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Alumni Family Days

Get the inside scoop on UVA’s admission process by participating in an essay writing workshop, learning how competitive universities build a first-year class, assessing applicants in an interactive case study, and more.

$30 – $45

Parenting Through the Process

Join Macy Lenox, Special Advisor on Admission and Strategy; Tim Davis, Associate Professor of Leadership & Public Policy, and College Compass in a conversation on how parents can best support […]

Crafting Successful College Essays

Join College Compass and College Solutions to learn the myths, tips, and tricks behind crafting successful college essays. Anna Brown (Col ’07) and Stephanie Coberly Pluta (Col ’07) will share unique insight and practical feedback for how to make your essay dynamic and effective. Register

Cracking the Admission Code

Join College Compass and College Contact in a live Q&A with undergraduate students as they answer your looming questions about the admissions process and share tips from their own college search experiences. College Contact, founded in a UVA dorm room, is a college advising company that matches high school students to top-performing undergraduates. Register

College Compass Information Session and Q&A

Join the UVA Alumni Association’s College Compass team—Mary George (Col ’93) and Sarah Waller (Col ’10)—in a presentation about the UVA admission landscape, the UVA application process, the factors that make a competitive candidate, and the resources College Compass provides to support alumni families. This session is for alumni families with high school freshmen, sophomores […]

Free