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KEY 2025 North American University Admissions Seminar Series

Enhancing High School Student Profiles: Summer Planning Strategy – Feb 19

Enhancing High School Student Profiles: Summer Planning Strategy

In the highly competitive landscape of top North American university admissions, strong academic performance is only the first step. What truly differentiates an applicant is the strength and uniqueness of their application profile.

An application profile acts as a mirror—reflecting a student’s personality, interests, background, values, and individual strengths. It allows admissions officers to evaluate not only a student’s achievements, but also their authenticity and fit with the institution. As a Princeton University admissions officer once noted, many Asian applicants’ profiles appear strikingly similar, making them difficult to distinguish.

In this lecture, KEY will explore proven strategies to help students build distinctive and authentic application profiles that stand out to admissions committees.

Key Topics Covered

  • What qualities do admissions officers value most in extracurricular activities?
  • How to strategically choose competitions, summer programs, and research opportunities
  • Common pitfalls in typical Asian student application profiles
  • Case studies and analysis of successful admissions to top universities
  • How to enhance a student profile effectively within limited time

Agenda:

  • 19:00 – 20:30 Seminar Discussion
  • 20:30 – 21:00 Q&A

Date & Time:

Start: Thursday, February 19, 2026 7:00 pm
End: Thursday, February 19, 2026 9:30 pm

Location:

For Grade 8–11 students - Online via Zoom
Please Call: 604-449-9678
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Enhancing High School Student Profiles: Summer Planning Strategy – Feb 19

In this lecture, KEY will explore proven strategies to help students build distinctive and authentic application profiles that stand out to admissions committees.

Speaker(s)

Bryan R. Ide

Managing Director
Bryan transforms the KEY vision into student success. He believes in the transformational power of education and is passionate about helping students and families make the right educational choices. Bryan’s unique background in attending and working for some of these institutions has instilled in him a distinct insider’s perspective. His wealth of experience and relentless approach have helped many students achieve success in gaining acceptance to their desired schools. As a thought leader, he writes and speaks on a variety of educational topics including admissions and education trends, private school and selective university admissions, parenting, and the right preparation.
Credential(s):
First Year Undergraduate Studies, McGill University Bachelor of Arts in Government, Cornell University Master of Arts in Political Science, Columbia University