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1:05 p.m.
The College Application Process from Start to Finish
Alycia Hochberger, AK College Consulting
We will break down all of the elements of the college application process into manageable pieces. Students and parents will learn techniques to help applicants identify their future direction, generate a list of possible schools, develop an admissions strategy, and present the best version of oneself in a college application. We will also demystify the factors considered by admissions officers and learn how to identify the different value each college places on those factors.
Alycia Hochberger
Alycia Hochberger is the founder and owner of AK College Consulting. Since 2017, she has developed her expertise assisting high school students in finding and successfully applying to their dream schools. Informed by 17 years as a public school teacher, Alycia has mastered how to work with all types of students and families to realize their goals. While she was a teacher, she assisted students, teachers, and guidance counselors with college applications and discovered it was her true passion!
1:30 p.m.
How the SAT/ACT Fits into the College Application Process
Jason Breitkopf, Livius Prep
With all the changes to the college admissions since the pandemic, this talk will explore how the SAT and the ACT fit into the college application process.
Jason Breitkopf
jbreitkopf@liviusprep.com
Jason Breitkopf is the Director of Academics at Livius Prep, which means he oversees developing and managing test prep, college counseling, and study skills curricula. Additionally, he is the hiring and training manager for all of Livius’ tutors and counselors. Jason holds an M.Ed. from Endicott College in arts and learning as well as an MFA in directing for theatre, video, and cinema from the California Institute of the Arts. Jason graduated with high honors with a double major in history and theatre arts from Brandeis University.
1:55 p.m.
Financial Aid: Strategies and Opportunities
Stan Ezekiel, College Planning Group
When it comes to the topic of financial aid for college, many families just don't know where to begin. There are many rules that families must understand in order to maximize their financial aid eligibility. Come to this session to help navigate your way towards maximizing your opportunities for financial aid.
Stan Ezekiel, CCPS
stan@thecollegeplanninggroup.com
Since 1994, Stan has been helping families by guiding them through the college planning and the college financial aid process. College planning is not just about financial aid. It’s about finding the right college for the student. Proper planning involves identifying the student’s interests, applying to schools that match those interests and positioning the student to receive the best financial package available. Often families pay more for college than they need to. Stan’s goal is to help students and families find the best fit.
2:20 p.m.
Effective Admissions Strategies—from Financial to Demonstrated Interest
Todd Weaver, Strategies for College
There are many moving parts to the college planning process. Learn how students and their families can piece them all together to complete the puzzle and have a successful journey toward college. This session will talk about how the three pillars of college funding, college admissions, and social/emotional "fit" should be given equal consideration as your young adult decides where to enroll after high school.
Todd Weaver
toddw@strategiesforcollege.com
Todd Weaver, President of Strategies For College, Inc., is an independent educational counselor who specializes in integrating the college selection process within cost management parameters for the families he works with. Todd received his B.A. in political science from Vanderbilt University in 1990 and his M.B.A. from Northeastern University in 1997, where he worked in the financial aid department. For more than 20 years, Strategies For College, Inc. has taught certified public accountants 4 and 8‐hour CPE courses on college planning at the Boston Tax Institute and is also a Certified Financial Planner Board Registered provider of professional continuing education. Since 1990, Strategies For College, Inc. has assisted more than 7,000 families—helping them seek and find admission to selective colleges and universities that match their student’s level of intellectual curiosity, interests and abilities. His firm is proud that more than 95% of the students they work with return to the same college for sophomore year versus the national average of 66%. Todd lives in Canton, Massachusetts with his wife and four children.
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