About this webinar
Join Marc and Stephen, the co-founders of AcceptU, and Leslie, a former admissions officer at USC, for a panel conversation about how highly selective colleges evaluate applicants from private and independent schools.
In this discussion, we’ll cover:
• How colleges assess students within the context of private and independent schools
• What it takes to stand out in a highly competitive peer group
• What matters beyond academics in selective admissions
• How to build a more intentional and differentiated application over time
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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.
Leslie
Leslie has a BA in theater from the University of Southern California and an MA from Boston College. Leslie worked in the admissions offices at both USC and Babson College, and was a college counselor at two independent schools for more than a decade.