Episodes
The key to choosing the right colleges or universities (Part 2). Comparing Elite Private Institutions, Liberal Arts Colleges, Women’s Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Roman Catholic Institutions, and Conservative or L
#118 – On this episode we continue our conversation about...
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Handle Possible Admission Rejections Properly by Preparing Ahead. 7 Points to Help Your Family Take the Right Steps and Come Out Ahead
#116 – Today, we talk about a difficult reality that...
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What to Do If You are Waitlisted by a College or University You Wish to Attend. Here are Six Important Steps to Increase Your Chances for Admission and to Avoid Costly Financial Mistakes
#115 – On this episode, Jankel and I give you...
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Why do well qualified students get rejected, while less qualified students get accepted into highly selective schools? How are admission decisions made? Here are 5 points to understand what drives admission officers. Hint: There is no foolp
#113 – The reasons why highly selective schools give admission...
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What Selective Schools Look for When SAT Scores are Not Required. Advice from Caltech on How to Show Your Academic Preparation and What to Do to Make Your Application Stand Out
#112 - On this episode, we present advice given by...
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The California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a school with a 3.9% admission rate, has a lot of advice on how to prepare to apply to highly-selective schools. Caltech’s recommendations to high school students on how to use summer breaks
#111 - On this episode, we provide helpful information for...
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How to Find the Colleges and Universities that are a Good Match to You (Part 2). The Pros and Cons of the Ways High School Students Typically Select the Schools to Which They Will Apply
#110 – Today, Jankel and I continue presenting the factors...
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How to Find the Colleges and Universities that are a Good Match to You (Part 1). The Factors to Consider to Determine Which Schools Can Better Meet Your Needs and Wants. Your Success May Depend on It.
#108 – Today, Jankel and I talk about the importance...
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The Personal Essay (Part 7). Questions to Ask to Get Valuable Feedback on Your Essay. The Steps to Create Your 5th, 6th, and Final Draft. Your Personal Essay Would Then Be Completed!
#103 – On this episode, we conclude our 7-part series...
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The Personal Essay (Part 6). Steps to Create Your 4th Draft. How to Avoid Making the Wrong Impression on College Admission Officers. Ensuring Your Essay Communicates Your Intended Message
#102 – Today, we reach the next step in crafting...
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The Personal Essay (Part 5). The 12 Questions and Pieces of Advice to Create Your Third Draft. The Importance of Your Attention-Grabbing Story, Tone, Voice, Details, Organization, and Flow
#101 – On this episode we give you 12 questions...
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The Personal Essay (Part 4). Questions to Ask to Turn the Brainstorming Session of the First Draft into a Workable Second Draft. Your Personal Essay Begins to Take Shape.
#100 – Today, we uncover the process of turning the...
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The Personal Essay (Part 3). How to Write Your First Draft and Topics to Stay Away From. Advise from Vanderbilt University on How to Write Your Essay
#099 – Today, Jankel and I continue giving you insights...
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The Steps All 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders Should Take Before the December Break. Follow Your Checklist to Continue Strengthening Yourself for Admission into Selective Colleges and Universities
#098 – Can you believe we are already starting a...
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The Personal Essay (Part 2). How to Select a Prompt from the Common App. 17 Questions that Will Help You Create Content for Your Essay. The Writing Requirements for Admission into Brown University.
#097 – On this episode, we continue talking about the...
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The Personal Essay (Part 1). Why It Is Important in Your College Application. Two Things Admission Officers Want to Learn About You from Reading Your Essay. What the University of Chicago Wants You to Know About It.
#096 – Today, we begin a multi-episode series focused on...
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25 College Survival Skills You Should Learn in High School to Succeed in College. The Quicker You Learn Them, the Higher Your Chances for Success (Part 3)
#095 – On this, the last episode on our 3-part...
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25 College Survival Skills You Should Learn in High School to Succeed in College. The Quicker You Learn Them, the Higher Your Chances for Success (Part 2)
#094 – Today, we continue on our list of the...
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25 College Survival Skills You Should Learn in High School to Succeed in College. The Quicker You Learn Them, the Higher Your Chances for Success (Part 1)
#093 – The transition from high school to college is...
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What Every Selective School Wants to Find in Your Extracurricular Activities (Part 2). Passion and Leadership. How to Present a Job in Your Application. Admission Requirements for the University of Southern California, USC
#092 – On this episode we conclude our two-part conversation...
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What Every Selective School Wants to Find in Your Extracurricular Activities (Part 1). How to Best Present Your Extracurriculars in Your Application. What Cornell University Looks for in Candidates
#091 – Today, we uncover the admission requirements for Cornell...
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Questions College Admission Officers Ask About You and Your High School to Estimate Your Potential for Success in College. How the ‘Summer Melt’ Can Help You Gain Admission and More Financial Aid. How Many APs to Take for Selective Schools
#089 – On today’s episode, I present the meaning of...
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What Gets Students Accepted to MIT? Here Is What MIT Admission Officers Have to Say. This Will Help Your Chances of Admission into Any Schools, Specially the More Selective Ones
#088 – Today, we explore the admission criteria at the...
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What Every College Admission Officer Will Look for in Your Application (Part 2). –Select the Courses You Take in High School Wisely. Taking Advanced Courses Is Crucial, Especially When Applying to Selective Colleges and Universities
#087 – Today, we continue our conversation focused on the...
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The One Extremely Important Characteristic That Every College You Apply to Must Have. The Ability of a College to Engage You is Necessary for You to Achieve Your Best Outcomes
#085 – This is the third episode in a series...
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Will Attending Highly-Selective Colleges Lead to Superior Learning, Increased Job Satisfaction, and Much Higher Economic Opportunity? Here Is What Research Shows
#084 – The perceived complexity of the college admission process...
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Do You Know How Colleges and Universities are Ranked Each Year? What the Rankings Measure May Surprise You. It Is Time to Rethink the Idea of “Best Colleges”
#083 – Today, I uncover the fallacy of common methods...
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What is a Teaching Institution? Questions to Ask to Determine If You Should Apply to Teaching Universities or Research Universities. The Experience Students Receive at Amherst College in MA
#082 – Today, we uncover the characteristics of teaching institutions,...
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Essential Info from Guests During Our First Year. What to Communicate in Your College Essay, How to Get More Financial Aid, Ways to Stand Out to Highly Selective Schools, and More!
#079 – As we kick off our episode line-up for...
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How Selective Colleges and Universities Determine Which Students Get Admitted or Rejected Each Year. Analysis of the 13 Admission Criteria Used by UCLA. Understand Them to Increase Your Chances for Admission into Selective Schools
#076 – Admission into selective colleges and universities requires more...
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The Habits of Successful and Overachieving Students (Part 4). Organizational Skills, Keeping the Brain Engaged, Embracing Feedback, and Participating in School Activities
# 072 – Today, on this episode, we conclude our...
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The 5 Pages You Should Explore on a College Website to See If that School is a Good Fit for You. Today, We Explore Cornell University
#071 – One of the most important things you will...
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How to Build a Strong Academic Record. Your Academic Record Will Define How Your Application Will Be Viewed by the Schools to Which You Apply. [How the University of Pennsylvania Reviews the Academic Record of Each Applicant]
#069 – The information in your high school transcripts is...
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[Careers] Industrial Engineering. A Vital Profession Today. Personal Characteristics Required and Important High School Courses to Take. Pay and Job Prospects for the Next 10 Years. [IE Program at the Georgia Institute of Technology]
#065 –Today, on this Career Episode, we present Industrial Engineering,...
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Selective Colleges will Prefer to See Higher-Level High School Courses in Your Transcripts. Build a Strong Schedule by Taking the Ones You Can Safely Handle. Here is What that Means and How to Do it
#064 – Selective Colleges and universities want to give admission...
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How to Successfully Carry Out Your College Plans, Even If You Have Little Support, Very Few Resources, and a Low College Preparation
#063 – Each year, thousands of students find themselves in...
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6 Myths About Colleges and College Admissions That May Hurt You. Some are 100% False
#062 – Misinformation about college admissions is widespread and constant....
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The Truth About How Colleges See First-Generation College Students (FGCS). What Most Colleges Do to Help. How This Could Benefit Your Chances for Admission
#061 – Today, on this solo episode, we uncover the...
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The Path to Becoming a Veterinarian. Our Guest Today is Dr. Jonathan Dear, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
#060 – Becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is a...
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How to Get Accepted into Medical School. Our Guest Today is Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, a Foremost Expert in Medical School Admissions
#058 – Today, we begin a couple of episodes focused...
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How Safe is the College of Your Dreams? Campus Safety Is Extremely Important. How to Check the Campus Crime Stats for the Schools to Which You Will Apply
#057 – Campus safety is one of the most important...
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How to Become an Airline Pilot. Our Guest is Dr. Kenneth Byrnes, Professor, Assistant Dean, and Chairman of the Flight Department at the Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Campus
#056 – On this episode we uncover the path that...
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Study Abroad Programs. Take College Courses in Another Country. Your Financial Aid Can Be Used to Pay for It [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]
#055 – Today, we share our love for Study Abroad...
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Strategies to Make Your College Application Stand Out (Part 3). How to Frame Your Job, the Advantage of Internships, and the Importance of Showcasing Your Personal Interest Project
#054 – Today, we finish our series on strategies to...
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High School Sports and Your College Application. A Comparison of Sports to Other Extracurricular Activities. How College Admission Officers Perceive Participation in High School Sports
#051 – The percentage of high school students that receive...
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[Careers] Computer Science. 7 High-Paying and High-Demand Jobs. Hot Topics: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Cybersecurity, and Others. Bachelor’s Degree in CS. [Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, or Virginia Tech]
#050 – Today, Jankel and I present the Bachelor’s Degree...
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The Truth About College Admissions. There are Different Types of Colleges for “All” High School Graduates, Regardless of Academic or College Preparation. [Columbia U., Boston College, University of Oregon, Southwestern U., and Miami Dade College]
#049 – Today, Jankel and I talk about the different...
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Senior Year Checklist (Part 8). Five Important Steps to Take During the Summer Before College Begins. The Summer Reading List. Prepare for Events and Activities Outside the College Classroom [UCLA, USC, UT Austin, and University of Miami]
#048 – On this episode, we conclude the senior year...
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[Careers] Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering. The Interesting and Diverse Work That Mechanical Engineers Do, Skills and Characteristics Needed, Required Education, Pay, Employment Prospects, and Other Important Data
#047 – Today, on this midweek episode, we present very...
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Senior Year Checklist (Part 7). Five Important Steps to Take During the Summer Before College Begins. Getting a Dorm and Choosing Your Roommate
#046 – Today, we highlight a very important step to...
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[Careers] Registered Nursing. Bachelor’s in Nursing Programs. The Life of a Registered Nurse, Skills and Characteristics Needed, Required Education, Pay, Employment Prospects, and Other Important Data
#045 – On this Midweek Episode Jankel and I begin...
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Senior Year Checklist (Part 6). Five Important Steps to Take During the Summer Before College Begins. Reasons Why Your Last High School Summer Job is Key and Attending Your New Student Summer Orientation is Crucial
#044 – Today, we continue our senior year checklist discussing...
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Special Episode. President Biden Presented His “American Families Plan” Today. Here Is What This $1.8 Trillion Plan Means to High School Students Who Will Attend College in the Near Future
#042 – On this special episode, I pinpoint important elements...
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Interview with AdventHealth Global Missions Program Director, Andrea Ward. The Path to Finding Professional Fulfillment While Improving the Lives of People Around the World. From Community College to a Master’s Degree in Non-Profit Management
#040 – On this midweek episode, we feature Andrea Ward,...
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Senior Year Checklist (Part 3). Make Sure You Meet the Financial Aid Eligibility Requirements for the Schools to Which You Will Apply. Submit Your FAFSA on Time. Financial Aid Requirements for UCLA and California State University L.A.
#039 – We continue covering two elements of the senior...
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Special Episode. From the NETFLIX Series Last Chance U: Basketball, 5-Time Coach of the Year, Coach John Mosley. Lessons to Achieve Your Goals for College and Beyond
#038 – Coach John Mosley is our guest on this...
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How to Overcome the Challenges That Come Your Way as You Get Ready for College. The Key to Resilience and the Role Vision Plays in the Process. Also, Jankel’s Story of Resilience After the Horrific Car Accident She Endured as a Senior in High School
#037 – Long term success requires the ability to practice...
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Senior Year Checklist (Part 1). Steps to Take Before Turning in Your College Applications. Making Your Final College List, Deadlines, How to Get Last-Minute Letters of Recommendation, Early Decision & Early Action, and Working with Your HS Counselor
#034 – Today, we begin a series of episodes that...
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Junior Year Checklist (Part 7). Visiting Colleges to Narrow Down Your List to Those to Which You Will Apply. What to Do Before, During, and After Each Visit, Questions to Ask 3 Key People at Each School, and What to Do If You Cannot Visit Schools
#033 – On this final episode of the junior year...
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13 Things Every High School Student Should Do for a Smooth Transition and Success in College. My Advice After 17 Years of Teaching New College Students
#032 – Today, we talk about the 13 things high...
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Junior Year Checklist (Part 6). Who Should Write Your Letters of Recommendation, and the Importance of Asking Them Long Before the Rush Begins. How to Ask Properly, and What to Do When They Accept or Decline twitter-white sharing button Tweetfacebook-white sharing button Sharesharethis-white sharing button Share
#031 – The letters of recommendation are an important part...
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Junior Year Checklist (Part 4). How to create a system to keep your important college admission documents organized and, most importantly, meet all your deadlines. Organization is a big part of your personal leadership and success
#029 – Today we talk about something very important in the...
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10 Tips Teenagers Need to Hear from Their Parents Before Heading Off to College. Interview with Parenting Coach and Teen Expert, Kristina Campos, from The Impactful Parent
#028 – Today on the show, we are joined by a...
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Special Episode. President Biden’s Plan for Higher Education. Everything That May Be Coming Your Way Soon, Including, Free Community College and State University Tuition, Increased Pell Grant Amounts, and More.
#027 – On this special episode, we are stepping away from...
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Junior Year Checklist. Conquer the SAT by Preparing on Khan Academy, the 100% Free, Official SAT Prep Partner of the Makers of the SAT! (Part 3)
#026 – This episode is very important because in it we...
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Special COVID-19 Episode. Hidden Advantages and Threats Brought by the Pandemic. Specific Steps to Benefit Your College Plans During These Challenging Times. Also, the End of the SAT Essay and Subject Tests, How to Ask for More Financial Aid
#025 – This is a special and timely episode that will...
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Junior Year Checklist. The Steps Every 11th Grader Should Take to Build a Strong College Application (Part 2)
#024 – On this episode, we continue uncovering the steps every...
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Junior Year Checklist. The Steps Every 11th Grader Should Take to Build a Strong College Application (Part 1)
#023 – On today’s show, we begin a series about the...
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Sophomore Year Checklist. The Steps Every 10th Grader Should Take to Build a Strong College Application (Part 2)
#022 – Join us as we analyze the last four of...
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Sophomore Year Checklist. The Steps Every 10th Grader Should Take to Build a Strong College Application (Part 1)
#021 – Today, we analyze the first three of seven steps...
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Freshman Year Checklist. The Steps Every 9th Grader Should Take to Build a Strong College Application
#020 – This episode is the first in a series...
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The 7 Things Every Parent of a College-Bound Teen Should Do. Advice from a College Professor (Part 2)
#019 –On this solo episode, I conclude my talk about...
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The 7 Things Every Parent of a College-Bound Teen Should Do. Advice from a College Professor (Part 1)
#018 – On this solo episode, I cover the first...
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Important Differences Between Private and Public Colleges and Universities, and How Each Affects Students (Part 2)
#016 – We continue our conversation about the differences between...
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Important Differences Between Private and Public Colleges and Universities, and How Each Will Affect Your Kid (Part 1)
#015 – On this episode we highlight the differences between...
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How to Choose a College That Is a Good Fit for You. Questions About Cost of Attendance and Financial Aid. Also, How to Ask for Institutional Aid and Using Your Summers Wisely While in College
#014 – On this episode we cover that very important...
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How to Choose a College That Is a Good Fit for You. Questions About Campus Culture, Social Life, Housing, Extracurricular Activities, and Campus Safety
#013 – On this episode, we help you identify the...
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[Interview] Andrews University Professor, Dr. Anthony Bosman. From a Small High School in Florida to Stanford University. Our Guest Today Tells Us How He Did It and Shares the Qualities Highly Selective Schools Look for in High School Applicants
#012 – Dr. Anthony Bosman, professor of Mathematics at Andrews...
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How to Choose a College That Is a Good Fit for You. Questions About Academics, Admission Requirements, Degrees Offered, Student Population Size, Student-Faculty Ratio, Class Size, Research Opportunities, Academic Support, and More
#011 – On this episode, continuing our theme of important...
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How to Choose a College That Is a Good Fit for You. Questions About Location
#010 – On this episode, we begin to talk about...
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Transfer Programs Offer Huge Advantages. Students Start at Community Colleges and Transition to Great 4-Year Colleges and Universities
#008 – Transfer Programs in Community Colleges across the country...
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How to Get Accepted Into the More Selective Colleges and Universities. Analysis of Admission Data for Students Accepted Into the University of Southern California, UCLA, and Stanford University
#007 – The more selective a college or university is,...
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[Interview] Gene Edelbach, Vice President at Pacific Union College. Important Advantages Students Get at Smaller Private Colleges, the Importance of Campus Culture, and The Surprising Affordability of Private Institutions
#006 – On this episode, we continue our conversation about...
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The Importance of the First Two Years of College, and How the Extracurricular Activities Offered in College May Influence Your Kid Forever
#004 – We talk about what the first two years...
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[Interview] Keegan Ash, College Admissions Consultant. How to Avoid Common Mistakes Parents Make While Helping Teens In the College Admission Process. The Importance of Listening to Your Teen, and the Significance of Scheduling a Weekly “Game Day.”
#003 – On this episode of the CMP we speak...
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Your Teen May Need You to Adjust Your Parenting Style During the College Admission Process. How to Apply Intentional Parenting While Avoiding Helicopter Parenting. Allowing Your Teen to Lead the Process Is a Necessary Part of His or Her Education
#002 – Did you ever wonder how many steps teens...
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[Interview] Dr. Uchenna Umeh, Nationally Recognized Pediatrician and Teen Expert. How Anxiety Affects Kids Getting Ready for College. The Role Expectations Play and the Importance of Validation From Parents In Their Lives
#001 – On this episode, we uncover the scientific reason...
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How a College Professor and a College Admission Pro Got Together to Make College Admissions Easier for Parents of High School Kids
#000 – Welcome parents, guardians, and every person who is...
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