Jill and Amanda Madenberg to talk about new college book on LI
Jill and Amanda Madenberg will speak about their book at 7 p.m. Oct. 10, 2017, at the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills. Credit: Post Hill Press
The Long Island mother-daughter team of Jill and Amanda Madenberg will speak about their joint book, “Love the Journey to College: Guidance from an Admissions Consultant and Her Daughter,” (Post Hill Press, $15) at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the Sid Jacobson JCC in East Hills.
The elder Madenberg has done private college counseling for 25 years and spent six years as a guidance counselor at New Hyde Park Memorial High School. Her daughter is a sophomore at Cornell University.
The duo gives advice and adds tips and personal stories from Amanda’s journey. Topics include how to choose high school classes and activities, create a realistic college list, and get the most out of a campus visit.
The JCC is at 300 Forest Dr., East Hills. The event is free and the book will be for sale. For more information, visit jillmadenberg.com
Beth Whitehouse writes about families, parenting and great things to do with the kids on Long Island. She’s been a Newsday editor and shared a 1997 Newsday staff Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800.
