In this 1 hour webinar, Story2 Founder + CEO Carol Barash, PhD shares insight on how parents can support their children during the college admission and essay writing process. View the entire webinar at: http://info.story2.com/webinar-recording-how-parents-can-lead-a-positive-college-admissions-process
Interactive presentation.
Participants can ask questions via the questions box.
We’ll be asking polls at different points in the presentation. Here are two polls to get us started.
2008 – Macaulay Honors College – what I saw. What we built.
2014 – shift to online so we could teach these tools to everyone.
College admissions – but much bigger than college admissions.
Story about when Zach was applying to college
You are that mountain for your child.
Your job is to let all your doubts and distractions drop to the bottom of the lake and stand firm and strong for your child.
Your #1 job is to tell your child “what you are is enough.” Again and again. Maybe just figuring out what they want to do after high school.
Maybe not ready for college.
And my job is to tell you “you are enough.”
Landscape is shifting. College as we know it today will be completely different in 20 years. In many ways already happening.
New reality: SME, Skills + experiences, ability to communicate across differences
Process of Mental Mirroring only happens during stories. When students use scripts—interpretations and generalizations that could be said by many people—this process breaks down. Our EssayBuilder teaches students how to write powerful, authentic admission and scholarship essays using the art and neuroscience of storytelling.
1) Refresh – we already discussed the benefits of refresh
2) Find a Moment – students learn how to find a topic by breaking down experiences into moments into Defining Moments. The best essays are based on Defining Moments.
3) Tell It Out Loud – the first draft of students’ essays is a recording of themselves telling the story of their Defining Moment. This preserves the student’s authentic voice, one of the 3 most important aspects of successful essays.
4) Map It – gives students’ essays a clear sense of direction and purpose. Our proven structure, which consists of 3 points, enables students to connect with their readers (admissions officers) and maintain their attention throughout their entire essay.
5) Focus Out – process shows students how to turn any scripts (cliches, interpretations, or generalizations) into the stories that only they could tell, truly revealing their unique perspective and giving admission officers reasons to believe in them and their future success at the college.
How can you ensure a calm, happy, reduced stress, fun, empowering college admission process for your child?
Avoid helicopter parenting, being a project manager instead of a parent, pressuring child to apply to colleges that feel right to YOU.
EssayBuilder summer special until June 30th: online toolkit to write 1 Essay for free, Plus package includes 1 round of Expert Essay Review; Premium includes 1-on-1 live video coaching from an expert coach. Visit the link to see the special, if you have questions call us at 800-206-5530 to discuss what package is best for your child.
Student Ambassador program: Student ambassadors will get free student webinars and access to expert essay review in exchange for supporting other students. If your kids are interested, have THE STUDENT email Ruben.
Parent webinars: Next webinar is July 29th, same time (7pm EST / 4PT). Will provide tips on how to complete the Common App, which opens August 1st.