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Event Spotlight: CLW (College Leadership Workshop)

SIGN UP LINK: https://form.jotform.com/242461658088162 

The College Leadership Workshop is an annual event hosted by Rice VSA designed to empower high school students with the knowledge and support to apply to college. The event is led by student volunteers from universities in Houston who are eager to share their insights on college life, academics, and the admissions process. Our goal is to help high school students in the application process no matter where they want to attend college.

This is a special opportunity to participate in a one-day program that will include informative, engaging workshops featuring students and guest speakers covering the subjects of college admissions, financial aid, college application essays, extracurricular activities, and leadership. This year, we are excited to have Jenny Le, a Harvard and Columbia alum, to share advice and inspiration to students.

Parent participants, if they choose to join us, will be able to attend student and parent workshops made with resources specifically for parents.

🗓️ This year’s CLW will take place on Saturday, October 19th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Check-in and breakfast begin at 8:00 AM and will end at 9:00 AM!

📌 To secure your spot at CLW, register before the October 11th deadline using the link above! 🐳

We can’t wait to chart the seas of college applications with you! ⚓️🛳️

Check-in

Check-in and breakfast will be at the picnic bench area between George R. Brown Hall and Keck Hall. If you were to put this on Google or Apple Maps, it would be “Valhalla.” It is marked on the map in purple. This will be from 8:00 a.m to 9:00 a.m. Please arrive on time, as there will be no volunteers at the check-in area after 9:00 a.m. Students will be receiving their small group assignments, as well as their T-Shirts. Only students will be receiving shirts.

Parking

All-day parking will be at Greenbriar Lot (see blue area below) and will cost $3.00 via card (cash is not accepted). Please only use Greenbriar Lot as there will be CLW volunteers (wearing black CLW shirts) stationed there to guide you. 

Drop-off

If you are a parent dropping off a student, please follow the orange routes outlined in the map. You may enter through 1, 2, 3, or 23. Along the road near check-in, you will see CLW volunteers stationed at our drop-off station. You may find directions via Maps by searching “Valhalla Rice.”

Schedule

Please take a look at tomorrow’s schedule as it contains an overview of all events and their corresponding locations. Click the following links to view each respective schedule:

Other important notes

  • Please fill out this Minor Registration Waiver form PDF and attach it to the registration form above
  • Please bring comfortable walking shoes as there will be quite a lot of walking throughout the day.
  • Bring a bottle of water! There are refill stations throughout campus.
  • Bring cash if you would like to purchase boba or extra snacks during lunch!
    • Bánh mì will be provided for all participants. 
  • We do take walk-ins for the event, but the fee will be $12 per person.