About this webinar
A new year is an opportunity to make sure students are focused on the right things at the right time. This grade-by-grade session will give families a practical roadmap for 2027, from academics and extracurriculars to testing, summer planning and the application process itself. Whether your student is just beginning high school or approaching senior year, you’ll leave with a clearer sense of what should happen next and when.
Families will learn:
- The most important priorities for students in Grades 9–12
- What to focus on during the winter, spring and summer
- Key academic, testing and extracurricular milestones
- What juniors should accomplish before senior year begins
- How to create a practical admissions plan for the year ahead
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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.