Summer Activities That Impress Admissions Officers

January 20, 2026 | 8:00 pm EST

About this webinar

Make this summer count. In this webinar, we’ll discuss which summer activities impress admissions officers, how colleges evaluate summer experiences, and how to choose high-impact high school summer opportunities that build a stronger application narrative. We’ll share specific, practical strategies families can apply to summer planning right away.

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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.

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