College Admissions 101 for 8th-10th Graders

Most families don't realize how much the college admissions game is decided before junior year — and by then, some doors are already closing. College Admissions 101 for 8th–10th Graders is a strategic blueprint course led by Joanna Graham, a former Georgetown University admissions representative and veteran college counselor, designed to give students and families the year-by-year roadmap they wish they'd had earlier. Students learn how to build a course schedule that stays flexible enough to fit the APs they'll need without hitting a senior-year scheduling crisis, how to develop an extracurricular narrative that goes far beyond "I held a position," and how to make the most of college visits instead of spending thousands of dollars touring campuses without knowing what questions to ask. This is the course that replaces guesswork and last-minute pivots with a clear, confident plan — built before it's too late to change anything.