Operation College Application

Mission: Mentor is an edtech nonprofit building a free, virtual college counselor for high school students.

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Learn the secrets to college admissions through 12 free workshops! Featuring Harvard students, admissions staff, & more. For all grades.

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About:Operation College Application is a series of twelve free college workshops on all things admissions. The series will start on August 1st and end on August 20th. and will feature admissions officers, representatives from scholarship foundations, influencers, and college students at schools from Harvard to the University of Arkansas. All high school students and parents are encouraged to attend.College consultants told us the advice in these workshops typically costs thousands of dollars, and we're revealing the secrets to admissions for free - all you have to do is sign up!Workshops:Kickoff Event: Your College Timeline: August 1st at 5 PM ET“What should I do right now?” 🤔 Don’t stress, we’ve got you covered! At this event, you’ll meet the Mission: Mentor team and get insider advice on when to start strengthening your extracurriculars, studying for standardized tests, writing your essays, and more! How I Got Into Harvard: Demystifying the Application Process for Selective Schools with Taylor Reneau (YesReneau): August 2nd at 5 PM ETWhat colleges actually care about is not what you’d think! 👀 At this event, you’ll see usually-secret admissions files and court case documents, read student profiles, and get admissions advice from Harvard and Ivy-League students.Meet Your Favorite College Influencers with John Fish, SuperTutorTV, and Nikhil Desai! August 6th at 6 PM ETYou saw their college admissions reaction, now see what they’re up to! At this event, you’ll get student-to-student advice on college applications and get to ask your favorite college influencers questions! 👋The Foundation of Your Application: Grades &amp; Scores: August 8th at 5 PM ET Do colleges actually throw out your application if your scores are too low? At this event, we’ll confirm (or deny) the importance of academics in your application and show stories that prove you can get into your dream school with less than stellar grades and scores! 👩‍🎓College and Campus Life Afterparty featuring JZ0: August 8th at 6 PM ETJoin the event afterparty where JZ0 and current college students will spill the tea about campus life. You'll have time to ask all the questions you have about college life and hear unfiltered answers from students 👀The Secret to College Admissions: Passion Projects &amp; ECs featuring Acceptitas: August 9th at 5 PM ETYour extracurriculars can make or break you, so be careful! 🏆 At this event, you’ll learn what activities colleges care about and which ones they see right through. You won’t want to miss it! What do Admissions Officers Really Care About? Hear What They Have to Say! August 10th at 8 PM ETFrom crazy recommendations to essays for the wrong school, Admissions Officers have seen it all. 📑 At this event, you’ll get an insider perspective on what matters most in your application from former Admissions Officers at Vanderbilt, WashU, UT Austin, and UC Berkeley!Grind Time: Making the Most of Your Summer: August 11th at 5 PM ETHow you spend your summers is one of the easiest ways to set yourself apart from other students. ☀️ At this event, we’ll give you the guidebook on what to do each summer of high school and how to do it.How to Build a Strategic School List to Get Accepted featuring Corsava : August 13th at 5 PM ETWhile Michael Scott may be right when he says: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” you also miss 100% of the shots that don’t go in. At this event, we’ll make sure you build a school list that matches your applicant profile and will get you into school! 📋The Devil’s in the Details: Mastering the Common App, Activities Lists, and Teacher Recs: August 16th at 5 PM ETThe first thing your applicant reader sees is your Common App information, so don’t mess it up! 💻 We’ll show you the common mistakes when writing your activities list, the honors section, and more.Secrets for Crafting the Perfect College Essay featuring Prompt: August 17th at 8 PM ETEveryone and their mother will have edits to your essay. 📝 We’re here to filter out the noise. At this event, you’ll learn how to construct the perfect collection of essays to submit to schools (yes, they should work together). How to Go to College for Free: Scholarships 101 + Panel (featuring the Bryan Cameron Educational Foundation and Ron Brown Scholars Program): August 18th at 5 PM ETYes, people go to college for free! And yes, you could too! 🎓 At this event, we’ll use Mission: Mentor’s scholarship recommender to show you the best secret scholarships. We’ll also host a Q&amp;A panel of representatives from scholarship foundations.Securing the Bag: Financial Aid: August 20th at 5 PM ETFAFSA, CSS, Pell Grant, oh my! At this event, we’ll break down the financial aid process for different income levels and show you the secret tricks to maximize your aid offer from schools. 💸Want to stay in the loop on Operation College Application and Mission: Mentor? Follow our <a href="https://www.instagram.com/missionmentor/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@missionmentor?" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">TikTok</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/missionmentororg" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>!

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