College consultant Marina Glava discusses key strategies for the increasingly competitive world of college admissions. Marina also shares how students can make the most of their high school years to identify their academic interests. Marina offers details on these topics:

• Strategies for navigating the new "test optional" landscape.
• The level of importance that admissions officials give to extracurricular involvement.
• Determining high school students' skills and interests (and how to align those with a plan of study).
• Key actions that high school students should take in their freshman through junior years.
• How "passion projects" can make a student more appealing to the most selective colleges.

Guest: Marina Glava at marinaglava.com