Mastering College Applications- Stanford Alumni Share their Strategies on How to Stand Out
April Ball, Stanford '22 and Fulbright Scholar '23 and Johnathan Bridges, Stanford '22, are thrilled to be working with Curious Cardinals to host a virtual panel for parents & high schoolers about how to master the college application process, maximize your HS summers, find & develop your passions & projects ahead of time, and hear how we mentor students to stand out and have a competitive edge. Curious Cardinals Mentors work with K-12 students to find summer opportunities, pursue passion projects that distinguish them from their peers, and tackle the college admissions process thorough mentorship from those who know it best- current students at the world's top universities.
Featured in Forbes, on The Today Show, and on CNN- Curious Cardinals is a dynamic education platform with 650+ mentors who are the most accomplished college students, but they're also cool, compassionate, and relatable. Our mentors are empowering the next generation of dreamers, thinkers, and innovators through the unique magic of near-peer mentorship. K-12 students are matched with the perfect college mentor for them based on shared background, interests, and personality. Students dive into passion projects, translate interests into real-world skills, discover their "thing", and conquer challenging academic subjects with ground-breaking results. Curious Cardinals mentorship also extends to developing their confidence, building their self-esteem, and guiding them to take agency over their lives.
We invite both parents & students to join our panel to learn about the invaluable opportunity of Curious Cardinals mentorship. We can't wait to see you there!
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To give you a sense of the impact, here are a few examples:
Elise explored her passion for fashion and feminism and launched Maud the blog: see the blog here.
Hear Elise speak about her experience here.
Matthew had no clear interests but loved gaming - he ended up building his own video game under his mentor's guidance over the course of 1.5 yrs: see the his video game here.
Hear Matthew and his parents speak about his experience here.
Students who became mentors:
Now a student at Yale, Jaidyn Hurst studied Arabic for 3 years with her Curious Cardinals mentor as well as learning French Film & Philosophy and Mass Incarceration. Now she mentors students in creative writing, songwriting, and languages.
Now a student at MIT, Dashiell first learned aerospace engineering at Curious Cardinals. Now he mentors students in aerospace engineering!
Please join at the Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89470886225?pwd=EwwABauz2YZOgzP9b1OpXkvWlvVRtV.1