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A College Admission Expert...with a whole new approach |
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| LOCATION: | Santa Monica, CA | PURPOSE: | Grow an Existing Business |
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9/06/09 8/30/10 |
INTERESTS: | Women In Business Small Business & Entrepreneurship |
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| Shannon Meairs: |
Hello Colleagues! About me...well, my background is in college admission and I am the former Assistant Director of Admission at Pepperdine University. I am currently the CEO and co-founder of University Drive LLC, a multimedia and web resource company specializing in creative media and web resources helping parents and teens with the college admisison process. Prior to launching University Drive, I founded Full Ride Inc, a college admission consulting company that has helped thousands of students successfully navigate the admission process. Two of my passions are entrepreneurship and socially responsible media and I had the opportunity to combine the two with a show I co-created and produced, ABC's "The Scholar". The reality show took 10 high achieving high school seniors who wouldn't have otherwise been able to afford college and had them compete for a full ride scholarship. The show aired in summer '05 and we gave away over a half a million dollars in scholarship money and prizes. I'm a member of the National Association of College Admission Counseling, the Western Association of College Admission Counseling, Step Up Women's Organization, SMARTY and Bel Air Presbyterian Church. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Pepperdine University with a BA in Psychology in addition to getting my MS in Organizational Development from Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management. When I'm not launching a business, working with clients or tweeting....you can find me training for triathlons, snowboarding in Mammoth and enjoying the beauty of Santa Monica. |
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| University Drive LLC: |
Every year, a question echoes through the halls of America’s high schools: “How do I get into the college of my dreams?” The problem is...THEY ARE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION! When students ask this question, they’re usually looking for a “formula.” They want to know that if they make *these* grades, get *this* score on the SAT or ACT, and write an essay about *that* topic, they’ll get in. But colleges aren’t looking for a prototype. In fact, college admission officers are tired of seeing “well-rounded” students who join every club, play every sport, and spend a week every summer building houses in Mexico. Impressive, sure, but it’s also a cliché, and leaves the admission officer wondering, “Who is this kid really? To gain admission to the schools that fit them best, students should be starting with a different question—a much more powerful question: “Who am I?” University Drive is a multimedia production and web resource company specializing in creative media and online resources helping parents and teens navigate the college admission process. We've developed a proprietary system for helping students discover their unique personal brand in addition to helping them articulate it in a college application. Most high school students don’t know how to make themselves look like a Rock-Star. We do. And we have a 100% success rate. Our first DVD "College Admission. Simplified" is a six-episode series walking parents and teens through each step of the admission process. We cover everything from choosing a college, test prep, admission essays, financial aid...and succeeding in college! Check out www.universitydrive.com and see for yourself! |
Profile Comments [2]
09/17/2009 05:01 PM
It's a pleasure to be your contact! I'd like to hear about the process involved with getting "The Scholar" done, riveting!
Thanks for reaching out.
I have a few ideas relating to the use of my product, CheXplit, at colleges and universities. I'd love to have a chat about it if you have some time.
Brian