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College Admissions 101: Advice For Student Athletes Video

Written by Erica B on 05/03/2010

Here is part two of our College Admissions 101 series - Advice for the Student Athlete, held at Darien Library on Thursday, April 22nd at 7pm. Our panel of speakers, which combined coaches, parents of student athletes, and the student athletes themselves, offered great tips for navigating the process of choosing the right school and athletic program, getting recruited, and managing both the acacdemic and extra-curricular responsibilities of an athlete. Take a look at the video below, where you'll also find out why our panelists all agree that being a college athlete, whether in a division or through club teams, is an incredibly fulfilling experience!

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Advice for Student Athletes Panelists:

John Keleher, Director of Athletics, Darien Public Schools

Mo Minicus, Darien High School Field Hockey Coach

Kelly Vegliante, Darien High School assistant coach and parent of a college athlete

Mary Bennett, parent of college athletes

Stephanie Janasiewicz, varsity soccer player, Purchase College

James Wyper, varsity runner, Yale University

Also, click here to view part one of our series: The Admissions Process.

College Admissions 101: The Admissions Process Video

Written by hmartyn on 04/03/2010

On April 1st, 2010, Darien Library held the first in a panel discussion series aimed at helping Darien students improve their college application packages. The video is here, so if you missed the event, or want to hear our panelists' advice again, click below!

Remember, there is a second event in the series, Advice for Student Athletes, on April 22nd at 7 PM.

College Admissions 101: The Admissions Process from Darien Library on Vimeo.

The Admissions Process:
Learn tips and tricks for mastering the college admissions process, find out about gap year options, and hear ideas about using social media marketing tools to enhance applications.

Panelists:

Lindsay Slattum Associate Director for Undergraduate Admissions, Fairfield University

Kristin White Author of The Complete Guide to the Gap Year

Paul Ribeiro Director of Guidance, Darien High School

Stephanie Klein Wassink Principal, Winning Applications, LLC

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