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In this episode we will introduce you to a College Application Workbook. The impetus for this workbook came after I wrote a piece in my newsletter Alma Matters Letter last fall about how college application readers have about 8 mins to read an application.

In this Podcast with Athena, we cover, What is Self-Phrase and How to Create Your own Self-Phrase; The Workbook Sections - which include Superpower, Academics, Experiential, Testimony and Fit, and Guidance using Ian’s Story as an example.

You can find the Workbook here.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Introduction to College Application Workbook []
• The Back Story []
• What is a Self Phrase? []
• Workbook Sections []
• Superpower []
• Academic Proficiency []
• Experiential []
• Testimony []
• Fit []
• Close []

Our Guest: Athena Lao is a graduate of Harvard University with a Bachelor’s degree in Classics. Athena then went on to get a Master’s degree in International Education Development Program at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Episode Transcript: Please visit Episode’s Transcript.

Workbook: Download from here.

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