Mandee Heller Adler - To University and Beyond

Cover Design: Wiley

Cover Images: © galacticus/Shutterstock

1 Cover

2 Title Page To University and Beyond: Launch Your Career in High Gear by Mandee Heller Adler and David Teten

3 Copyright

4 About the Authors

5 1 Why We Wrote This BookDavid Teten Mandee Heller Adler Mandee and David

6 2 College Is Not for Everyone: Get Paid to Learn Notes

7 3 Before Your First Class Note

8 4 Who Do You Know? Who Knows You? Character Competence Relevance Information Strength Number Diversity Notes

9 5 How to Get the Most Out of Virtual Classes and Events Notes

10 6 If You're Not at the Table, You're Missing Out: Plan Your Career In Your Final Year Before Graduation

11 7 Top 10 Myths Students Believe Note

12 8 Write a Resume That Sells Note

13 9 Prepare a Personal Marketing Plan

14 10 Start Your New Job and Don't Get Fired Note

15 11 Write a Memo People Actually Read

16 12 Present So People Will Hear

17 13 Easy Career Kickstarts That Most People Don't Do

18 14 What You Will Know by Age 45

19 15 Internships and Other Work Experience, Locally and Globally

20 16 Get Paid to Study: Ridiculously Generous Scholarships Scholarship Databases The Elite Scholarships Technology Science, Engineering, and Math Social Impact High School Only

21 17 Politics and International Relations Internships with Politicians Political Science United States–Europe Relations United States–Asia Relations Libertarian/Classical Liberal Politics Conservative Politics Progressive Politics

22 18 Women, Racial Minorities, and Other Underrepresented Communities Women Underrepresented Minorities

23 19 Religious Groups Christian Jewish Muslim

24 20 Mini‐Universities: Conferences and Communities for Further Learning Selective Conferences and Communities Short‐Term Learning Programs for Midcareer Professionals

25 21 What Happens Next?

26 Acknowledgments

27 Index

28 End User License Agreement

1 Cover Page

2 Table of Contents

3 Begin Reading

1 i

2 ii

3 v

4 vi

5 xi

6 xii

7 xiii

8 xiv

9 1

10 2

11 3

12 4

13 5

14 6

15 7

16 9

17 10

18 11

19 12

20 13

21 14

22 15

23 16

24 17

25 18

26 19

27 20

28 21

29 22

30 23

31 24

32 25

33 26

34 27

35 28

36 29

37 30

38 31

39 32

40 33

41 34

42 35

43 37

44 38

45 39

46 40

47 41

48 43

49 44

50 45

51 46

52 47

53 48

54 49

55 50

56 51

57 52

58 53

59 54

60 55

61 57

62 58

63 59

64 60

65 61

66 62

67 63

68 65

69 66

70 67

71 68

72 69

73 71

74 72

75 73

76 74

77 75

78 76

79 77

80 78

81 79

82 80

83 81

84 83

85 84

86 85

87 86

88 87

89 89

90 90

91 91

92 92

93 93

94 94

95 95

96 96

97 97

98 98

99 99

100 100

101 101

102 102

103 103

104 104

105 105

106 106

107 107

108 108

109 109

110 111

111 112

112 113

113 114

114 115

115 117

116 118

117 119

118 121

119 122

120 123

121 124

122 125

123 127

124 128

125 129

126 133

127 134

128 135

129 136

130 137

131 138

132 139

133 140

134 141

135 142

136 143

Mandee Heller Adleris the founder and managing partner of International College Counselors ( InternationalCollegeCounselors.com) and its subsidiary Edit the Work ( EditTheWork.com). International College Counselors is one of the world's largest education counseling companies, specializing in exceptionally personalized support for students and their families worldwide who seek acceptance to colleges, graduate schools, and boarding schools in the United States. Since 2004, Mandee and her team of expert college advisors have worked one‐on‐one with thousands of families to create individualized plans and to get students accepted into dream schools. Edit the Work specializes in writing support, including college admissions essays, resumes, and cover letters, particularly for college students.

Mandee is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated as a Benjamin Franklin Scholar, with honors and two degrees—one from the Wharton School and one from the College of Arts and Sciences. She also earned her MBA from Harvard Business School, where she was selected as a Class Day Speaker. Additionally, she studied at ICADE, a premier business school located in Madrid, Spain, after receiving a fellowship from Rotary International. Her many community‐related activities include serving on the Executive Board of the Penn Fund and volunteering for 13 years as an alumni interviewer for the school. She currently serves as co‐president of the Penn Gold Coast Alumni Association.

Mandee authored two books, From Public School to the Ivy League: How to Get into a Top School Without Top Dollar Resources and International Admissions: How to Get Accepted to US Colleges . She has been featured in dozens of newspapers, magazines, and radio and television programs, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, US News and World Report, USA Today, Fortune, NBC News, and FOX Business News.

She is a Certified Educational Planner and a member of the Independent Educational Counselors Association (IECA), the National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC), and Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA). Prior to starting International College Counselors, Mandee worked as an investment banker for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York. She later cofounded HerDollar, Inc., which she sold to Siebert Financial Corp (NASDAQ: SIEB).

Mandee is a South Florida native, and the middle of three sisters. She is the mother of two remarkable daughters, Rebecca and Sara Pearl, and the wife to an extraordinary husband, Dr. Jason Adler, who she met while playing water polo in college. When not meeting with students, visiting colleges or learning about them, she spends most of her free time reading, losing to her mother at Scrabble, and enjoying Friday night dinners with her extended family.

Please sign up for her mailing list at https://internationalcollegecounselors.com/contact‐us and follow her on social media at facebook.com/InternationalCollegeCounselorsand twitter.com/College_Experts.

David Tetenis CEO of Versatile Venture Capital ( VersatileVC.com), a New York‐based venture capital fund. He has also advised such institutional investors as Birch Hill Equity, Goldman Sachs Special Situations Group, Icahn Enterprises, LLR Partners, Right Side Capital, and OTMT Investments.

David was formerly a managing partner with HOF Capital, an international venture capital fund backed by over 70 families and organizations across 21 countries, and a partner with ff Venture Capital. He particularly focuses on investing in financial technology, sales technology, and education technology.