About this webinar
Join Marc Zawel and Stephen Friedfeld, AcceptU’s co-founders, as they draw on 15+ years of experience working with Fairfield County families to explain how selective colleges evaluate applicants from this region. Using examples from communities like Greenwich, Darien and New Canaan, they’ll share what matters most—and how students can stand out.
In this session, you will learn:
• How selective colleges evaluate applicants from Fairfield County
• What families can focus on now to best prepare
• The most common missteps Fairfield County students make
• Real case studies from applicants in Fairfield County
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Presented by
Marc Zawel
Marc is the author of Untangling the Ivy League, a best-selling guidebook on the Ancient Eight. He earned a BA from Cornell University and an MBA from University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Marc chaired the admissions ambassadors at Cornell and the admissions advisory board at UNC.
Stephen Friedfeld
Stephen received a BA from Cornell University, an MA from Columbia University Teachers College and a Ph.D. from Rice University. Prior to founding AcceptU, Stephen was an Assistant Dean of admissions at Cornell and an Associate Dean of graduate admissions at Princeton University. Stephen is an IECA Member.