August 2026

#240 College Majors, Admissions, and Career Direction: Your Questions Answered

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Choosing a college major can raise bigger questions about career direction, admissions, and whether a student has enough clarity to make the right next decision. In this episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins answers questions about being undecided, changing academic direction, choosing colleges, competitive majors, and connecting a potential major to future work. She explains how students can […]

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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins  00:00 Is your young person heading into a new school year still unsure about a college major, wondering whether applying undecided is a smart move or not, or looking at colleges without knowing how easy it will be to change direction

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#239 Who Should Be on Your Teen’s College Planning Team? with Stephanie Simpson

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Parents often assume their teen’s school counselor can handle every part of the college planning process, but the reality is far more collaborative. In this episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins and Stephanie Simpson, CEO of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), explore how the right team and a foundation of self-awareness can help students make thoughtful college

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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins  00:27 As your teen heads back to school, it’s easy to assume that the school counselor will guide every step of the college planning process. The reality is, it’s a little more complicated than that. Today, school counselors do incredible work,

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#238 The “Why This Major Essay” Isn’t Really About Your Major Transcript

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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker-Robbins  00:00 If you have a senior applying to college this fall-it’s coming fast. A younger student beginning the search for the right college, or a college student who’s still validating their direction. Today’s episode’s for you, because while we are going

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#238 The “Why This Major Essay” Isn’t Really About Your Major

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The college essay that asks, “Why this major?” is about far more than getting into college. In this solo episode, Lisa Marker-Robbins explains why this common admissions prompt reflects a question students will continue answering throughout internships, scholarship applications, graduate school, networking conversations, and future careers. Drawing from years of coaching students and families, Lisa

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