How do you compete with other high school students who are Intel winners or international Math Olympiad champions? With the growing popularity of science, technology, engineering and math, competition for entrance into these majors grows harder and harder every year. Living in the Bay Area only makes the competition tougher – top-ranked universities will only accept the best of the best Bay Area students.

Victoria is a student who cracked the secret to gaining admission into schools likeStanford, Oxford, MIT, Caltech, UC Berkeley (Regents and Chancellors Scholar), UCLA (Regents and Chancellors Scholar) and Johns Hopkins for premed.
She will be giving advice on how to be a competitive STEM applicant and sharing her experience with the college application process. Victoria will be covering topics like:

• Key factors for being accepted to top schools
• How to approach essays for STEM-focused schools
• The similarities and differences between US colleges and UK universities like Oxford, and how to successfully gain admission to both
• The value of diverse extracurriculars and how to find these activities
• How to show colleges leadership and well-roundedness
• How the college lottery works and what you can do to improve your chances
• Her own personal experience and qualifications that helped her gain admission into top STEM schools

Victoria Yuan is a senior at American High School who is attending Stanford’s Class of 2020. She will major in Biomedical Computation – a combined major between biology, computer science and medicine – under the Stanford School of Engineering. Victoria was involved in numerous and diverse activities throughout high school, from the Biology Olympiad to starting her own nonprofit to running a statewide marketing campaign.

WHEN: 7:00-8:30pm Sunday, 6/5/2016
WHERE: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129
CONTACT: 408-480-7547，spring.light.edu@gmail.com
FEE: $30/person, $50/two family members
Registration: http://goo.gl/forms/IDnCVatUwuvlDYva2

How I had a Positive High School Experience

How do you manage classes, extracurriculars, and staying happy in high school? This is a question that many parents and students ask themselves. Many think that you can only have 2 of the 3, but Jeffrey is a student who was able to do all three, and did it with excellence.

Despite all his busy activities, Jeffrey still manages to have fun, stay positive, and live a healthy lifestyle. He will be sharing tips on how he stays happy in face of heavy expectations, and give insights into the college application process that allowed him to maintain a positive attitude throughout high school. Topics he will cover include:

• How important genuine friendships are for maintaining mental health
• The value of and how important family support and encouragement throughout high school
• How to pick enjoyable extracurricular activities related to your personal interests
• Tips for keeping a positive attitude in the face of stress and expectations
• First-hand insights into how the college game works to avoid fear and worry
• A great way to approach college essays to minimize stress

WHEN: 7:00-8:30pm Friday, 5/27/2016

WHERE: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129

CONTACT: 408-480-7547，spring.light.edu@gmail.com

FEE: $30/person, $50/two family members

Registration:  http://goo.gl/forms/iONNgyqdQfc1O2yi1

Jeffrey Chang is a recent Lynbrook student who will join Stanford‘s class of 2020 in the fall. He plans on studying computer science, linguistics, and statistics. He was deeply involved in a number of diverse activities throughout high school, ranging from science to music to French. His activities include:

• President of Lynbrook Science Club
• Captain of Lynbrook Science Bowl
• 2nd place at National Science Bowl Competition
• Jessica Saal Fellowship Award at Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
• 4-year principal horn of California Youth Symphony
• First horn in All-State Honor Band
• 1st place at Synopsys Science Fair in social and behavioral sciences
• Semifinalist of North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad （NACLO)
• Honors (top 150) in US National Chemistry Olympiad
• 5-time AIME qualifier

名校录取率一年比一年低。深入了解大学越来越重要。

如何在高中和大学生活中装备自己？

哈佛大学和斯坦福大学各有什么特点？

大学和医学院的申请essay 如何有效体现出自己的特色？

斯坦福大学医学院的录取率只有2.6%. 如何准备和申请医学院？

如何准备面试？

父母在孩子高中学习和大学学习时如何参与，可以有效帮助孩子？

刚从哈佛大学毕业进入斯坦福医学院的May Yang将为您分享。

真真实实，毫无保留，有问必答！

WHEN: 7:00-8:30pm Sunday, 4/10/2016

WHERE: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129

CONTACT: 408-480-7547，spring.light.edu@gmail.com

FEE: $30/person, $50/two family members

REGISTRATION: https://goo.gl/o7rINs

May Yang is a former undergraduate student at Harvard University(2011-2015) now enrolled in Stanford Medical School. Her considerable accomplishments include the following:

2010 (junior year in high school)

• Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science Award Recipient

• American Cancer Society High School Summer Research Program

2011 (senior year in high school)

• member of US Physics Team

• National Merit Scholarship Recipient

• accepted into Harvard, Princeton, and other Tier 1 universities

August 2011 – May 2015 (undergraduate years)

• undergraduate student at Harvard University

August 2015 – (graduate years)

• medical student at Stanford Medical School

May graduated from Libertyville High School in Libertyville, IL in 2011 and was accepted into several of the country’s top universities including Harvard and Princeton, a historic record for her high school. With a speaker possessing such insight and experience, this will be a unique opportunity for parents and children alike to learn to build a resume to impress even the highest-ranked schools. In this seminar, Ms. Yang will cover:

• her experiences in and differences between both Harvard and Stanford

• key factors to be accepted to universities like Harvard and Princeton

• her continual efforts to be accepted into Stanford Medical School

• how to build up credits to be admitted by top universities

• techniques for building better essays and having better college interviews

• how parents can help impact a child’s growth for the better

• anything else you would like to discuss, in a 30-minute Q&Asession at the end of the seminar

2011年新闻报道 芝加哥侨领谈教育: 子女优秀不需虎爸虎妈

文理学院越来越受到中国人的重视。文理学院和研究性的大学有什么不同，有什么优势和弱势？文理学院的课程特点？什么样的学生适合文理学院，申请文理学院有什么特别之处？应该注意什么？文理学院毕业的学生职业前景又如何呢？

今年被Pomona录取的新生Aurora 将分享她的高中生活以及申请文理学院的经验。（Pomona位居

春晖教育的升学指导老师也将为大家解析文理学院。

Liberal Arts Colleges

The liberal arts college as an alternative to large public or private research universities has risen more and more to prominence in the past few years.  Some top ranking liberal arts colleges such as Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore and Pomona offer an even better option for many top students than attending an Ivy League universities.

What is the hype over LACs (liberal arts colleges) and what does this mean for applicants today?

How can students evaluate what is right for them and prepare for admissions at these highly regarded colleges?

Register the seminar now.

Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129

Time: 8/9/15，Sunday, 7:00 to 9:00pm

Contact: 408-366-2204, 408-480-7547, spring.light.edu@gmail.com

Registration: https://goo.gl/M0t2jh

Fee: $30/person. $50/two family members

In this seminar you will learn:

• What is a liberal arts education, and how is it valuable in today’s world?
• What liberal arts colleges are truly looking for in an applicant
• How to focus on your strengths and not try to become somebody else
• Practicing your passions–or how passions aren’t magically “found”
• Making the most of the resources you have at your school
• What to think about when writing your college essays
• How to find and preserve adult mentors in your life

About the speaker:

Aurora Zhang (class of 2015) attended a small, private high school, where there were very few competitive opportunities available. It’s this experience in the nurturing environment of a small school that she was able to learn to communicate effectively with both students and teachers, becoming a leader in her school in her own way, despite having always been introverted and shy.

She was accepted Early Decision to Pomona College, ranked #1 of all national colleges and universities this year by Forbes, and consistently ranked in the top 4 liberal arts colleges by US News.

• Accepted to Pomona Early Decision
• Editor in chief and founder of school literary magazine
• Ranked in national top 5 for the Wordwright reading comprehension competition
• Semifinalist in the North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad twice in the past 2 years
• Made AIME for 2 years

大学招生的趋势好像年年变，然而，越来越多的大学要求学生是Work hard and work smart。如何体现呢？在硅谷的孩子做出高科技成分的App等成立“短平快”的产品，又能体现出创造性。Ideas从哪里来？如何入手？

内向，看似不善和人交往的数理类小中男如何在大学申请中表现自己？

大学的专业种类繁多，让人眼花缭乱。高中不同阶段如何定位和规划未来大学要学习的专业？

在无论哪国的哪种的大学排名中都名列前茅的芝加哥大学，以其申请essay奇异著称。她是个什么样的大学？她要招手什么样的学生？如何成功写出超凡的芝大essay？

快来报名这个周末的讲座吧。区区$20，听两位讲员谈多个话题 :).

Wilson Wang:

高中经验分享; 科技intern和App; 芝加哥大学申请

Peter Tang:

大学经验分享；从大学生求职看大学申请专业选择；芝加哥大学介绍

Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129

Time: 7/25/15，Saturday, 6:30 to 8:30pm

Contact: 408-366-2204, 408-480-7547, spring.light.edu@gmail.com

Registration: https://goo.gl/2suHjm

Fee: $20/person

讲员介绍：

Wilson Wang：今年6月毕业于Palo Alto High School. 将入读芝加哥大学。

他于2014年夏在Lackheed Martin做有薪的 technology intern。今年夏受聘一家高科技公司做手机的app。

Wilson 在学完了AP Computer science 之后，自2014年春开始学习写iOS App。刚开始很不容易，但开始了一个以后，又接连做了很多个完全不同类型，不同用途的App。他的一个App在今年已经拿到funding。另一个App正在申请funding的过程中。

Peter Tang：2011年毕业于Lynbrook，以political science 专业申请入学芝加哥大学。入学后学习经济专业，大三开始学习计算机。2015年3月以economics major 和computer science minor毕业。现在在湾区从事高科技工作。

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Wilson Wang is a recently graduated senior of Palo Alto High School who will be attending The University of Chicago this fall, majoring in either economics or a science. Some of his achievements include:

• Physics Olympiad Gold Medal
• Worked at various tech companies (MyBuys, Lockheed Martin, Studypool)
• Launched several websites and apps to help Palo Alto Community
• President (7th-12th grade) of Chess Club
• AIME 3x, HMMT and CHMMC team awards
• Numerous science fair awards
• Piano CM Level 10

• High School Experiences: being shy, introverted and ‘Asian’, dealing with different kinds of people, going outside his comfort zone
• The importance of empathy and self-awareness
• How/Why I chose my activities
• The college application process: lessons learned
• What (in my opinion) most people in high school don’t pay enough attention to

• How to differentiate yourself
• How to get what you want out of high school/life
• Making connections with people

• Insight into what top colleges look for in a student

• A sense of perspective

How Leadership can get you ACCEPTED

to UCs and Private Colleges

When: Saturday, July 18th from 7:00pm to 8:45pm
Where: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129
Contact: 408-366-2204, 408-480-7547, spring.light.edu@gmail.com
Fee: $20/person

Registration: https://goo.gl/cKqdfL

What students/parents will get out of this workshop:

• How to differentiate yourself as an Asian-American applicant
• An introduction to the leadership opportunities in middle school and high school
• Strategies for the application process
• Tips on how to build yourself up and differentiate yourself as a leadership student
• How highlight your application and emphasize leadership
• Insight into how Rani achieved success in leadership opportunities around the world
• How to make your leadership stand out in your application and get ACCEPTED

Who: Rani Mavram recently graduated from Lynbrook High School and will be attending UC Berkeley this fall. Her plans to pursue Computer Science and Business in her time there. Rani is also a

• CEO & Founder of Maarifa Interntional
• Research intern at various labs (i.e. Duke University)
• President of Lynbrook Red Cross
• Recipient of the Silicon Valley Red Cross Outstanding Leadership award.  
• President of Lynbrook Future Business Leaders of America
• National Western Region & Executive Parliamentarian of Future Business Leaders of America
• FBLA National finalist
• Fremont Union High School District Student Board Representative
• Congressman Mike Honda Student Advisory Council Vice Chair
• Intra District Council Representative
• H&R Block Student Ambassador
• Siemens Science Semifinalist
• Recipient of the Beth Fleig Memorial Award

What he will be covering:

• Internships/Jobs
• Arts (drama, dance, drawing, etc.)
• Entrepreneurship
• Science opportunities
• Sports
• How to succeed in your leadership endeavors
• How to use your leadership to get accepted

Seats are limited and fill up very quickly. Register soon!

Getting to a High Place with a Small Ladder

－－A New Perspective on College Entrance －－

Are you scrambling to make the most of your last school year before college applications?

Are you discovering that it’s hard to find research projects?

Did you not get into or are you worrying about getting into prestigious summer programs?

Do you want to get into dream colleges but have very limited resources?

不在好学区？学校资源少，没有太多AP课学？没有多少club挑选？一些“排名”高的大学录取你的学校的学生太少？

没有机会进到“好”的夏令营？没有机会进到大学跟着教授做研究？。。。

以上Joey都没有，但却有机会被加州理工CalTech 以及不少其他名校录取。他是如何利用身边的资源的？又是如何进行时间管理的？CalTech以往是不太给像King’s Academy 这样的学校“名额”的，他如何让CalTech 青睐？来听听Joey的分享吧。

Register now : https://goo.gl/cKqdfL

Address: 1340 S De Anza Blvd. Suite 204, San Jose, CA 95129

Time: July 11th, Saturday 7:00-8:30pm.

Fee: $30/person. $50/two family members

Contact: 408-366-2204, spring.light.edu@gmail.com

Whether it’s from finding research projects or internships, preparing for math or science contests, forming clubs or non-profit organizations, or of course, preparing for the rapidly approaching SAT/ACT/SAT2/AP tests, you start (or maybe continue) to feel the pressure of reaching one of those distant, “glorious” Ivy League schools.

If you have already overcome the hurdles of junior year, the description above may sound strikingly familiar to you. If you have not yet reached that point, you may be feeling like buckling up for the ride ahead. This seminar can help anyone from middle to high school.

Speaker: Joey Hong is a recent graduate of The King’s Academy–a small private Christian school, and an incoming freshman at Caltech. If you were to skim through his college application, you would find that his high school experience was actually quite different from that of public school students.

Activities: The King’s Academy is unlike the notable public schools of Lynbrook, Monta Vista, and others around here, and therefore, he was raised in a very different academic environment. These are several things that he did in high school:

• Founder of school’s math club and physics club
• Participant in math and physics competitions
• Volunteer work in math and programming instruction
• Web-development  intern
• Independent STEM research project

High School Reflection: How does your high school environment affect the college application experience? Can you have a successful college process without overwhelming yourself with stress? These are questions Joey can answer without hesitation.

• High School is about discovering yourself, NOT molding yourself into the perfect college applicant.
• You can get into college WITHOUT fixating on finding the perfect extracurricular activities.
• You DON’T need to sacrifice all balance and fun for academic achievement.

In the presentation, he will be covering my own high school journey, and analyzing the things he did to get me to this point. he will discuss the impact of my school and how it made the college application process different. Furthermore, he will also be going over the things he believe he should have done differently.

湾区的许多高中都是以STEM数理上很强。许多学生以数学或科学竞赛在大学录取中胜人一筹。其实美国教育非常重视文科。许多著名学府都要求理工学生修1／3 的人文科学。假如在众多优秀的华人理工学生中你的文科也能亮丽耀眼， 无论申请理工人文类，那么一定会有更多名校对你青睐。