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6 Super Summer Strategies for Rising Seniors

The summer before senior year can be stressful for rising seniors who have college on the brain. To help you stay calm, relax and get the job done, we've put together some tips taken from last month's webinar for making the most of the summer before senior year in this week's blog.

NEW Webinar Series for Professionals: College Essay Institute

Wow is pleased to announce the start of our College Essay Institute later this month. This five-part webinar series is for professionals who want to take their essay process to the next level. Each month we will share ideas and ask the hard questions among colleagues who get it. If you're not available the day of our session, you can listen to the recording at your convenience. College Essay Institute webinars will feature tips, writing exercises and frank discussions on a range of important topics.

Listening 201: Elements of a Great Idea

Tuesday, June 24, noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Early Drafts: Embracing the Messy Middle

Tuesday, July 22, noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Dismantling the Scaffold: Dull Openings and Other Structural Problems

Tuesday, August 26, noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Enough Is Enough: Letting Go of the Imperfect Essay

Tuesday, September 23, noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Planning Ahead: Insights, Exceptions and Applying What We've Learned

Tuesday, October 28, noon-1:30 p.m. EDT

Fee: $249. Register here.

Where Is Wow Now?

On the Speaking Circuit...

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"Morning Writing" activity created a buzz last week among attendees at the New York State Association for College Admission Counseling's annual conference at Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. The conference chatter followed Wow President Kim Lifton's engaging presentation, Better Essays/Less Stress.

Training Public School Counselors...

Oakland Intermediate School District in Oakland County, MI, has invited Wow to train school counselors from 28 districts on the college essay on June 25.

See our full schedule for more information.

ACT to Change Score Reporting in 2015

Starting next year, students who take the ACT will face a more complex writing prompt (if they choose to write an essay) and will receive new scores for English language arts and the combined fields of science and mathematics. Read more about the upcoming changes to the ACT in this Washington Post article.

New Wow Website

Check out our new website! It went live this week, and will be updated all summer long. Join for free today!

As always, we'll offer great resources for students, parents, counselors and consultants. If you don't see what you are looking for, let us know!

Did you receive this newsletter from a friend or school counselor? Join Wow to get your own copy!

Guidance counselors, please share Wow's great info with the families in your school; suggest they Join Wow, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter.

Wow in the News!

Last month Wow President Kim Lifton and Marketing Associate Julie Tschirhart were featured in a My TV20 Detroit segment on paying for college. Watch here!

Upcoming Events

Check out Wow Writing Workshop's schedule of events.

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