One-on-One Newsletter
June | 2021
Upcoming Programming - College Consulting
Early Bird Common App Workshop
(for comprehensive clients only)
Mark your calendar for a date in July!
Students currently enrolled in our comprehensive College Application Service -- you are invited to attend one of our annual Early Bird Common App Workshops with Kim Penney and Kate Hurd before the Common App goes live on August 1st.
Select one of the following dates that works best for you:
  • Tuesday, July 20th: 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Wednesday, July 21st: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Tuesday, July 27th: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Wednesday, July 28th: 10:00am - 12:00pm
 Your admissions coach will contact you directly to register.


Common App Boot Camp for rising seniors
(open to the public)
Limited space -- Reserve your spot today!
Join Kim Penney and Kate Hurd for this 3-hour small-group boot camp to become a pro at navigating your Common App. Discover the nuances of each section in order to highlight your strengths and maximize the 30+ fields of the application. Students will complete the first five sections of their application while gaining valuable insight from admissions professionals on how to stand out in the process. Cost: $300
(Please Note: Individualized guidance with the writing section of the Common App may be added separately at a discounted rate.)
Register here for one of the following boot camps:


Speaker Series
Megan O’Rourke and Jon Cunha from Riser + Tread 
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting a virtual presentation on strategies for personal growth during "pandemic times." Our speakers are Megan O'Rourke and Jon Cunha from Riser + Tread, a practice that offers therapy and sports performance coaching to ages 9-25 with special emphasis on mental performance coaching for student-athletes recovering from injury. This presentation will discuss goal setting, stress reduction techniques and how to establish healthy daily routines.
The 30-minute virtual seminar will be held on Thursday, June 24th at 7:00pm.
A 15-minute Q&A will follow the presentation.
To register and receive a Zoom link for the event, please click here.
Announcements
It’s application time again!
Our One-on-One team is eager and ready to begin work on applications with our Class of 2022 students. 

How can we help?

  • Unlike School Guidance Departments, One-on-One works throughout the summer to help you make your application pop! Let us help you navigate the process using our professional knowledge and experience coupled with what we have learned from the first admissions cycle during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  • Fall of your senior year of high school is a time to focus on grades, standardized testing, activities, sports, etc. We guide each of our students in writing his/her unique story for the college essay before senior classes even begin, freeing up time to focus on getting off to a great final year of high school.

  • Allow yourself to shine! One-on-One has a proven process for creating an Activity Sheet which highlights all that you have accomplished outside of the classroom during high school. This foundational piece of the application also may accompany teacher recommendation requests, scholarship/job applications, college interviews, and more. 

  • With the continuation of test-optional policies, colleges must rely on different ways to get to know you including the admission interview. One-on-One prepares students for interviews as part of our comprehensive College Application Service.  
One-on-One in the News
One-on-on-One’s New Podcast!
Listen to the first in a series of five podcasts with One-on-One College Consulting founder Kim Penney who is interviewed by Podcast Business News Network’s Jill Nicolini, a fourteen-time Emmy Award nominee for her work both reporting and hosting. To listen to each podcast, click here.
Industry News & Events
ACT Announces New Superscore Policy
Superscoring is the policy by which admissions officers consider your highest section score from any test date. Some colleges already superscore the ACT, but have had to comb through multiple test dates to identify the highest score for each subject and then calculate the composite score. The new ACT reports will include the highest superscore as well as individual section scores.

In-Person Learning on Campuses for Fall 2021
The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) surveyed 500 member institutions for it’s “Pulse on College Admission Report.” The report showed the following key findings:
  • 78% will resume all in-person classes in the fall
  • 84% will be either test-optional or test-blind for the fall admission cycle
  • 12% will require a COVID-19 vaccine to return to in-person learning
College Planning Guide
Juniors
  • Ask two teachers to write letters of recommendation for your applications
  • Start working on the foundational pieces of your application, including your activity sheet and essays
  • Register for virtual and/or in-person college information sessions and tours
  • Register for standardized testing: ACT and/or SAT

Sophomores 
  • Take a free SAT and ACT practice test (e.g. through Summit Educational Group) to determine which test you prefer
  • Explore careers and college majors that naturally match your personality type
  • Visit colleges of different sizes and locations to begin establishing your college preferences

Freshmen
  • Explore careers and college majors that naturally match your personality type
  • Visit colleges of different sizes and locations to begin establishing your college preferences
One-on-One Alumni Spotlight
Jared Regan, a 2020 alum of Bentley University and current graduate student at Ohio State University, on his experience working with One-on-One College Consulting and his future career goals in business.
Upcoming Free Consults
One-on-One College Consulting offers several free consults each month to provide an overview of our individual comprehensive and single-service college advising options for high school students and student-athletes.

Join Coach Kim Penney, founder of One-on-One and former Reading Memorial High School Girls Basketball Coach, and Coach Jackie Lyons, current Milton Academy Head Coach, for one or more of these camps for girls of all skill levels!

32nd Year Teaching the FUNdamentals of the Game! 
Space is limited…please register early!

Location: Outer Courts at Galvin Middle School, 525 Main Street, Wakefield
Grades: Entering K - Grade 3 (9:00am - 12:00pm) - To register, click here.
Grades: Entering Grades 4 - 9 (9:00am - 1:00pm) - To register, click here.

Location: Outer Courts at Galvin Middle School, 525 Main Street, Wakefield
Grades: Entering K - Grade 3 (9:00am - 12:00pm) - To register, click here.
Grades: Entering Grades 4 - 9 (9:00am - 1:00pm) - To register, click here.

Location: Outer Courts at Galvin Middle School, 525 Main Street, Wakefield
Grades: Entering K - Grade 3 (9:00am - 12:00pm) - To register, click here.
Grades: Entering Grades 4 - 9 (9:00am - 1:00pm) - To register, click here.
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