WiSH Education Foundation, CollegeClick, Offers Students Virtual College Tours, Information Sessions

Posted by: Jade Aubuchon in Education, Santa Clarita Latest News April 5, 2020 - 12:48 pm 0 2,298 Views

The Wish Education Foundation, in collaboration with CollegeClick, a private college counseling company, are offering free virtual college spring break tours to Santa Clarita Valley high school students this week, officials said.

With spring break college trips derailed, the WiSH Education Foundation and CollegeClick have joined forces to provide students with an alternative: virtual, free access to college and university representatives, financial planners, student panels, college counselors and more.

Sessions are scheduled to be held Monday through Friday, April 6–10. There is one ZOOM link per day and students/parents are encouraged to join in during the sessions that interest them, officials said.

WiSH officials suggest that attendees sign in early and follow the instructions for download or use the password “college” if they want to join as a guest.

The schedule subject to change depending on availability or other factors. The final session schedule with links are expected to be posted by Sunday evening on the CollegeClick website and Facebook page.

Monday 4/6 – Session Link

10:00 a.m. – Open Q&A on College Admissions: College Click CEO: Donna Siegel and WiSH Education Foundation Executive Director Amy Daniels
10:30 a.m. – California State Univ. Northridge (CSUN) –– Student: Kelly Nadeau
11:00 a.m. – Nursing Programs –– RN/BSN/PHN Bryana Waage
12:30 a.m. – St John’s University –– NYC Students: Josephine and Sophie Smolsky
1:00 p.m. – Pace Univ. –– Student: Matthew Smolsky
1:30 p.m. – Duquesne Univ. –– Pittsburgh Student: Daniel Smolsky
2:00 p.m. – Univ. of Alabama –– Student: Taryn Toledo
2:30 p.m. – Duke Univ. –– D1 Lacrosse Student: Anne Crabill
3:00 p.m. – Texas Christian Univ. –– Student: Macy Thompson
3:30 p.m. – San Diego State Univ. (SDSU) –– Engineering Student: Kyle Butler

Tuesday 4/7 – Session Link

10:00 a.m. – Univ. of New Mexico and Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) Schools –– Recruitment Specialist Gary Bednorz
11:00 a.m. – Thrivent and College Financial Decisions –– Melanie Meyer
12:00 p.m. – Mid-Atlantic Schools; Rutgers, Penn State, and Univ. of Delaware –– CEO of Educated Quest, Stuart Nachbar
1:00 p.m. – Michigan State Univ. –– Manager of Recruitment, Daniel Siedman
2:00 p.m. – Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison –– Student, Nicole Whitehead
2:30 p.m. – NYU Clive Davis School of Music –– Student, Chloe Schwartz

Wednesday 4/8 – Session Link

9:00 a.m. – Syracuse Univ. –– Assistant Director of Admissions, Janet Recchia-Shusca
10:00 a.m. – College Costs and Soft Skills –– MA/ CEP Professor at UCLA, Julia Varriale
11:00 a.m. – BA and BFA at Otis School of Design and Univ. of Pacific –– Former Head of Admissions, Ed Schoenberg
12:00 p.m. – BS/MD Programs –– Independent Consultant, John Catalano
1:00 p.m. – Canadian Schools ––Verve Smith, 20-year Independent Educational Consultant in Toronto, Ted Saldago
2:30 p.m. – Univ. of Washington –– Student, Madison Wolpert
3:00 p.m. – STEM Admissions Process –– CEO of Common Sense College Counseling and Former Admissions volunteer at Stanford Univ., Anne Holmdahl

Thursday 4/9 – Session Link

10:00 a.m. – University of Pittsburgh –– Enrollment Services Manager, Kelsey O’Neill
11:00 a.m. – Benefits and Types of Gap Year Programs based in New Jersey –– CEO at Center for Interim Programs, Holly Bull
12:00 p.m. – Georgia Institute of Technology –– Regional Director of Admissions, Ashley Brookshire
1:00 p.m. – USC –– Student, Monica Hamilton
1:30 p.m. – US Air Force Academy –– Student, Rijker Hutson
2:00 p.m. – Cal Poly, SLO –– Engineering Student, Brett Butler
2:30 p.m. – College of the Canyons –– Admissions Representative

Friday 4/10 – Session Link

11:00 a.m. – Arizona State Univ. –– Greater Los Angeles Admissions Rep, Claire Joy
12:00 p.m. – Belmont University –– Student, Haley Moore
12:30 p.m. – Univ. of Utah –– Student, Elizabeth Groscost
1:00 p.m. – UC Berkeley –– Student, Alexandra Groscost
1:30 p.m. – UCLA –– Students, John and Nelson Campbell
2:00 p.m. – Pepperdine Univ. –– Student, Jessica Campbell