Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY At many schools, like the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, prospective students must apply to a specific major when applying to college during the high school senior year. Since this is not standard at all colleges, it can be a confusing hurdle for many high schoolers and their families – but it […]
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Anita Gajula 00:00 I think campuses are more similar than different. And I think that there are some pieces that you really do need to be aware of. Like maybe if a matrix is there or not. There are some pieces that
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Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Your teen will go to college to both live and learn, so it’s important to find a campus that is a good social fit along with academic programs and financial aid offerings to match your student. How do you tell which colleges might be a good match for your high school
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Jennifer Finetti 0:00 If you can apply for a scholarship and some scholarships are really quick and easy to apply for some take a little more time. But if you can sort of think about it as okay, this is part of my
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Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Regardless of your family’s financial situation, the thought of paying more than necessary for college is a less-than-desirable prospect. With a variety of scholarships available to students, families of all income levels are wise to take advantage of any opportunities they can. It may feel like the odds are stacked against
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Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY High school course selection always feels tricky balancing the needs and wants of the student, figuring out the proper level of rigor, and understanding what colleges expect. Whether your student is picking their classes this month or the next, it’s important to have those conversations now. Whether your student’s GPA, their
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Julie Spak 00:00 I call it the eyes wide open technique that I use with our families. We said, Let’s have our eyes wide open. Before we apply. Let’s make sure some students think oh my goodness, I’m senior, I can finally
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Rose Babbington 0:00 The first thing that students want to know is what’s my score? How close is it to that 36. But what we hope students are doing as they’re looking at their score reports and talking through them with their
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Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY You may have heard in the news that ACT scores dipped to a 30-year low in 2022. This episode explores the implications of the ACT test: what it measures, what it means in terms of college entrance, and how even a less-than-ideal score can serve as a roadmap to help your
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Sylvia Borgo 0:00 So I feel like demonstrated interest is really more of like, do you understand the college? Do you know them? Well? Do you see them? And the more that you see them as a student, the more that you
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