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 process. Denise Fournerat, Master Trainer for the … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Critical Conversations with Parents and Teens
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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 hand information about colleges across the US. … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Getting the Skinny on Starting the College Search – for Your Teen & You!
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, managing fears, expectations, and themselves. … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Thinkin’ Bout Education
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. For juniors it’s time to step up the search … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – It’s April: Time for students to make decisions about college
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 asking, and looking for, when visiting … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Scholarships and Safety: Two Critically Important Conversations
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 futures with confidence. I discuss how to … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Ready, Set, Goalsetting! How to get clear about your vision of college
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 and where juniors and parents need to … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Seniors: Waiting to Hear: Accepted, Waitlisted, or… Juniors: Thinking Ahead to How to Make Choices
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 clear about who-does-what and when, and tools for … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – March Madness – For High School Juniors and Seniors
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 positive psychology and Martin Seligman’s work … [Read more...] about 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
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 to look at colleges, and ultimately which … [Read more...] about College Bound & Determined – Defining “Great Education” is the First Step in Choosing Colleges