Segment #8: Planning, Letters of Recommendation & Timeline. A Guide to Build a Standout US College Application.
Episode summary introduction: Segment #8 of the 10-Segment Podcast Series to help students in 11th Grade build standout US College Applications. This segment takes time to recap previous Segments, to discuss Letters of Recommendation and Timeline Planning. Subscribe for Assignments.
In this segment, Athena Lao leads us through the discussion.
In particular, we discuss the following:
- Recap of the Past Segments
- How Students should Organize themselves
- Tips for Responses on College Applications
- 5 Things about Letters of Recommendation
- Timeline Planning
Topics discussed in this episode:
- Introduction to Segment #8 [0:57]
- Recap of Segments so far [2:40]
- How Students should Plan [4:42]
- Tips for Application Responses [10:02]
- 5 Things about Letters of Recommendations [14:01]
- Timeline Planning [24:55]
- Call 2 Action - Subscribe for Assignments [30:28]
Our Guests:
- Athena Lao is the Head College Mentor at Admissionado. Admissionado has successfully helped students land in the top US universities over the last decade.
Memorable Quote: “When they say something is due 11:59pm, what does that actually mean? So that means on the day that is due, for example, November 1, when it hits 11:59pm in your timezone. Your timezone, not East Coast America or West Coast America or whatever.” Athena Lao.
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