Seminars & Events
Competitive Summer Programs
Our counselors discuss the summer activities that will help you build your profile and distinguish you from your peers. Featuring University Lab Partners & Miap Med with special science research opportunities just for MP students!
Keeping Up with Changes in Standardized Testing
Join us for an informative seminar that explores the latest updates and trends in standardized testing, including the SAT, ACT, and Advanced Placement (AP) exams. As colleges increasingly adapt their admissions processes, understanding these changes is crucial for students, educators, and parents alike.
The UC App Seminar
With 9 campuses, hundreds of majors, and 20 spaces for activities and awards, the UC Application is daunting. If you are unsure of where to begin, please join Meridian Prep counselors to help you Master the UC Application.
The Common App Seminar
Serving over 1,000 colleges and universities, the Common App is, well, the most common college application system. Join our experienced counselors to learn how to fill it out correctly, putting your best foot forward as you apply to the colleges of your dreams.
College Essays 101
Come learn the best methods for writing compelling essays that elevate your college applications and showcase your individuality and strengths!
Major Myths
Learn how to become a programmer without majoring in computer science or a doctor without majoring in biology. With hundreds of major options, many leading to the same professional goals, stop limiting your options to the ten most popular majors and start building a major strategy to stand out in college admissions!
College Admissions Secrets
Join us for College Admissions Secrets, a virtual event in which our counselors explain college ranking systems, show students how to build unique profiles to maximize acceptances, and ultimately answer the question: What are colleges looking for? We offer insight into the importance of diversity for admissions, key elements of your high school planning, and game-changing admissions strategies.
Demystifying College Applications
Confused about college applications? Unsure of when to start thinking about colleges and how to prepare? What are colleges looking for, anyway?
Join us for Demystifying College Applications, a virtual event in which our counselors provide a broad overview of the college application process. We offer insight into timelines, strategies for activities, and ideas for essay topics. We have decades of experience to help make your college applications easier.
Your Summer Discovery, featuring University Lab Partners
Our counselors discuss the summer activities that will help you build your profile and distinguish you from your peers. Featuring University Lab Partners with special science research opportunities just for MP students!
Summer Program Hacks: How to Get an Edge on the Competition
Many competitive summer program applications are due as early as December or January! Our counselors will help you identify and begin preparing for these opportunities before it’s too late.
Research Internships Presented by Veritas AI, Ladder Internships, and Lumiere Education
Join us for a special event featuring Veritas AI, Ladder Internships, and Lumiere Education. Come learn about their specialized research and internship opportunities offered year-round!
Unlocking Success: Mastering the UC Application Process
With 9 campuses, hundreds of majors, and 20 spaces for activities and awards, the UC Application is daunting. If you are unsure of where to begin, please join Meridian Prep counselors to help you Master the UC Application.
Opening Doors: Understanding Affirmative Action and College Admissions Strategies
How will the Supreme Court’s ruling affect your acceptances?Join us to learn about changes to college applications and policies in light of the recent ruling to eliminate race from college admissions consideration
The Essay Masterclass: Learn from the Experts How to Write a Perfect College Essay
Learn how to understand essay prompts, take a strategic approach in your responses, and write a compelling personal essay.
Your Summer Discovery
What do you have planned this summer? Our counselors discuss the summer activities that will help you build your profile and distinguish you from your peers.
The Major Seminar (Re-Broadcast)
Do you know how the major on your application affects your chances of college admissions?
Your Major; Your Future
Your college major is the first step towards your future. How do you choose what to study ? How do majors play a part in college admissions? How can you be strategic in your choices? Join Meridian Prep counselors to discuss Your Major; Your Future
College Admissions Insider: Navigating Changes Since COVID
College admission is harder than ever. Our counselors give you the low-down so you can get through college apps and get into the college of your dreams.
Passion Project Workshop: Unique Strategies to Make a Difference & Stand Out in College Apps
Everyone knows that colleges are looking for “unique” students. But what does that mean? You know you’re different from others, but how do you get started exploring what makes you, you? In this workshop, we talk about the importance of a passion project not only as a unique admissions strategy, but as a means to make a real difference in your community. We give examples of students who have completed amazing projects, big and small, and we will workshop specific strategies to help you discover your deep interests, develop your skills, and reveal your ethical worldview. Sure, it’s about college applications, but it’s also about you.
View our recording here.
The Activity-Builder Webinar
As college admission becomes more and more competitive, choosing extracurricular activities — things that help distinguish you from your peers—becomes more and more important. Our expert counselors show you how you can find activities beyond the classroom that will allow you to explore your interests, serve your community, and make meaningful changes in the world around you.
Do something. Find your passion. And show colleges what makes you, you.
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Webinar: How to Complete the Common App
Serving over 1,000 colleges and universities, the Common App is, well, the most common college application system. Join our experienced counselors to learn how to fill it out correctly, putting your best foot forward as you apply to the colleges of your dreams.
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How to Write the UC Essays
Part of our free Summer Essay Series, this webinar will take on the UC prompts. Learn how to read the questions, take a strategic approach in your responses, and write compelling and personal UC essays.
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FREE WEBINAR: How to Choose your Major
Engineering, English, Computational Math, Biochemistry, maybe even Astrobiology? There are hundreds of major choices in college, so how do you choose?
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Summer Essay Series
Join us for the first workshop in our Summer Essay Series: The Personal Statement. We’ll review the essay prompts, discuss do’s and don’ts, and reveal some of our favorite methods to help you brainstorm ideas so you can tell your story.
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Webinar: How to Stand Out in College Admissions
Summer is here. Learn to leverage your time, engage in the activities that matter to you and to colleges, and develop a unique resume. For free.
We’re here to help.
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Demystifying College Applications
Confused about college applications? Unsure of when to start thinking about colleges and how to prepare? What are colleges looking for, anyway?
Join us for Demystifying College Applications, a virtual event in which our counselors provide a broad overview of the college application process. We offer insight into timelines, strategies for activities, and ideas for essay topics. We have decades of experience to help make your college applications easier.
We’re here for you.
RSVP here.
Highland High School Presentation
Meridian Prep sponsored a college preparation workshop helping high school students choose their majors, develop an academic profile, and pursue unique extra-curricular opportunities. Meridian Prep Counselors taught five classes with over 120 students, parents, and local academic leaders.