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CollegePros consultant Kate Trent shares college application expertise CollegePros co-owners Kate Trent and Kim Heffernan assist dozens of Central Texas high school students in determining their next steps after graduation each school year. Trent and Heffernan, who were formerly educa- tors in the Austin area, started CollegePros in 2023 to provide a range of services for students in selecting a career path, successfully finding and applying to colleges as well as receiving financial aid. The Central Texas-based business helps alleviate pressure for families who may not have the time or resources to navigate the increasingly complicated college application process, Trent said. Community Impact spoke with Trent about what students need to know as they prepare for gradua- tion and beyond. Answers may have been edited or cut for style and clarity.
How should students get started in determining their future academic or career path? If they’ve got the choice to take that math or a couple of foreign languages while they’re in middle school, great, because it’s going to give them more freedom ... to continue in some other classes that they might want that should be offered at the high school. One of the things that colleges like is longevity of an [extracurricular or academic] activity. Those volunteer hours [and] the community service are pretty big for the colleges. Looking for leadership is important. Let’s talk about the difference between being a band member and a section leader, because there is going to be a scholarship question about leadership. What are the most important components of a successful college application? Making sure that everything is complete is extremely important on the applications, and making sure that you have expressed as many sides of you as you can in your essays. Show them what you value. Show them some of your
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