

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Charting Your Course: A Conversation with  Dr. Alice Kelikian on Applying  to Competitive Colleges
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for an inspiring and practical conversation with Dr. Alice Kelikian, Emerita Professor of History at Brandeis University, as she shares insider insights on how students can stand out in today’s competitive college admissions process and the changing liberal arts landscape.  

A Princeton graduate and Oxford D.Phil., Dr. Kelikian has spent decades teaching, mentoring, and guiding high-achieving students. 

She’ll break down how to:
- Think strategically about academic goals
- Craft compelling, authentic applications and personal statements
- Make intentional choices throughout high school years
- Reimagine the liberal arts landscape 

Whether college is still a distant idea or right around the corner, this session will help students and families plan with purpose and confidence.

Register here: https://www.bcgt220.org/event-details/charting-your-course-a-conversation-with-dr-alice-kelikian-on-applying-to-competitive-colleges
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/barrington/charting-your-course-a-conversation-with-dr-alice-kelikian-on-applying-to-competitive-colleges/200029554483724
- **Event Categories**: workshops, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.bcgt220.org/event-details/charting-your-course-a-conversation-with-dr-alice-kelikian-on-applying-to-competitive-colleges?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=barrington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Barrington
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Barrington Area Library
- **lat**: 42.159637470739
- **long**: -88.127494945948
- **full address**: Barrington Area Library, Barrington Area Library, 505 N Northwest Hwy,Barrington,IL,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Barrington Council for Gifted and Talented (https://allevents.in/org/barrington-council-for-gifted-and-talented/14261562)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Barrington Area Library, Barrington Area Library, 505 N Northwest Hwy,Barrington,IL,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Barrington Council for Gifted and Talented
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Charting Your Course: A Conversation with  Dr. Alice Kelikian on Applying  to Competitive Colleges ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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