Free Webinar: Conversations with a Consultant - Senior Rush - Are You Just Getting Started?
Thu, Jul 31
|Zoom Webinar
Thursday, July 31st, 2025 • 6:00-7:00pm CST | Zoom Webinar | Presented by Melissa Wood, M.Ed.


Date & Time
Jul 31, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Zoom Webinar
About the Event
Senior Rush? Are you Just Getting Started with College Applications? Wondering How to Make this Process a Little Less Stressful?
If you are a parent of a senior who is just getting started in the whole college application process, you have come to the right place! This informal, question-based conversation will focus on ways to help your senior with their college research, the writing pieces, letters of recommendation, and any questions you all have during the session. It is through these conversations that the consultants are able to assist families with the issues that matter the most. Join us for "Conversations with a Consultant" and come ready to learn the answers to your most pressing questions.most pressing college planning questions!
PRESENTER:
Melissa Wood, M.Ed.
College Consulting Director
Access College America
Melissa is a licensed school counselor with Bachelor's and Master's of Music Degrees from Sam Houston State University, a Master’s in Educational Leadership from Texas State University, and a School Counselor Certification from Angelo State University. She has worked her entire career in public education, serving her campus community for 23 years in various roles, and has served as a school counselor for the past 5 years. Melissa has a true calling for assisting scholars in finding their chosen career path while also guiding them through the admission process to highly selective schools in Texas and across the country.
Melissa has served in roles ranging from band director to College & Career Transition Coordinator to Academic Guidance Counselor. She has a broad range of experience assisting everyone from those who are undecided in their major to those applying to some of the most selective colleges in the country with the intention of securing a STEM major. As Transition Coordinator & Guidance Counselor, Melissa has successfully assisted scholars through the course selection process for dual credit, Advanced Placement, the International Baccalaureate programs, along with numerous Career & Technical Education programs.
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