KW4C Mock Admissions Workshop
February 23, 2023
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
THS Student Union
One of the best college counseling events of the year! All 10th and 11th grade students and parents are invited to attend. Participants are placed in small "admissions committees" to review 3 candidates. As a group, you review all aspects of the application and determine how the candidates compare to the university profile in order to decide who should be admitted, waitlisted, and denied.
If you would like to experience a “day in the life” of a college admissions counselor and understand the college admission process, please join me on Thursday February 23, 2023 for this interactive parent and student workshop that will provide you with an inside look at the intricacies of the process and how to strengthen your applications.
Pretend you are a college admissions counselor in the middle of your “busy season”. You are reading application essays and reviewing applications with your Admissions Committee, and you are down to the final applicants with just one spot to offer. You only have 8 minutes to silently read each essay to yourself (remember, your position demands that you get through 20 applicants a day). You have 10 minutes to debate at your table (as the Admissions Committee) which applicant you would admit, waitlist, and deny to the next incoming freshman class. Come to a consensus on which applicant you would offer the spot, but be prepared to offer your rationale to the Director of Admissions, that reviews each decision made by the committee.
KW4C MOCK ADMISSIONS REGISTRATION
About KnowledgeWorx
MEET NAGLA ORLANDO, M.ED.
Nagla Orlando, M.Ed., CEP, Knowledge Worx 4 College, founder, and principal, approaches the college application process as a life-long educator; she is a 25-year veteran California credentialed educator in Science (Biology, AP Biology, Anatomy and Physiology). In addition to teaching, Nagla mentored thousands of students in interpersonal growth and leadership skills outside of the classroom through the renowned Boomerang Project LINK Crew Initiative. Nagla built Knowledge Worx 4 College around her passion for helping students gain exposure to their innate strengths and talents and higher education options to find their best fit! Nagla prides herself on creating positive working relationships with school counselors and prioritizing "student first" in her California Central Coast consulting practice. Nagla holds a California Single Subject Teaching Credential, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, counseling certification, and most recently received the highly distinctive Certified Education Planner CEP from AICEP in 2022. It is an honor to be among a prestigious group of 254 (one of only 35 in California) educational consultants and school counselors in the US and abroad to earn the designation of Certified Educational Planner (CEP).
With a singular focus, an engaging personality, and an intuitive ability to relate to students and parents, Nagla has the expertise to understand the individual, their needs and passions giving her the unique insight to objectively see each students strengths and potential. Nagla helps you see yourself objectively rather than merely as a test score, GPA, or letter grade. When you are able to perceive yourself in this light you are able to communicate these attributes in your college application allowing an admissions officer to get a glimpse of your intellectual curiosity, tenacity, evidence of personal growth and excellence.
Nagla’s Education and Professional Memberships:
- California State University of Long Beach, BS, Human Health Science
- California State University of Long Beach, Single Subject Teaching Credential
- William Howard Taft University, M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction
- American Institute of Certified Educational Planners
- University of California, San Diego, Certificate in College Counseling
- National Association for College Admission Counseling
- Western Association for College Admission Counseling
- Higher Education Consultants Association
- Independent Educational Consultants Association – Professional Member
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