Stop subsidizing client college applications with your valuable time. This intensive two-hour Application Express workshop reframes application systems into a project management approach, introducing Peer, Hybrid, and One-on-One sprint systems. By integrating proven project management structures, essential behavioral science insights, workflow tools, and ethical AI strategies, you can bulletproof your application system and maximize your scale. Walk away with an understanding of different project management systems and implementation ideas for your practice.

 

Follow up

Wrap everything up with a 1:1 session with Cyndy McDonald after the session.

Workshop Meeting Time:   8:30 am - 10:30 pm Pacific time/11:30 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern time

Registration Limit:  15 participants in each session

Registration Fee:  $195.00 

INCLUDES: Access to Public folder of Resources. A 60 minute 1:1 consultation with Cyndy McDonald as a follow up.

Application Express Workshop Agenda 

Finding the Poke
What are your current application-support challenges?  Discussion about how to reframe your role from coach to project manager. How do you fix the poke?

It's a Teenager thing

How do student motivation cycles impact application progress? This section explores teen brain development and executive function to help you design systems with realistic timelines and appropriate student expectations.

It's a Project Management Thing
Which project management framework will optimize your practice? Compare Waterfall, Kanban, Agile, and Hybrid models to select the best fit and draft your seasonal advising workflow.

Finding Your Stride
Which delivery model best suits your scaling goals? Dive into the design of Peer, Hybrid, and One-on-One models while building pacing plans and visibility tools like Kanban boards.

Communication Central
How can you prevent "crisis advising" through better boundaries? Master client communication by developing cadences for families and building escalation flowcharts to manage application variables.

Remove the Poke
What is your concrete plan for finding and removing the poke? Review your plan in a follow up session with Cyndy McDonald.

Key Learning Outcomes

• Shift your advising role from coach to project manager.
• Design realistic timelines aligned with teen student motivation cycles.
• Evaluate project management frameworks to optimize your seasonal workflow.
• Master scalable delivery models using visual tracking tools.
• Establish proactive communication boundaries to eliminate crisis advising.
• Set goal to create a system plan.