2013 McDonald's Education Workshop (College Fair) - DC, Maryland, Virginia
Event Information
Description
Your dreams become reality on the wings of higher education. Join us at the 2013 McDonald's Education Workshop and be inspired by our celebrated speakers. Get essential information about the college admissions process, exam preparation tips, scholarships and financial aid.
This workshop in DC features Yul Kwon plus alumni from Yale University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University, U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University. Experts on SAT/ACT and scholarship/financial aid will also share their college preparation knowledge with all the attendees.
RSVP Now & Enter the iPad Air + Kindle Raffle!
- The Grand prize is an Apple iPad Air, Wi-Fi, 16GB, valued at $499 - the latest iPad tablet launched on Nov.1, 2013!
- The Second prizes are Amazon Kindles, Wi-Fi, 6" display, valued at $69.00.
- The Third prizes are several Gift Cards from Amazon, McDonald's and Starbucks, valued at $25 and $15.
- You must be a grades 8-12 student attending the workshop to participate in the raffle for the Grand and Second Prizes.
- If you not a 8-12 grader, you can still join the raffle for the third prizes!
- If you have a eventbrite ticket, you can have an extra raffle ticket, so please do rsvp and present the ticket at the workshop!!
Event Agenda
09:30 a.m. Registration & Exhibition
09:50 a.m. Opening Remarks
Wea H. Lee, Chairman & CEO, Southern News Group
10:00 a.m. Exploring College Admissions Process
Christopher Doyle, Senior Associate Director,
Undergraduate Admissions Office, The Johns Hopkins University
Jason Puryear, Senior Admission Counselor,
Office of Undergraduate Admission, The University of Virginia
10:50 a.m. How to Maximize College Financial Aid
Richard Myung, President & CEO,
AGM College Planning, LLC
11:15 a.m. Exhibition & Break
11:20 a.m. Yul Kwon Revealed: Facing Fears, Building a Career, and Establishing Leadership
Yul Kwon, Winner of Survivor: Cook Islands
11:50 a.m. Community Recognition
Humberto Ho, Commissioner,
Maryland Governor’s Commission on Asian Pacific American
12:10 p.m. Luncheon: How to Avoid the 3 Deadliest Mistakes in Applying for College Financial Aid
Michael Chen, Financial Planner
Mastermind College FinAid & Tax Planning Group
01:40 p.m. Exhibition & Break
02:00 p.m. How to Pave a Way to a Successful College Career
John Cheng, Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
(B.A.: Yale University, M.A.: The Johns Hopkins University)
Conor Foley, Economic Research Assistant, U.S. Federal Government
(B.A.: The Johns Hopkins University, M.A.: The Johns Hopkins University)
Hannah Yi, Disaster Risk Financing & Insurance Analyst, The World Bank Group
(B.A.: Stanford University, M.A.: Columbia University)
02:40 p.m. Exhibition & Break
02:50 p.m. How to Write an Effective Application Essay
Tsering Jan van der Kujip, Public Health Research Associate,
Natural Resources Defense Council
(B.A.: Harvard University)
03:20 p.m. Strategies to Conquer SAT/ACT
Ned Johnson, President, PrepMatters
03:50 p.m. Closing Remarks and iPad & Kindle Raffle
Ray L. Hwang, President,
Jing Lee, General Manager,
Washington Chinese Daily News