The Junior Year Game Plan
FREE WEBINAR
August 11, 2026 | 5 PM ET
Denard Jones
Lead Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Elon University and Saint Joseph's University
Establish a comprehensive, strategic blueprint for your child's junior year, ensuring their academic, testing, and leadership profiles are precisely optimized before it's too late.
How to Balance Academic Rigor and Testing Timelines
How to manage the most heavily weighted academic year of high school to maximize GPA while executing a targeted, efficient schedule for standardized testing.
How to Demonstrate Leadership
Practical methods to elevate your child's current extracurricular involvement into high-impact leadership roles that demonstrate deep commitment and execution to admissions committees.
How to Get Ahead
A strategic framework for utilizing the spring and summer of junior year to front-load the application process, significantly reducing fall stress and giving your child a competitive advantage.
August 11, 2026 | 5 PM ET
Lead Counselor
Former Admissions Officer at Elon University & Saint Joseph's University
Denard Jones
Meet Your Host
Denard worked as an admissions officer at Elon University and Saint Joseph’s University for over a decade. He then transitioned to college counseling directing a Duke University summer program and two independent schools. Denard earned a B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Computer Information Systems from Elon University.
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