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Deborah Flanagan
Michigan State University
Master of Arts in Education
Capstone Portfolio
I am the founder and instructor of an annual application workshop for rising high school seniors. Offered for the first time in the summer of 2009, The Empowered Applicant provides students with a nurturing and focused setting in which to work on their college applications with an experienced college counselor as their guide. They create polished resumes, brainstorm and draft several college essays, master the jargon of college admissions, organize materials and deadlines, conduct mock interviews, finalize their college list, and much more.
The goal of the workshop is to demystify the college application process, minimize the stress, and emphasize the adventure that the college search represents. Students learn to articulate what they seek from their own college experiences, as well as what they offer to the colleges from whom they seek admission.
Empowered Applicants have attended the following colleges:
The Empowered Applicant
Levi Thompson 2014
Baylor University
California Institute of Technology
Emory University
Georgetown University
Hendrix College
Louisiana State University
Lynn University
Princeton University
Rhodes College
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
St. Edward's University
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Trinity University
Tulane University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, San Diego
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond
University of San Diego
Image Credit:
Levi Thompson, St. Martin's Episcopal School. 2014.
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