There are lots of events to help you get into college: Admissions workshop, Information Sessions, Tours and more. Stay up to date and find out all there is to know about getting into the college you want.
The past year has limited all of our ability to visit colleges, but colleges are participating in virtual college fairs, which give them the opportunity to share information and reach out to students online. Now it’s up to YOU to take advantage of these opportunities! Many organizations are hosting virtual college fairs to present a … Read more
As we continue in our virtual world, colleges have done an amazing job of putting information online and making it more available than ever before. Not only have most colleges created walking tours through their campuses so you can feel like you’re (almost) there, but they have teamed up with similar colleges to provide additional … Read more
Rising high school seniors sometimes approach their college essays in the same way they approach their English class essays. They are two totally different things! And therefore, students should approach college essays differently. Here are some basic differences: There’s no thesis statement. This is not an analytical work – you aren’t comparing or contrasting literature, … Read more
Want to get a head start on your college essays and applications? Magellan College Counseling will offer college application and essay workshops for local students in June, August, October and November. For current Magellan clients, these college application workshops are FREE! Dates and locations for the June and August dates are below. For everyone else, … Read more
School’s out – it’s time to start your college essays! Can’t figure out where to start? Here are a few quick links to resources to help you brainstorm as you begin writing your college essays! Here are the Common Application essay prompts for the Class of 2019 (write one of the 7 prompts; max word count … Read more
Want to get a head start on your college essays and applications? Magellan College Counseling will offer six college application workshops for local students in June and August. For current Magellan clients, these college application workshops are FREE! Dates and locations are below; all workshops will run from 10 am to 1 pm. For everyone … Read more
Magellan will host several college application workshops and college essay “boot camps” for Los Angeles-area students in June, and towards the end of the summer. The purpose of each of our workshops is to help students get applications and essays done long before fall classes and senior year activities become intense. All events are three hours, … Read more
They’re coming – the National Association for College Admissions Counseling’s annual spring college fairs! Click here to find out where the college fair closest to your home will be. Here’s a quick video to help you prepare for a college fair: Make sure to register where it says “Students Register Here.” This will generate a … Read more
Join us Thursday, March 16th from 6-7:30 pm at Shomrei Torah Synagogue in West Hills for a FREE, hands-on college workshop for 9th, 10th and 11th grade students! Students should bring a laptop or tablet. We call this session “Looking out and looking in,” as we help students identify their college priorities, consider what their … Read more
Many high schools host college fairs in the fall and spring to introduce their students to colleges and visiting admissions staff members, and most high school college fairs have somewhere between 25 and 100 colleges represented. But each spring and fall, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) hosts regional college fairs in major … Read more