College Readiness

Join Huntington’s education expert for a webinar on how you and your student can use the summertime to get prepared for college admissions. We will provide a detailed checklist of steps, as well as an overview on the current college admissions environment.

The webinar will cover:

• What is the current college admissions environment
• How to get started as a freshman
• Sophomore year planning
• Junior and senior year checklists
• How Huntington can help this summer
• Your questions during our Q&A

In this webinar, bestselling author Jeff Selingo, who spent a year embedded inside the admissions offices of three campuses for his book, Who Gets In and Why, will explain to students, parents, and counselors how the evaluation process works, what really matters to getting in, and how to think about test scores in a shifting admissions environment.

The webinar will cover:

• How your application is reviewed by admissions offices;
• The ways test scores are used in admissions decisions and awarding financial aid;
• What specific strategies you can use to determine what your test score might mean for getting in;
• How the pandemic has shifted the admissions landscape and steps you can take to reduce the ambiguity of the process.
• And more!

While searching for a college, students and families usually talk about finding the right “fit.” But that term means different things to different people. And finding the right fit is often not just about one thing but about the right combination of an academic, social, and financial fit. So how do prospective students know when they find the right campus for them?

The college admissions process has shifted dramatically in the last few years. Applications are up more than 20 percent, and so are deferrals from early admissions and denials, too, as applicants figure out what makes for a good score in a test-optional world. These changes come as even more are on the way with the College Board introducing the online SAT in 2024. 

In this webinar, bestselling author Jeff Selingo, who spent a year inside the college admissions process for his book, Who Gets In and Why, and has written about higher education for 25 years, will explain the changes and lay out how students and parents can navigate the process.

As high school juniors start their college search and seniors finish up theirs, families are navigating a changed admissions landscape. 

In this webinar, bestselling author Jeff Selingo, who spent a year inside the college admissions process for his book, Who Gets In and Why, and has written about higher education for 25 years, will explain what to expect in the admissions cycles ahead and how best to prepare for what’s next. You’ll also hear directly from an admissions dean about what colleges are looking for in applicants.