"Where are you going?”

"Have you decided?"

"What's the waitlist situation?"

"HOW are we supposed to even DO this?"

With National College Decision Day around the corner on May 1st, high school hallways are buzzing with conversation. The graduating class of 2025 - reportedly the largest the country has ever seen at 3.9 million students - faced a markedly different admissions cycle this year amid public backlash and protests, and came away with a few takeaways.

Consulting further with admissions experts in our network, reviewing new data released by schools and DM'ing directly with Être seniors embedded in this process day to day, here are a few lessons we have gleaned as the 2024-25 admissions cycle winds down.

"I love being here. I can't believe we get to talk to everyone!"

"These speakers are amazing - I just interviewed the CEO of Angel City!"

"Um, how did Worth Magazine get so many incredible women on one stage?"

They did it with a history of inspiring summits under their belts and a topic called "Rise and Lead" as this year's banner. And once again, the money mentors at Worth Media Group took our breath away with their roster and gave next gen girls teen journalist credentials to cover the whole thing.

Worth's annual Groundbreaking Women Summit is always a hit, and this year was no exception. I was honored to be selected as a Groundbreaking Woman last year, and this year was thrilled to take the stage this year alongside Maureen Polo from Hello Sunshine and Miriam Spritzer from The Golden Globe Foundation.