ADMISSION 101/201
Rhodes alumni and their high school students are invited
to attend this informative session about the college admission process
Saturday, September 19, 20154
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
McCallum Ballroom, Bryan Campus Life Center
The featured speaker is Rhodes College Vice President of Enrollment and Communications and
Dean of Admission Carey Thompson.
Panelists include Rhodes admission and financial aid professionals
and top area high school college counselors.
Valuable information will be provided to freshmen and sophomores, juniors and seniors, and parents.
The day includes a campus tour and lunch in The Rat.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Registration
9:30 a.m. Welcome, Tracy Vezina Patterson ’84, P’17, Director of Alumni Relations Rhodes College
9:35 a.m. “Some Thoughts on College Admission, Students, and Families”, Carey Thompson, Vice President of Enrollment and Communications and Dean of Admission, Rhodes College
10:05 a.m. Panel of college counselors and admission experts
10:30 a.m. Questions and Answers
10:45 a.m. Break Out Sessions
Parents (in the Ballroom) “The Parent Role in the College Search”“Financing the College Education”
Freshmen and Sophomores (Crain Reception Lobby) “What Every Freshman and Sophomore Should Know”
Juniors and Seniors (Athletics Conference Room) “What Every Junior and Senior Should Know”
11:45 a.m. Regroup for Final Questions
Noon Campus Tours
12:30 p.m. Lunch Catherine Burrow Refectory (a/k/a The Rat)
The Bookstore will be open until 1:00 p.m.