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Liz Pleshette���s & Lauren Lieberman���s Top ���Dos��� of the College Process Do l Be present. Understand yourself, and don���t shut yourself off to a variety of possibilities. l Be organized, and plan well. There are a lot of details, and the student who gets lost in the paperwork and the dates will be quickly overwhelmed. l Think long and hard about what has worked for you before academically, socially, emotionally and in your activities. Try to capitalize on that. l Pay attention to instructions, deadlines and the little nuances that make each school and application different from one another. l Proofread all your work, and always get a second opinion on your work. ���Every student has his or her own approach. It is our job to keep on top of it, realize when this becomes a problem and step in.��� Accountability and Responsibility As much as Latin���s college counseling program���s mission is about achieving a specific end, it also is about helping students through a rite of passage that is an important time of growth. The college process, supported in the right way, can teach students selfreliance and accountability as well as provide them with organizational skills that will serve them well once they leave Latin. Pleshette and Lieberman convey the message early and often that the student is in charge of the process and needs to take ownership. ��� ��� Associate Director of College Counseling Lauren Lieberman doctor, but also a school that embraces diversity and offers a range of extracurriculars, from Greek life to community service opportunities. Senior year is about the business of applying to college: finalizing lists, forms, letters of recommendation, getting everything in on time, finishing off the essays, and working with students to make sure they are taking each step in an appropriate way at an appropriate time. Throughout, Pleshette and Lieberman are always checking in. ���In the beginning of the fall every senior is in a different place in the process, says Lieberman. ���Some have their lists finalized and a draft of their essay, while others are nowhere close. Every student has his or her own approach. It is our job to keep on top of it, realize when this becomes a problem and step in.��� Class assignments are often a good way to get a conversation started, explains Lieberman. ���I���ll say to a kid: ���You left half of this questionnaire blank. Why is that?��� I try to get behind what is causing them not to progress. Is it some kind of fear, or do they really not know?��� As applications are submitted, Pleshette and Lieberman step into their role as advocates. They keep in touch with college admissions offices and make sure that applications are seen and noticed and that all bases have been covered. Graduates of the Class of 2010 were accepted to the following schools. Schools in red have at least one student attending. ��� Kalamazoo College | Kansas City Art Institute | Kenyon College | Knox College (2) | Lake Forest College | Lawrence University | Lehigh University | Loyola Marymount University | Loyola University Chicago | Macalester College (2) | Marquette University (2) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | McGill University | Miami University, Oxford | Michigan State | Mount Holyoke College | Muhlenberg College | New York University | Northern Illinois University | Northwestern University (4) | Oberlin College | Occidental College | The Ohio State University | Ohio University | Ohio Wesleyan University | Parsons School of Design | 30 Latin Magazine