College is Complicated! Our Informative Workshops Can Help!

Klaar College Consulting offers a number of different seminars and workshops that help parents and students with the college application and acceptance process.

1.  Series One – Selecting and Applying to College

Overview:  Participants will receive vital basics and come away with a binder of pertinent material in these hands-on workshops!

·         Begin to refine your college list!  Overview sessions for parents & students.

·         Finish your applications! Hands-on work on various college applications.

·         Draft a college essay that sets you apart.

·         Pay for college! Financial aid & scholarship options (for parents & students)

Dates:  Parent’s workshop: Mon., Aug. 4 – FREE

Five student workshops: Aug. 12, 14, 16, 19, and 21

Time:  Parent’s Workshop – 6:30 – 8 p.m.

          Student’s workshops – Noon – 2 p.m.

Cost:  Parents workshop is free; student workshops are $100/workshops or $450 for all five

Location:  Frederick Indoor Sports Center, second Floor, 1845 Brookfield Crt., Frederick, MD

Workshop Facilitators: The workshops are led by Charlotte Klaar, PhD, Certified Educational Planner, an engaging speaker who has led hundreds of students to college success.  Joining her will be Natalie Gipson, Independent College Consultant, and Dianne Keilholtz, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), and former guidance counselor for Frederick County Public Schools.

For more details and to reserve: 301-834-6888 * Charlotte@cklaar.com

Space is limited to 20 students/workshop. 

Workshop Details

 Parent Overview meeting: All of the elements of choosing a college that is appropriate for your child with consideration for the student’s academic statistics, life style wishes, career goals and other factors.

 Student Workshops:

You’ll receive vital basics and come away with a jumpstart on your application and a binder of pertinent materials in these hands-on workshops!

 

1.      Student Overview:

-  Review what needs to be accomplished in the college selection and application process

-  Explore issues which interrupt the process

-  Discuss how finances and personal preferences are combined in the process

-  Why a private school may be less expensive than a community college or public college

2.     Begin to Refine Your List! Choosing the Best College for You:

-  Review the academic position of students

- Advice on standardized testing with an analysis of tests already taken

- Explore student’s career interests and what direction is viable for him or her

- Investigate all of the non-academic elements in the college process

- Consider the options available for each student and begin to prepare the preliminary list

3.    Get Your Applications Finished at the Workshop!  Applying to College:

-  Collecting the data you need to complete your applications

-  Completing the common application

-  Completing one Maryland State application

- Completing one other application

- Completing your activity resume

4.   Write the Best Essay You Can! Understand and Draft a College Essay That Sets You Apart!

- Discuss how the college essay differs from other writing

- Explore appropriate topics for you

- Beginning writing your essay

- Edit the first draft of your essay

- Receive suggestions to strengthen your essay

5.  Pay for College! Explore Financial Aid and Scholarships. This session is open to students and their parents

- Consider what constitutes financial aid

- Discuss merit aid and grants

- Explore scholarship opportunities

- Assess each family’s Expected Family Contribution and possibilities for merit aid

Bonus:  Students who complete all five sessions will be offered a 90-minute personal consultation to complete element(s) of the process for an additional fee of $200.