Glenbard Parent Series to present 'How to Survive the College Application Process'

Posted March 19, 2018 11:00 pm

By Peg Mannion Glenbard District 87

The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present "Calming the Nerves - How to Survive the College Application Process: From Application to Acceptance Step by Step" with journalist Christine VanDeVelde on Tuesday, April 10.

Don't miss this best-selling author as she presents compassionate and professional advice regarding finding a college that's the right fit and more. Participants will learn:

• The role of extracurricular activities;

• What's more important - high grades or challenging courses;

• The role testing plays;

• The best candidates for early admission;

• Advice for student athletes;

• How waitlists work;

• Recent changes to the college application process;

• The financial aid process.

This program will begin at 7 p.m. April 10 at the College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.

GPS is generously sponsored by the Cebrin Goodman Center, Cooperative Association for Special Education (CASE), College of DuPage, DuPage Medical Group, Emmy Gaffey Foundation and the Trust Company of Illinois.

For information, visit glenbardgps.org or contact Gilda Ross, Glenbard District 87 student and community projects coordinator, at (630) 942-7668 or at gilda_ross@glenbard.org.

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