Finally, a
workshop that's designed to help you navigate through all the
confusion involved in preparing for and applying to
college!
WORKSHOP
OPTIONS:
Morning
Session
Time: 9:00 -
12:00
Location: Patterson Park Community
Center Meeting Room
521
Mercury
Blvd.
Murfreesboro, TN
37130
Content:
We will
start the day off with a detailed,
semester-by-semester look at what you need
to be doing each year of high-school (and even
junior-high) to prepare for
college.
Included
Materials:High-school calendar with
checklist
A topic
presentationonhow to make yourself marketable
to colleges and
universities. This will include
details on how to tailor your high-school
curriculum, college applications, and admissions
essays to specifically highlight your abilities
and accomplishments universities are interested
in.
Included
Materials:Information packet on
marketing yourself
Details
regarding the application process, financing, and
homeschooler requirements specific to
Tennessee.
Some discussion of the largest universities in
the state included.
An open
question and answer session.
Cost: $39 if reserved
by September
12; $45 after
September 12
Seating is limitted, so workshop cost includes up to one child
and two parents.
$20
for each additional child
Morning and
Evening Sessions
Time: 9:00 -
12:00 ; 1:00 -
4:00
Content:
Everything covered in the
morning session, as well as:
A topic
presentation onearning credit prior to
college that covers
specifics on dual enrollment and
credit by examination, along with an evaluation
of when and in what circumstances these options
should be pursued.
Included
Materials:Information packet on earning
credit prior to
college
A topic
presentation onpreparing for the ACT and
SAT,
including a discussion of the structure of
the standardized entrance exams, test-taking
strategies, and recommendations on test
preparation resources.
Included
Materials:Information packet on the
standardized exams
A topic
presentation onhow to pay forcollege that covers details
on the availablescholarships, grants, and
loans, and methods by which you can locate and
secure funding sources. In addition, we
will discuss ways for you to directly reduce the
cost of a college education.
Included
Materials: Information packet on
funding sources
Instructions
on how
to tailor the workshop information for your
specific situation.
Another
open question and answer
session.
Cost: $79 if reserved
by September 12; $85 after September
12
Seating is limitted, so workshop cost includes up to
one child and two parents.
$20
for each additional child
Individuals who registered for
the morning session may choose to pay the
difference andupgrade to the full day session
the day of the
workshop for an additional late fee of
$10.
Morning and
Evening Sessions with Media
Resources
Take home the highlights of the day in media format so you
can review them later! Participants in both the
Morning and Evening Sessions will have the opportunity to
purchase a College Prep Media Resource Bundle at a greatly
discounted rate that includes:
The 2-DVD
set Preparing for College: A Guide
for Homeschooled
Students. Covers everything from
college planning to financing aid to
housing options. Read more about
this set
here.
RETAIL:
$59.90
Four electronic manuals (on a
CD) produced by Dr. Gary North on the process
of paying for, transitioning into,
and excelling at college,
including:
America's Lowest
Cost Colleges
Surviving
College
College
Pitfalls
Raise Your Grades
by Half a Point in One
Semester
RETAIL:
$97
TOTAL COST OF MEDIA BUNDLE AND
FULL-DAY WORKSHOP:
$97.00
