Common App Workshop

Class of 2021 and Parent(s)/Guardian(s)

3rd Annual Common Application Workshop

As the academic year comes to a close, the College Counseling Office is excited to announce our 3rd Annual Common Application Workshop at La Salle Academy in August. We encourage the Class of 2021 to register and take advantage of this opportunity.

Workshops will be held virtually on Zoom or in Room S232 Shea Science Building depending on virus regulations. More details to come the first week of August.

About The Common App Workshop

The Class of 2021 will receive hands on direction with the completion of The Common Application from our experienced college counselors as well as learn about new trends and changes for the 2020-2021 application. They will create their Common Application account, select preferred colleges and complete each application subsection. The only section they will have left to complete is the supplemental questions and essay(s) for each school. Students do not need to know where they are applying to attend the workshop.

Completing the Common Application is a time consuming and detail oriented process. Each student’s application will be reviewed for common errors and he/she will be guided through some of the most challenging components of the application. Completing the Common Application before senior year is a great way to get a jump start on the college application process. Our goal is to ease the stress of the college process and senior year by providing a thorough workshop for our rising Seniors.

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About the Presenters:

Eric Simonelli: Director of College Counseling at La Salle Academy in Providence, RI. Eric has been working with students and families for over fifteen years as an admission counselor at The University of Rhode Island and Roger Williams University. He has attained extensive knowledge of what colleges look for in each application and what criteria are used for admission merit scholarships. Eric understands the details of the college application process (step by step) and has been to numerous universities throughout his frequent campus visits. In addition, he has established close connections with the college admission representatives from all over the country. Eric’s timeline for choosing a college is to guide families from the initial college search, to the application process, to making a final decision by May 1st.

ConiSue King: Director of School Counseling at La Salle Academy in Providence, RI. ConiSue has been working with students and families at La Salle Academy for over twenty years. As a member of the Counseling office, she has developed relationships with college admissions counselors and visited numerous colleges and universities across the country. In addition, ConiSue was part of the pilot program that launched electronic submission of Common Application documents at La Salle Academy and she has assisted hundreds of students with their Common Application.

Erin Casey: Erin Casey has worked in the college admission and college counseling profession for nearly 20 years. Erin has reviewed thousands of applications as an admission professional and continues to guide families through the college admission process as a College Counselor at La Salle Academy. Erin worked at both Bryant University and Providence College in the admission offices. She has traveled extensively around the country visiting college campuses, gaining valuable insight into the admission review at each school. Erin is an active member with the New England Association for College Admission Counseling, serving as an assembly delegate for the National Association for Admission Counseling.

Anne Clawson: Anne Clawson has spent over twenty years of her professional career as an Assistant Director of Admission at the University of Rhode Island (URI). Anne has counseled and advised prospective students and their families through the college admission and application process. She has made formal admission decisions on thousands of applicants and has awarded merit scholarships to high achieving students. In addition, she led the Nursing and Pharmacy admission committee at URI in a highly selective candidate pool. Prior to her admission career she was a Financial Aid Counselor at the University of Maryland, College Park.