about summer plans, because so many of our students are taking a look at summer plans: taking a look at what options are still out there, since there are so many different types of programs! Some are going to be great for some students, some maybe not. We want to take a moment to present to everyone today what is out there – with about one more month to think about [it] before we really need to start shifting gears towards the summer!

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Webinar Transcript: Timeline for 12th Grade College Admissions

Elton Lin

Good evening, everyone. Really glad that all of you can make it today. We have a really exciting topic for a lot of our juniors right now – to get ready for the admissions process, and start to think about the timeline: what they should be thinking about, researching schools, essays… We'll go through everything today! College tours – I think that's also something on people's minds: thinking about that for spring break, potentially. We'll talk about all of that today.

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Webinar Transcript: How Important is GPA? A Discussion About College Admissions Factors

Elton Lin

Hi everyone – really glad that all of you could make it today. And I'm glad we're continuing  this weekly [webinar series]; we did one last week with Danny. Today we have Dayna joining us – and next week it'll be Kelly. We're doing three in a row for this little chunk of time.

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Webinar Transcript: How Can 9th and 10th Graders Prepare for Admissions?

Elton Lin

Welcome back to our webinar series. It's been a little bit, but I'm glad that we're able to chat again – and hear from all of the folks at home – to give you some thoughts about what's coming up for our younger students: freshmen and sophomores… and a little bit of what's on our minds in regards to how we support younger students. And, hopefully, what should be on students’ and parents’ minds getting ready for this process.

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Webinar Transcript: How to Stand Out as a Pre-Med Applicant

Elton Lin

Thanks for coming tonight, making time for our pre-med Q&A. Let's get started. I can introduce myself, and then we'll have Robert introduce himself, and then we'll start with the questions.

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Webinar Transcript: Supplemental Essays 101

Elton Lin

Thank you everyone for joining today. I think this is going to be a good session today – the last topic in our essay series, where we'll be discussing the supplements: how to tackle them, [and] how to get started.

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Webinar Transcript: College Essay Series: Live Essay Edit

Elton Lin

Hi everyone. Thanks for joining us tonight on this lovely Thursday. Glad we're able to start talking about essays. Hopefully you have a draft or two already going – so that we'll be able to take a look at some of the students that have already worked on things.

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Webinar Transcript: Live Q&A with Northeastern Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Tony Flores

Welcome everyone. Thanks for joining us today. It’s really great to have everyone again. I know it's been a while since we've had a webinar, but we’re really glad that Olivia Harris could join us today from Northeastern University admissions.

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Webinar Transcript: College Essay Series: All About the Common App Personal Statement

Elton Lin

Welcome everyone. My name is Sagrika; I use she/they pronouns. I've been an essay specialist with ILUMIN since last year, and I have had experience working with students on their UC PIQs and their personal statements. I'm excited to share information with you all about the personal statement.

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Webinar Transcript: Live Q&A with Pomona College Associate Dean of Admissions

Elton Lin

I know there have got to be a lot of rising seniors coming in and trying to also learn more about Pomona today. I definitely want to get to all your questions – and get you an idea of the campus.

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