Upcoming Events

Medicine as a Career : Getting the Inside Picture

Wednesday, March 26th, 6:30-7:30 pm 
Hosted on Zoom (Students and parents from any school are welcome) 
(The link will be sent to registered participants only) 

Arvin Akhavan, MD, MPA
Academic: Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine 
Professional: Medical Director, Operations and Patient Safety, HMC ED 
Sites of Practice: Harborview Medical Center 

Dr. Akhavan is an emergency physician and serves as Assistant Medical Director for Operations at the Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department. He strives to improve operational flow and patient safety in the department. Arvin was born in Texas, attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago, completed a residency at the University of Washington, and pursued additional training in healthcare leadership at New York University. Dr. Akhavan will speak to our students on medicine as a career.  

How to register 

Register here (https://forms.office.com/r/MHxzEb1yT9) to reserve your space and to receive the link to join the Zoom meeting. A meeting link will be provided to all registered participants one day prior to the meeting. If you do not receive the link, please send an email to vp.programs@teslaptsa.org 

There is no cost to this meeting. 

An Inside Look at Highly Selective College Admissions

Interested in applying to competitive colleges? Join us Friday, May 23 at 10:00 AM for insider tips from an admissions expert.

What do successful applicants to the nation’s most competitive colleges like the Ivy League schools, Stanford, MIT, etc. do differently? How do they stand out from the rest of the highly qualified applicant pool? TESLA STEM HIGH SCHOOL PTSA invites you to join us for this special webinar featuring an expert on college admissions.

This webinar featuring Kevin McMullin, the Founder of Collegewise and a college admissions expert, will not only reveal how the most competitive colleges in the country select their freshman classes but also share Collegewise strategies to improve your chances of admission.

Join us to learn:

  • How the most selective colleges really view grades, test scores, and activities
  • Why personal qualities and character have become more important to colleges
  • How students can demonstrate important traits today that will strengthen their applications

    Register here. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. We hope you can join us.

Your Speaker:

Kevin McMullin

Kevin McMullin
Founder and Chief Education Officer, Collegewise

Kevin McMullin is the founder and Chief Education Officer at Collegewise, the nation’s largest college admissions counseling organization. He has given over 500 presentations to discuss college admissions planning, employee engagement, and small business success. Kevin graduated from UC Irvine with majors in English and history (where he also answered, “What will you do with those majors?” approximately 783 times), and he has a college admissions counseling certificate from UCLA.

Financial Beginnings hosted by Tesla STEM PTSA

Is your high school student going to college soon? Prepare them to be financially ready by attending the Financial Foundations webinar series. 

Hosted on Zoom

Tesla STEM PTSA and Financial Beginnings Washington is offering a FREE webinar series for high school students. There are no prerequisites and anyone may attend. The following 3 courses will be presented live online. You can choose any one, two or, all three.

Registering for Level 2: Budgeting 2 -Fri, May 23, 12-1 pm

Registering for Level 2: Spending 2 -Sat, May 24, 12-1 pm

Registering for Level 2: Credit 2 -Sun, May 25, 12:00-1:00 pm

How to Register

Register here (https://forms.office.com/r/xjVxXfp5tY) to reserve your space and to receive the link to join the Zoom meeting. Meeting link will be provided to all registered participants one day prior to the meeting. If you do not receive the link, please send an email to vp.programs@teslastemptsa.org

There is no cost for this webinar.

Building an Impressive Extracurricular Profile

Join us on Friday, May 23 at 1:00 PM PDT to learn how your student can make an impact with their activities and catch the attention of colleges.

About this Event

TESLA STEM HIGH SCHOOL PTSA invites you to join us for this special webinar featuring an expert on college admissions. Join special guest, Kevin McMullin, a college admissions expert and the founder of Collegewise, to learn what college admissions officers look for in extracurricular activities.

With more than 30 years of college admissions experience, Kevin will share insights that might surprise you, including:

  • How to demonstrate leadership even without a title
  • Why long activity lists do not help students stand out
  • How hobbies can be compelling activities, too

Register here. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. We hope you can join us.

Your Speaker:

Kevin McMullin

Kevin McMullin
Founder and Chief Education Officer, Collegewise

Kevin McMullin is the founder and Chief Education Officer at Collegewise, the nation’s largest college admissions counseling organization. He has given over 500 presentations to discuss college admissions planning, employee engagement, and small business success. Kevin graduated from UC Irvine with majors in English and history (where he also answered, “What will you do with those majors?” approximately 783 times), and he has a college admissions counseling certificate from UCLA.


 



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