College Bound Essentials

Special Event at High Point University!

Plan to come early for a personal tour and information session,
courtesy of the Admissions office.

As a result of the initiative of parent Mary Jacke from Greensboro and the hospitality of the Admissions office at High Point University, the College Bound Essentials workshop will be held on the HPU campus on Saturday, Jan 26th from 1:00-4:00.  (The Middle School Essentials workshop for grades 5-8 will be offered there that morning from 9-noon.)  

To make this unique event more special, the Admissions office will host a tour  and information session just for our group that morning for anyone who would like to come.  Even if you have already attended the College Bound Essentials workshop, you're welcome to come enjoy the tour.  (Time to be announced asap.)

Workshop Description

Just as the name implies, this workshop is an essential session for any college-bound student who wants to get their best admission opportunities and secure the highest scholarship offers possible.  Parents are welcome to come along at no extra charge. 

Students attending this session will receive a comprehensive, hardcover 
College Success Workbook to guide them through all aspects of college preparation.

Where?
 High Point University in High Point, NC.  Specific building/room will be communicated prior to the workshop date.  (It will depend on the number of students enrolled.)

Who should come? 
 Rising 9th-12th graders will absolutely benefit from this workshop; although motivated 8th graders have also benefitted in previous sessions.  This information is most helpful when students and parents can learn it sooner than later so that they have more time to act on it before the senior year.

What will we learn?  This class will give students and parents valuable information on how to make the decisions throughout high school that will result in maximum admission offers and scholarship money.  In recent months, Ms. Hartley's own daughter, a graduating senior, won over $700,000 in merit scholarship money to top schools (Sewanee, Furman, Wofford, High Point Univ., Univ of Oklahoma and more).  Specifically, the class will:

• Teach students how to get full ride offers to over 200 schools with just one test
• How to build a transcript that will result in the best admission offers
• How to go to Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Brown, MIT and more for FREE (really)
• Teach them how to find their best college fits
• Cover basic interview skills
• Teach students how to tour and evaluate a college as it relates to the student’s interests
• Identify the best and least expensive ways to increase SAT and ACT scores
• Encourage them to take “ownership” of this next stage in their lives, to be proactive, organized and serious about this decision and help them strategize a game plan to get their best results!

The price of $75 applies to each student attending but parents are encouraged to attend at no extra charge.  When registering, only enroll the student, not the parent.  Extra students can be registered at the same time for the same price by listing them as Guests.  

Who is Elizabeth Hartley?  Elizabeth Hartley (consultant, author, scholarship judge, columnist and owner of Scholarship Gold Consulting near Charlotte, NC) works internationally with public schools, private schools, homeschool associations and private clients in all elements of preparing for college.  Scholarships paid for Ms. Hartley's own undergraduate and law school education as well as adventures tracking humpback whales in Hawaii and a year in Europe.  Now, as a judge and administrator for 9 different scholarships, she gladly shares the secrets to securing the best admission opportunities and most competitive scholarships.  For more information, visit www.ScholarshipGold.com.