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College Bound & Determined with Dr. Jill Greenbaum

Dr. Jill Greenbaum is known as an expert in helping teens find the colleges that are the best fit for them. Her warm, energetic, supportive and focused style enables her to develop collaborative relationships with both students and parents. Jill is passionate about supporting teens on their journey toward becoming independent young adults and encouraging their parents to address change and transition in their family dynamics.

An innovator in coaching teens and parents during the college search, Jill uses a strengths-based approach in working with teens to help them understand themselves, meet challenges, and learn to manage — and even enjoy parts of this process. Her approach encourages self-awareness, enhances self-esteem, reduces distress, facilitates growth and goal achievement and sets Jill apart from her colleagues. Her clients say she is keenly tuned into their needs in the midst of the confusing, anxiety provoking, and often overwhelming college search process.

Jill is an intuitive coach and dynamic speaker. Her book, The Chill Guide to Getting into College, based on her coaching program, will be available in late 2010. She is a gifted and popular speaker in local high schools, as well as regional and national conferences. She brings her academic background, decades of experience in the field of education, expertise in interactive learning, and a wealth of practical strategies, methods and resources to her audiences. Jill is an educator, writer, speaker, parent of a recent college graduate and an alumni interviewer for Clark University.

Beginning her career as a teacher for students with special education needs in the New York City public school system, Jill became a principal and administrator. Her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in child psychology and special education (respectively), and her doctorate in curriculum development, from Teachers College, Columbia University, form the foundation of her academic background.

Archived Shows

• College Bound & Determined – Evergreen Thoughts on Finding the Colleges That are the Right Fit! In this farewell show, we think through the foundation for the college search: what does your teen believe and what do you believe, and how do these beliefs influence the journey? We hear a parade of excerpts from experts: Randy Taran speaks to building t...
• College Bound & Determined – Expert advice on applications, writing essays and getting personalized support Teens are worried about getting into college, so today we focus on three key topics: First we discuss the alarming new trend of “application inflation” when students apply to too many schools. Gunce Arkan gives us the inside info on writing stellar es...
• College Bound & Determined – Beginning the Transition: Your Teen’s Start on the Path toward College This week our conversations focuses getting real about college-discovering what to do when and how to manage it all! We explore a simple yet challenging way to support our teens in their work in school and in our relationship with them, and Jane Massengil...
• College Bound & Determined – Asking the Right Questions About College We begin this week with a look at the controversial question, “What’s in a name?” so that your teen zeroes in on the critical information and not the hype. Jill shares her impressions of a recent college fair-the good, the bad, and the ugly. And, Ji...
• College Bound & Determined – Values -You Gotta Be in Touch with ‘Em to Do the College Search Right! This week we learn about listening from Julian Treasure, orientation to time-past, present and future-from Philip Zimbardo, thinking about our own values while listening to Eddi Reader, and planning for discovering our teen’s values in the wrap-up discu...
• College Bound & Determined – Change, change, change... For your teen and you! It’s summer’s end and your relationships with your teen heading off to college is about to change dramatically! This week we talk about what that new relationship will look like and how to prepare for it. Jaclyn Green-Stock talks with us about helping...
• College Bound & Determined – To interview or not to interview, that is the question... The answer is, "Yes, do!" Summer's almost over! It's time to get serious about completing the college admissions process, and that means helping your teen focus on the best possible constellation of components. This week we dig deeply into a difficult area for many students-interv...
• College Bound & Determined – The Goldilocks Approach: Finding Answers About the College Search for Your Teen that are Just Right! Queries from teens drive our conversation this week! We tackle the worth of college, the question of how many extracurriculars is just right, and how to craft a stellar college essay. Andrew Long is my guest and we hear where he is in his college search, ...
• College Bound & Determined – It’s August! Time to Think Ahead to the New School Year Just in case your teen got caught up in end-of-school-year madness and a summer away from school, we begin with a recap of steps in the college search from May to September. We hear from Dave Eggers’ about how his dream of helping students has become a ...
• College Bound & Determined – Ready, Set, Go! Start the college search! This week we tackle a broad range of topics! We discuss the steps of the college search and selection marathon, and I share some behind-the-scenes tips from my complimentary strategy sessions for teens and their parents. Just in case those topics raise an...
• College Bound & Determined – College search advice from a student who’s been there and done that! Our focus this week is on what teen’s need to learn about how the search can be helped or hindered by the folks who are supposed to be in the know. Samantha will share what she knew and didn’t, who was helpful to her and who wasn’t, and ultimately, ...
• College Bound & Determined – Planning the Future: For your teen and yourself! It’s July! Time to check in on your teen’s college search, as the process may have ground to a halt in end-of-school-year festivities. This week we talk with Yvette McIntyre about what it feels like to be a parent facing changing roles, transition, an...
• College Bound & Determined – Answers please! What do we need to know about the college search? Myths, questions, and concerns, culled from conversations with teens and advisers just this past week, are addressed in this show. We take a close look at recent revelations about college costs, the value of a college education, and new resources provi...
• College Bound & Determined – Getting Real About the Resources Available to Our Teens It’s a fact! Most students in the US don’t know-because they are not exposed to-the range of post-secondary options. This week we take a close look the dearth of resources in our schools and how parents can help their teens. We hear from Irene Gutman,...
• College Bound & Determined – How to Help Teens Engage Fully in Their College Search This week we focus on your teens and you in a very practical way. While it may seem that talking about play and younger children is unrelated to the world of teens, we connect the dots and get clear on why the college search is a problem to solve/an oppor...
• College Bound & Determined – A Big Picture View of College Readiness: Ensuring Teens Have the Skills to Succeed While it’s almost the end of the school year we still take a close look at what schools need to be doing to ensure that your teens are provided with the tools to become college ready. And, for seniors thinking ahead to college in August, we listen to D...
• College Bound & Determined – Learn about The Dirty Dozen: Significant-and Avoidable-Mistakes During the College Admissions Process In this week’s show we look at Peter Theil’s offer to select students to forgo college and receive $100,000 to chase their entrepreneurial dreams. Assuming that teen’s are going to college, there are significant mistakes to avoid during the admissio...
• College Bound & Determined – End of the year: It's time to chill & work smarter It's almost summer! Time for teens to relax and stay focused for end of year testing. This week I share ideas from Conzentrate by Sam Horn and hone in on helping juniors become college ready not just college eligible. Listen and learn new ideas to supp...
• College Bound & Determined – Practical Ideas About Sleep, the Search, Success, Failure and Lifelong Learning This week we dive into practical ideas for teens, starting with how to get more sleep (and why it’s so important). We hear from Karen Liss, parent of a teen whose passion is acting, about the additional steps in that search process. And, I dig deeply in...
• College Bound &Determined – Well-Kept Secrets: Gap Year Opportunities & Research on Smiling Gap year: the term conjures up questions! What is it, who does it, and what is the range of opportunities, these are just a few of the questions answered by Marie Schwartz, founder of www.teenlife.com, this week on College Bound & Determined. I also a...
• College Bound & Determined – Lessons Learned-and Applied- from a Rock Climber and a Psychologist We begin by hearing from Matthew Childs, a rock climber; his life lessons inform the college search. My guest Sue Howarth digs deep into how to meet the strengths, needs, wants and challenges of students with special needs. We wrap up with making Carol Dw...
• College Bound & Determined – It’s May! Juniors are on their way to Making the GRADE! This week we dig deeply into all the steps that need to be completed by the end of junior year. We check in to ensure that teens are on the right path: Goalset, Research, Analyze and Decide... They will Evaluate their choices in the spring of senior year....
• College Bound & Determined – Critical Conversations with Parents and Teens Conversations with parents and teens in the northeast this past week reveal areas of concern and confusion. I share and tackle their questions so that everyone feels more fully informed during the lengthy and challenging college search and selection proce...
• College Bound & Determined – Getting the Skinny on Starting the College Search - for Your Teen & You! This week we explore the idea of approaching the college search as a real life problem to be solved-because choosing your future is about as real as it gets! We meet Jordan Goldman, founder and CEO of www.unigo.com, who tells us how teens can get first ha...
• College Bound & Determined – Thinkin’ Bout Education This week we focus on one of the key considerations when choosing a college-teachers and how they teach! We also dive deeply into supporting our teens in making the transition from high school to college, discussing their motivation about making choices, ...
• College Bound & Determined – It's April: Time for students to make decisions about college April is the time for seniors to be thinking about their choices and futures. Sean Heffron, author of The Skinny on Your First Year of College: Navigating Freshman Year, talks with us about how freshman can start off the college years on the right foot. F...
• College Bound & Determined – Scholarships and Safety: Two Critically Important Conversations This week get the skinny on scholarships from an interview with Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of www.fastweb.com. We also dive into personal safety at college. Ruth Anne Koenick tells us how to talk with our teens about this important topic and what to be as...
• College Bound & Determined – Ready, Set, Goalsetting! How to get clear about your vision of college We focus this week on getting clear about hopes, dreams, and goals through creating a tool to support that process. Kathy Griffin, a financial literacy educator and creator of MoneyU shares great advice, so that we can prepare our teens to step into their...
• College Bound & Determined – Seniors: Waiting to Hear: Accepted, Waitlisted, or... Juniors: Thinking Ahead to How to Make Choices It’s an exciting and nerve-wracking time for seniors as they wait for letters from admissions offices. I discuss practical steps parents can take to support their teens during this tense time. Dr. Marcia Cantarella joins me to talk about the purpose of ...
• College Bound & Determined – March Madness - For High School Juniors and Seniors It’s March! Time to take a close look at the calendar for both seniors and juniors. Steve Sterling joins me to talk about how parents and teens can partner in the college search and selection process. We discuss the many steps in the process, getting cl...
• College Bound & Determined – Answers to the Questions You’re Asking About the College Search Plus A Handful of Practical Tips, from Positive Psychology, for Supporting Your Teen The college search and selection process is lengthy and complicated: Parents and teens have so many questions! This week we begin a long term project of finding and discussing the questions on parents’ minds. We also devote ourselves to learning what po...
• College Bound & Determined – Defining “Great Education” is the First Step in Choosing Colleges While we talk about education, teaching, and schools all the time, we rarely define great education. This week we discuss learning, the kind of college education we want for our teens, and why forming a clear picture of each is essential to deciding where...
• College Bound & Determined – Help Your Teen Banish Self Doubt-by Taming Gremlins!-and Move Forward to Choose the Right Colleges The college search often feels overwhelming to teens and parents alike. In today’s show we learn new tools for handling negativity and doubt through a fun, fascinating, and practical discussion with Jane Massengill, from The Gremlin Taming Institute. An...
• College Bound & Determined – Thinking Clearly At the Beginning of the College Search This week we take on the big issues: the purpose of college, how to check in with our expectations and talk with our teens about majors, college and career, and getting clear about how our relationship to money is transmitted to our teens. Financial exper...
• College Bound & Determined – How to Build the Foundation for a Solid College Search With less than a year until your teen’s college admission applications are due, it’s time to get started! This week we check in with the calendar and discuss what needs to be happening now so the search is enjoyed not endured. We focus our attention...
• College Bound & Determined – Getting into college: Is it a high stakes event? Yes and no! In today’s show we take a counterintuitive view: we discuss becoming college ready as a process that happens in small ways, everyday. In that context we hear Diana Laufenberg speak to the engaging in authentic experiences, like the college search-the ...
• College Bound & Determined – Getting Clear About What it Takes to Be Ready for College This week’s show asks listeners to be reflective, really honest with themselves, and to think outside the box! I share some of my unvarnished ideas about education and how to help your teen prepare for the next phase of life. If the thought of sending o...
• College Bound & Determined – Helping Teens to Better Understand Themselves and Begin Their Journey to College In this show we tackle big issues in parenting and the nitty gritty details of your teen’s first steps of the college search. We discuss how to help teens recognize their strengths, develop resilience, and increase their happiness. And, we look at the...
• College Bound & Determined – Start the New Year Right! Develop a College Discovery Plan Now So Everyone Can Enjoy the Adventure It’s the best time of year for your family to begin the journey to find the colleges that are the right fit for your teen. With 12 months until most applications are due, there’s plenty of time to think through all the pieces of the process, create g...
• College Bound & Determined – Helping Your Teens Get the Education They Deserve This week we address two very different questions: What is role of education and how do we support our teens during the holidays-when they feel stressed out though they may not even recognize it. Ken Robinson directs his intelligence and wit at the inter...
• College Bound & Determined – Completing the Search (for Seniors) and Planning Ahead (for Juniors) Seniors are putting finishing touches on their applications and completing interviews, while juniors are realizing that early 2011 is the time to get serious. This week we begin our conversation by talking about decisions and planning. Jackie Olsen, fro...
• College Bound & Determined – Interviews/Conversations and the Power of Possibility “The interview”-two words that strike fear in the hearts of many high school seniors.  This week we listen, learn, and discuss how to have great conversations, share what is important with an interviewer, and discover new information about colleges.�...
• College Bound & Determined – How to prepare for and get the best letters of recommendation It’s December, so this week we check in with teens to make sure that everything is getting done on schedule: seniors are completing their applications and juniors are starting to think seriously about the college search. Letters of recommendation are ...
• College Bound & Determined – Great advice on applications, writing essays and getting personalized support Teens are worried about getting into college, so today we focus on three key topics: First we discuss the alarming new trend of “application inflation” when students apply to too many schools. Next we get the inside information on writing stellar es...
• College Bound & Determined – Guidance Counselors, College Applications, and Campus Tours, Oh My! Today we dive deeply into the admissions process, looking at the pieces provided by guidance counselors, we get expert guidance about standardized testing form guest David Hutt, and learn about red flags that can hurt your teen’s chances of admission. I...
• College Bound & Determined – How to Expertly Use Existing Resources, Tools, and Options for Your Teen During the College Search In this show we discuss what teens and parents need, want, and can often expect from guidance counselors. We learn what admissions counselors think about students’ postings on social media sites, and in Finding the Right Fit we’ll have a chat with Ad...
• College Bound & Determined – How to Cut through the Hype and Find the Critical Information about Colleges... on Their Websites and Their Campuses Supporting your teen in finding the colleges that are the best match forms the foundation for our discussion this week. We look at how to learn critical information from websites, visit campuses with a curious eye, and begin to form opinions about the se...
• College Bound & Determined – Asking the right questions about college We begin this week with a look at the controversial question, “What’s in a name?” so that your teen zeroes in on the critical information and not the hype. Jill shares her impressions of a recent college fair-the good, the bad, and the ugly. And, J...
• College Bound & Determined – Get ready! Time to Help You Teen Prepare for College Visits In this edition of College Bound & Determined we explore ways to support our teens during this lengthy and anxiety-provoking process, and we get into the nuts and bolts of the search for the right colleges. Our discussion focuses on the variety of tools ...
• College Bound & Determined – How to Overcome the Overwhelm of Wearing Too Many Hats Dr. Jill creates the context by asking you to get clear about the many, varied roles you play in support of your teens’ search for the best colleges. Our discussion leads to an interview with Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo who gives us practical ideas about ho...
• College Bound & Determined – Hope and Dreams: Parents & Teens This week's show starts at the very beginning of the conversations about life after high school. Dr. Jill discusses getting clear about your parental hopes and dreams for your teen and, when and how to talk with your teen about the range of possiblities ...
• College Bound & Determined - On Being the Parent of A Teen: Focus on You! In this first show of the series we will start at the very beginning of the sometimes challenging, definitely lengthy, and very exciting college search & selection process. Dr. Jill will explore the early steps on the path to finding the colleges that ar...