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provide information to parents who need to learn about their children’s
getting into college, the alumni office headed west for its first
Alumni Admissions Forum, held in Santa Clara, California, June 23.
Edith Sprunt Toms ‘62, Alumni Affairs assistant director and
director of the alumni admissions program, says the idea was to spread
the news.
“ Since the Alumni Admissions Forum we hold every
other year at Duke is so popular, we thought we would reach out to
Duke alumni on the West Coast,” she says. “The forum is
specifically designed for current high-school students and their parents
to offer expert advice on college selection and the application process.”
Sponsored by the Duke Alumni Association and Duke’s
Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the all-day conference featured
Duke’s admissions director Christoph Guttentag and a knowledgeable
faculty on how to prepare and maximize admission chances, what colleges
are looking for, the costs, and available financial options.
The local experts were Alice Tanaka, college counselor
at Seattle Mercer Island High School, and Lisa Tseng, dean of juniors
and seniors at Harvard-Westlake School in North Hollywood. Five sessions,
with a break for a luncheon attended by current Duke students and
recent graduates, included The College Search (on creating a timetable
and building a list), The Application Process (on early action, early
decision, and regular decision, plus Duke’s procedures), and
Case Presentations, where participants got to review real applications.
Tips for interviews and essays and the role of parents were also discussed.
“This was so valuable,” wrote one participant
on an evaluation. “Thanks for having it on the West Coast.”
Another parent wrote, “Great to hear the inside scoop. Very sobering
about how difficult it is to get into Duke, but good for Duke.”
The conference is offered as a service to Duke alumni
and their children, regardless of their intentions to apply to Duke.
Participation has no effect on a student’s candidacy at Duke.
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