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, what teens need to know and do for themselves. I … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – College search advice from a student who’s been there and done that!
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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 providing answers to both parents and teens with … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Answers please! What do we need to know about the college search?
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, a parent who reflects on her son’s graduation … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Getting Real About the Resources Available to Our Teens
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 opportunity to for teens to engage fully in their … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – How to Help Teens Engage Fully in Their College Search
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 Denise Darrigrand, Dean of Students at Clark … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – A Big Picture View of College Readiness: Ensuring Teens Have the Skills to Succeed
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 admission process, and so I discuss those in detail. And, … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Learn about The Dirty Dozen: Significant-and Avoidable-Mistakes During the College Admissions Process
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 support your teen. … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – End of the year: It’s time to chill & work smarter
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 into Carol Dweck’s book Mindset, sharing great … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Practical Ideas About Sleep, the Search, Success, Failure and Lifelong Learning
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 Dweck’s work, Mindset, actionable in our lives. … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Lessons Learned-and Applied- from a Rock Climber and a Psychologist
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. I also walk you through the questions that … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – It’s May! Juniors are on their way to Making the GRADE!