Back to Cali

Road trip! Well, kind of, as most of it still requires flying. Our esteemed colleague, Chester Mui, is making a trip in a week or so to the West Coast to visit some schools.

As a part of our community outreach work, Chester will be hosting several seminars at local area schools designed to provide students and their parents additional information about the college preparation process.

The focus of the seminar, entitled "Preparing for College: Setting Yourself Apart", is a review on suggestions and strategies for students as they delve deeper into the college process. Given the state of our economy and increasing anxiety about access to higher education, this would be a great seminar to attend.

We'll be announcing more information about this in the coming days. Please also watch out for our twitter updates (www.twitter.com/thinkchina) as well!

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"Preparing for College: Setting Yourself Apart"
Think early, think big and think global!

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Did you know that Stanford received 30,349 applications for undergraduate admission to the Class of 2013? This is a 20 percent increase over last year's total and an all-time high for Stanford. Moreover, This application season Stanford expects an overall admission rate of about 7.2%, the lowest rate yet in the university's history and more than 2% lower than for the class of 2012. With the difficult economy, the same trend is true for almost every single university. Standing out among your peers is no longer an advantage, its a requirement. Learn more about what university admissions officers are looking for and join us for an informational seminar and Q&A on college admissions.

Get answers to all of your questions about...

* Developing strong academic plans
* Maximizing your summers
* Building a great extracurricular profile
* Creating a well-balanced college list

...and more!

Speaker: Chester Mui, Director (ThinkChina)