November 25, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Lindberg Kickstarts the Next Class with CampusESP Webinar

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UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg shared her expertise and the essential actions schools should take to reach more families and make a positive impact in a July 11th webinar with CampusESP. Learn more at https://www.campusesp.com/webinars, or sign up for UMW’s very own Eagle Family Connection newsletter.

Yakabouski, Lindberg Share Summer College Visit Advice

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UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left) and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left) and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski spoke recently on the WFVA radio show “Town Talk” about how the summer break is a great time for high-schoolers to visit potential colleges, especially UMW. Hear the episode.

Yakabouski and Lindberg Talk Admissions With ‘The Free Lance-Star’

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Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski and Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg

Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski and Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg

shared their college admissions expertise in an article called “Go-to Guide: Experts peel back the layers of the college application process” in The Free Lance-Star. Between them, University of Mary Washington’s Melissa Yakabouski and Sarah Lindberg hold a half-century of college admissions experience. Read more.

A different version of the article also ran in the Augusta Free-Press. Titled “Mary Washington college admissions experts offer tips for students applying,” the article begins: No time is quite so exciting as when a high school student applies for college. Read more.

Yakabouski and Lindberg Cover UMW Admissions on ‘Town Talk’

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UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left), and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left), and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski

UMW Director of First Year Admissions Sarah Lindberg (left) and Dean of Admissions and Associate Vice President Melissa Yakabouski talked with radio show host Ted Schubel for an episode of Schubel’s WFVA radio show called “Town Talk: UMW Admissions.”  Ahead of Virginia College Application Week, the pair talked about choosing a college and getting in! Everything from grades and extracurriculars to the college essay, tuition and FAFSA. Listen to the segment.