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Tools for Success: Top 5 Qualities Colleges Want in an Applicant

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Spend an evening with us as we explore the top five qualities colleges want in an applicant to help students maximize their high school experiences and college potential.

Dean of College and Academic Advising Katie Gomulkiewicz '13 will provide insights that will influence next steps for high school students approaching the college admission journey as well as give middle school students direction as they enter high school.

Intended audience: parents with students in grades 5 through 12.

Katie Gomulkiewicz '13 returned to Washington in 2017 and began her next Bear Creek chapter as the Assistant Director of Admissions for Middle School and Upper School. In 2022, Katie completed her master’s thesis, “An Exploration of Standardized Psychosocial Measures Within the College Admissions Process,” and began her new role as the Dean of College and Academic Advising.

Katie also previously served as the head speech coach for the Upper School forensics team and led the Speech and Rhetoric summer camp for seven years. She is passionate about higher education and cherishes the opportunity to mentor students throughout the college journey. She holds a B.S. Psychology and English from Davidson College and an M.P.S. Higher Education Administration from Georgetown University.

Visit www.tbcs.org/success to register.

Tools for Success is a seminar series at which Bear Creek faculty and staff speak on a variety of parenting and academic topics. These sessions focus on subjects ranging from preschool to college planning. You are invited to attend any or all events.

Event Details

  • When

    No upcoming dates scheduled
  • Price

    Free
  • Recommended Ages

    Parents and children ages 13 – 18 year
  • Venue

    The Bear Creek School, Upper School Building

    8525 208th Ave NE
    Redmond, WA 98053-4502
    United States