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The Wellington College Counseling Speaker Series provides students with invaluable insight into the world of higher education. Robust, yet meticulously curated, the list of speakers gives upper schoolers a comprehensive overview of a diverse array of college experiences and offerings.
The first event was held in cooperation with the Wellington Art Department and the topic focused on pursuing the arts in high school and in college. The second addressed ways in which students can have small community experiences while enrolled in public universities. One session gave information and advice about alumni interviews for colleges, while another concentrated on the advantages of participating in summer programs. The guests were affiliated with The Tyler School of Art at Temple University, the University of Vermont, Brown University, and The Joyce Ivy Foundation.
Brittany Knight from The Joyce-Ivy Foundation, affiliated with Harvard and several other colleges, shared with students information about supporting various exciting pre-college summer programs. Wellington parents Fred Coons P ‘20, a Brown University alumnus, and Carolina Lopez-Ruiz P ‘19 ‘27, a professor at The Ohio State University, spoke about best practices for alumni interviews and the endless possibilities of majoring in the humanities in college, respectively.
Wellington alumna Maddy McClinchie ‘17 talked about her recent transition to college, and alumnus Dr. Ajit Chaudhari ‘91, a mechanical engineer who runs his own biomechanics laboratory at The Ohio State University, shared his own college journey from MIT to Stanford. He emphasized the importance of being a well-rounded student. “Even if you’re interested in science, humanities are important,” he said. “Communication and understanding people can help you in all fields.”
The many different perspectives and personal histories shared in the College Counseling Speaker Series advantages students tremendously as they consider what experience they are looking for after graduation and in life after Wellington.
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