TAA Youth Council College and Professional Workshop

TAA helps students and parents prepare for success in college and in the professional world.

The TAA Youth Council held their first youth development workshop at Wat Thai D.C. in Silver Spring, Maryland titled “TAA College Prep and Real World 101 Workshop”. The purpose of the workshop was to educate and empower Thai and Thai American high school students, college students, and their families about how to further their education and prepare for success in the real world.

June Jetabut, a TAA member and counselor at Rockville High School shared a broad range of information and resources focusing on the process of applying to college ranging from standardized testing, college applications, scholarships, and building relationships with school counselors.

Tip Fallon, a TAA member and social entrepreneur held an interactive session in which the audience shared their ideas of what it takes to be successful today. The audience then learned tools to manage their time, connect with employers using their resume, and start to define what they want in life.

Both Tip and June catered to both youth and the adults by answering and translating in Thai as well.

You can find more information on Tip's organization and his book at www.speakingforchange.com

Paul Vutiprichara, a TAA member, also presented information on applying for over $5k in scholarship money that his company provide.

Information about these opportunities can be found at

www.axa-equitable.com/axa-foundation/AXA-achievement-scholarship.html

For more financial resources visit

www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.finaid.org
www.fastweb.com

With more than 50 attendees, this TAA Youth Council sponsored event was declared a success. We expect to host a similar workshop in 2010. If anyone has any questions about majors or professional careers, please do not hesitate to contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will provide you with whatever resources we can.

For those unable to attend please see below for some useful college search links highlighted during the event.

connection.naviance.com (students need to register onto this website through their HS counselor)
www.schoolguides.com
www.mdgo4it.mhec.maryland.gov