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