Free seminar · Sunday, Nov 15 · 1–3 PM · CANOPY Menlo Park
What admissions officers actually notice in your application
Three former admissions officers from Stanford, UChicago and Cornell share how applications get read and what makes you memorable.
A free, in-person seminar for Bay Area high school students and their parents. Bring your questions for a live Q&A.
Sunday, Nov 15 · 1–3 PM · CANOPY Menlo Park · Free
Combined experience across our three speakers
25,000 applications evaluated · 200,000 committee votes
Conservative estimates supplied by the speakers.
Our advisors' students have been admitted to Harvard · MIT · Princeton · Yale · Columbia · Brown · Duke · Penn
Register for the seminar
Sunday, November 15 · 1–3 PM · Free · CANOPY Menlo Park
Your child is aiming high. So are the students around them.
In the Bay Area, it can feel like everyone has strong grades, a packed schedule, and an ambitious college list. Your child has worked hard. How do they make that work count in an application to their top-choice schools?
Hear directly from former Stanford, UChicago, and Cornell admissions officers about what makes an applicant stand out. Bring your questions about where to focus now and how to help colleges see what makes your child distinctive.
Bring your biggest college admissions questions.
What makes a student stand out beyond grades?
Ask what helps a reader understand your interests, achievements and potential.
Where should you focus your effort now?
Bring questions about the choices ahead, from exploring interests in ninth grade to preparing senior-year applications.
How do you tell a story that sounds like you?
Discuss how essays and experiences can show the person behind the accomplishments.
Three officers will bring different perspectives to the same questions, so you can hear how their experiences shape their advice.
Former admissions experience
Stanford · UChicago · Cornell
Meet the people who have read applications and helped make admissions decisions.
Steve Han
College admissions advisor · Former UChicago admissions officer
Steve brings more than eight years of college-admissions experience, including interviewing applicants and serving on UChicago’s admissions decision committee.
His students have been admitted to
Harvard · MIT · Princeton · Yale · Columbia · Brown · Duke · Penn–Wharton · UC Berkeley · UCLA · Vanderbilt · Carnegie Mellon · NYU · USC
Daniel Chung
Founder & CEO, HelloFAO · Former Stanford, Rice and Swarthmore admissions officer
Daniel is now in his 16th admissions cycle, with 10 years of experience in admissions and college counseling. He has evaluated applicants and guided students as a Bay Area college counselor. As the first in his family to earn a bachelor’s degree, he is committed to helping students and families understand the admissions process.
What to expect
01 · Meet the former admissions officers
Get to know Daniel, Steve and Reba and the different admissions backgrounds they bring.
02 · Hear the panel discussion
Hear three former officers bring their experiences to the same questions.
03 · Ask your questions
Bring the decisions your family is facing, from preparing for college to applying Regular Decision.
Sunday, November 15 · Free
1–2 PM · Check-in & meet the advisors
2–3 PM · Presentation
CANOPY Menlo Park
1300 El Camino Real, Suite 100
Menlo Park, California