Favorite Parts of Being a President at Admission Masters
Jenny, Admission Masters' President, embraces the unpredictable nature of the role, stating "no two days are ever the same," a dynamic she loves, balancing student meetings, staff mentorship, and strategic partnerships to ensure student success in higher education. This multifaceted approach highlights the commitment to supporting students' access to resources for their educational pursuits.
Executive/Leadership, Communication, Problem-Solving, Mentorship, Teamwork
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Jenny Wheatley
President
Admission Masters
UCLA (Graduated in 2010)
Johns Hopkins University Masters in Education and Certification in School Leadership
Anthropology, Sociology
Education
Consulting
Pell Grant Recipient, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Jenny's role involves a mix of structured tasks and spontaneous interactions, reflecting her personality and the demands of the job.
2. She balances work with family responsibilities, highlighting the flexibility that can be part of a leadership role.
3. The overarching goal of her work centers around supporting students and providing resources for their higher education, showing the positive impact of her profession.
Transcript
What does the day in the life of a president look like?
No two days are ever the same, to be honest. I think that's actually the part of my job that I love the most. My MBTI personality is an ENFJ, and I tend to really like structured things, which is kind of what ENFJs are like. If you're a J type, that's what you might like.
But what I've learned with my position is to really embrace the spontaneity of the job. That's something I would have never gotten had it not been for this job. A typical day would look like me preparing for any meetings I have with my students. I make sure I'm up-to-date on the information and the things they've done since the month prior.
Then, I'll have meetings with students, usually after school. So, when they get off school around three or four p.m., that's when I'll have meetings. My days usually start a little later, which is nice because I have two sons that I'm raising. I can have the morning and early afternoon time with them and reserve the later part of the day for my students.
Usually, in the early afternoon, I'm doing a lot of meetings with my staff members. This could be mentorship meetings where I'm meeting with staff members to do some training or check-ins. I'm also checking in with my supervisors. Our counselors have lead counselors who are supervising and supporting them. I check in with them to see how they're doing as well and if there are any bigger issues we need to discuss.
Sometimes I'll be working on training. We hold professional development days for our staff. If I need to support in delivering and creating the curriculum for that, that's also something I would work on. But like I said, no two days are ever the same.
Sometimes I'm spending more time talking to parents. Sometimes I'm doing seminars, workshops, and outreach, going to schools, or attending parent associations, PTO, or PTA meetings. They often want me to speak about college admissions processes or similar topics.
Sometimes I'm having meetings where I'm running partnerships with other college admissions or organizations that also want to provide resources for our students. As I said, no two days are ever the same. The one thing that is really consistent is that everything I do is for the students. Everything I do is to support my students and ensure they have the resources they need to attain higher education.
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