Ivy League Prep Academy Podcast
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Equipping you to successfully pursue the college of your dreams. I believe that the world needs every student to reach their full potential. College admittance shouldn't hold you back. I'm an educator and Harvard grad who has been in your shoes. I designed this podcast to accompany the Ivy League Challenge (my online course) to support my listeners. I've met with graduates, admissions officers, and professors to identify the criteria used to select candidates. I've crafted a road map for success and can share it with you.
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How My Daughter Got Into Dartmouth, by Tessymol Jose
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Curiosity is a Skill to Develop
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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How Passion Actually Works: From Disengagement to Mastery
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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The Hidden Test: What Colleges are Really Looking For
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Launching the Curiosity Lab with Ava D
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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The Curiosity Window
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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What to Do When Your Teen is Overwhelmed
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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A Message to My Teenage Self About College Admissions
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Visualize Yourself in Your Dream College Today
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Don't Chase Gold- Stand Out in College Admissions
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Build a Standout Application in 3 Steps
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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College App Roadmap Workshop day 2 (of 2)
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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College App Roadmap Workshop day 1
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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Holistic College App Roadmap Workshop
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Complete College Application Audit
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Imposter Syndrome, or Just Growth?
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Charitable Assumptions
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ace Your Alumni Interview
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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How to Demonstrate Leadership (training from the Global Impact Council)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Maximize your SAT/ACT Score
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Saisha Pal-- Pivot your Impact Project
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Leading a Cause with Ava DiNapoli
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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How to Complete the Common App Workshop pt 2
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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How to Complete your Common App Workshop
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Common App Workshop & a New Cohort Opening
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Essay Workshop Day 1 recording
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Sathvic Interview-- Research with Harvard & MIT Professors
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Holistic Common App Overview Pt. 2
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Holistic Common App Overview
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Restricting or Driving Change?
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Essay Workshop-- Get it Written!
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May 27, 2024 |
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Dealing with Disappointment
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May 20, 2024 |
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Academic Considerations in the College Application
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May 13, 2024 |
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Your Common App Audit-- urgent!
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May 06, 2024 |
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Your Holistic College Application Audit
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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NHS & Volunteering
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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So, Which College Should You Choose?
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Begin Essay Prep Now (You'll Be Glad You Did)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Info Session Ahead of March 2024 Ivy League Challenge Cohort
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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From Dysfunction to Impact; Productivity for Teens
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Middle School & Before; How to Prepare for College?
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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The Impressiveness Trap
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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(How to) Make Learning Fun
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Community, Coaching, & the Ivy League Challenge
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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When Should I Join the Ivy League Challenge?
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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What is it like in the Ivy League Challenge? From the student's perspective
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Juniors, This Begins This Week!
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Getting Your Impact Project Back on Track with Twisha Sharma
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Rachel & Eliza on Perfectionism and Music
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Cornell Admit Shares Value of the Ivy League Challenge
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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The Rules of the Infinite Game in College Prep
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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How to Succeed in the IB Diploma Program with Nandita Nair
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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My Presentation at GradAchiever
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Senior Katie Silverman is Thriving
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Tips for an Awesome Alumni Interview
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Ava DiNapoli Begins her Impact Project
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Leadership & Superchickens pt. 3 of 3: How to demonstrate leadership in high school
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Leadership & Superchickens pt. 2 of 3: How to demonstrate leadership in high school
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Leadership & Superchickens pt. 1 How to demonstrate leadership in high school
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Why Core Values Beats Impressiveness in College Admissions
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Erica Chemmanoor's CS impact project
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 3
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 2
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 1
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Sophomore Aki Velemati Learns How to Stand Out
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Play to Win
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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GenAI & Education-- Opportunities & Pitfalls
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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The Student's Perspective: Krisha Pillai-- Make the Most of Your Time
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Activities Section Checklist for the Common App
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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How to Be Ambitious & Realistic at the Same Time
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Last Chance to Register This Year
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Bryana Quintero's Impact Project: Sharing Immigrant Stories
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Back-to-school Masterclass Part 3
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Back-to-school Masterclass Part 2
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Back-to-school Masterclass Part 1
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Google Head of AI for Asia Renee Lo on GenAI for Students
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Back to School Success
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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How 'Normal' Teens Create Impressive Impact Projects
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Music, Science, & Service- Justin's Impact Project
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Flash Announcement: Friday Night Cohort Begins Aug 4
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Rising Senior Dimitri on his Astrophysics Impact Project Ideas
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Visualization for High School Students
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Time Management, Engagement Musings from Class
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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In Their Words: Student & Parent Describe the Ivy League Challenge
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Back to Podcasting & FREE Workshop
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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The Difference a Year Can Make, Part 2 with Ishita Kopparapu
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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The Difference a Year Can Make, Part 1 with Ishita Kopparapu
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Best Use of This Summer Masterclass pt. 4
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Best Use of This Summer Masterclass pt. 3
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Best Use of This Summer Masterclass pt. 2
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May 31, 2023 |
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Best Use of This Summer Masterclass pt. 1
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May 29, 2023 |
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What To DO When You Get Stuck
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May 22, 2023 |
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Dr. Robyn Blair-- A parent's perspective
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May 15, 2023 |
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My 'Why' by Steve Gardner
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May 08, 2023 |
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What is the Best Use of Your Summer?
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May 01, 2023 |
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How I got into Cornell-- Asfi
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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How to Become Great
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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How to Begin Your Impact Project with Corey Fischer
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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What Can I Do to Have a Better Chance of Getting Into Harvard?
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Greater Growth, More Fun
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Why you should lean in to challenges
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Why working with teens makes me more optimistic
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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The Power of an Impact Project Combined with Research
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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The Mother's Perspective: Janice Kim
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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The Early Years Masterclass (grades 4-7) recording
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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The Golden Eggs of College Prep
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Removing Desperation from College Prep
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Early Year; Growth Mindset & Other Fundamentals
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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The College Prep Gorilla
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Meet the Students of the Ivy League Challenge
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Minna Most- How My Impact Project has Evolved
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Announcing: Hacking College Admissions Workshop
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Claire Kim: Busy Junior Joins the Ivy League Challenge
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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My Approach to the New Year
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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How to Appreciate Today More
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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How to Recover from Burnout
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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How to Balance Everything Masterclass pt. 4
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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How to Balance Everything Masterclass pt. 3
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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How to Balance Everything Masterclass pt. 2
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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How to Balance Everything Masterclass pt. 1
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The Impressiveness Trap
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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How Too Many APs Makes it Harder to Get In pt. 2
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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How Too Many APs Makes it Harder to Get In pt. 1
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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How to Balance Everything
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Duke Prof. Robert Malkin on Research in High School
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Mother and Daughter Reflect on Phase 1
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Better Essays, Less Time
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Better Grades in Less Time
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Defeat Procrastination Challenge Announcement
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Student's perspective: Akaash Sachdeva- 9th grade math lover
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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High School Research Superstar Ishita Kopparapu, part 2
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Fall 2022 Registration Closing. Don't Delay!
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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High School Research Superstar Ishita Kopparapu
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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How to Get More Done By Slowing Down
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Senior student's perspective: Minna Most, the Ivy League Challenge as a senior
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Bonuses for Early Registration, The Ivy League Challenge
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Parent's Perspective: Maxine Most, how the Ivy League Challenge helped my daughter
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Time Management & Focus Masterclass pt. 3
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Sep 03, 2022 |
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Time Management & Focus Masterclass pt. 2
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Time Management & Focus Masterclass pt. 1
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Back to School Keys to Success
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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How to Focus & Manage Your Time
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Putting the Admissions Odds in Your Favor
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Motivation is Overrated
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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The Student's Perspective: Asfi Tias
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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How to Earn the Grades You Want with Expert Camille Roney
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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How to Handle Fierce Admissions Competition
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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The Student's Perspective; Daniel Waheed
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The Student Perspective: George Banke
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Build Your Teen's Confidence Masterclass pt. 3
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Build Your Teen's Confidence Masterclass pt. 2
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Build Your Teen's Confidence Masterclass pt. 1
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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Harvard Leader Dr. Weissbourd on Healthy College Prep
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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How to Get Outstanding Letters of Recommendation
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Summer Cohort Registration Now Open!
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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College Prep Timeline: A Grade-by-grade Guide
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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AMAZING Announcement & Dates for Summer Cohort Set
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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How to Get Straight A's, Even In Hard Classes
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May 30, 2022 |
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Ivy League Productivity, You Can Too!
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May 23, 2022 |
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How to Develop Ivy League Confidence
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May 16, 2022 |
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Student's perspective: high school junior Anubhav
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May 09, 2022 |
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How to get Publicity for your Impact Project with expert PollyAnna Brown
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May 02, 2022 |
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How Future Ivy Leaguers Create Opportunities
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Success Architecture Masterclass
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Self-identify & Great College Essays
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Student's perspective: Nilambera Pradhan
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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College Prep Without Sacrificing Childhood? YES!
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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College Visits: When & How To Do Them Right
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Party Your Way Into The Ivy League
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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On Winning, Losing, & Ivy League Admissions
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Happiness in College Prep
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Personal Statement Tips- How to Write a Great Essay
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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How to Think About (and Get Into) BS/MD Programs
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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How to Do Well, Even When You Aren't Interested in Your Class
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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How Summer Programs Impact College Admissions
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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In Their Own Words: What Students Say About the Ivy League Challenge
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Make Success Easier by Shaping Your Environment
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ivy League Challenge Registration Now OPEN!
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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How The Ivy League Challenge Gets You Into Your Dream College
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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To parents of Teens- The Teacher Who Cares Perspective
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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The Student's Perspective; Ishita Anand, Pt. 2
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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The Student's Perspective; Ishita Anand, Pt. 1
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Looking for a "Research Opportunity?" Listen First!
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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How My Harvard Peers Face Challenges
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Rejected? Accepted? Waitlisted? How to Respond to Admissions Decisions
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Yale Doctoral Candidate & Author Crystal Harrell
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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The Little Things... Are the Big Things
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Kindness Can Get Me Into an Ivy League College?
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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The Magic of Controlling Your Attention
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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The Ivy League Admit's Mindset
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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The Hero on a Mission
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Harvard Researcher, Teacher, Doctoral Candidate, Tessa Forshaw
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Stanford/Harvard Teacher Richard Cox Braden
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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The Fire That Gets You Admitted
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Teen Leadership & Conflict
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Be the Hero of Your Story
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Should you be a "Team Player"?
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Elite College Admissions Made Easy
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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When Hard Work isn't Working
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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How to Play Like an Ivy League Scholar
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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The Unexpected Key to Elite College Admissions Success
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Don't think big, think momentum
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Get Real & Get In with former Ivy League admissions officer Dr. Aviva Legatt
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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College Ready CEO Shellee Howard
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Courage Over Competence
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Harvard student & Ivy League Challenge coach Meryem
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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When to Start College Prep
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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How to Gain Stand-out Confidence
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Should I Join The Ivy League Challenge This Summer? Pt. 3 from Debt Free Degree interview
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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What Is the Ivy League Challenge? P2 from Debt Free Degree Podcast interview
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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My interview on Debt Free Degree
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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The Athletic Path to Elite Universities with Akshay Maliwal
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Music & Scholarships with Trisha Craig
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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How the Impact Project Leads to Admission to Dream College
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Teens, Your Relationships are Everything!
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Registration is now open! Register for the Ivy League Challenge Today
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Appreciate the Good Ole Days
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May 31, 2021 |
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Real Strength-- How to Develop It
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May 24, 2021 |
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Ivy League Challenge: Accepted! Hear from a participant in the challenge, Ata
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May 17, 2021 |
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3 Steps to Better Problem-solving
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May 10, 2021 |
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What's Below The Surface? Discovering Your Core
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May 03, 2021 |
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What Admission Decisions Are Really Like
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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How to Be More Confident Today
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Admissions Advice: Don't Be Well-rounded, Do This Instead
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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How to Actually Reach Your Goals (Really!)
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Correctly Defining Success & Failure
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Get What You Want By Shifting Your Focus
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Expand Your Sphere of Influence
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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How, Specifically, to Use Stress to Make You Better
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Why Stress Makes You Better
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Nneka Faison, pt. 2 (advice for journalism-centric impact projects from Harvard journalism teacher)
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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My Harvard Teacher (& Princeton, Columbia, Harvard Grad/Fellow) Nneka Faison, Pt. 1
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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This One Tiny Pivot Will Make You Luckier Today
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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The Only Thing All Successful People Have in Common
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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The Tremendous Power of Mini-pivots
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Play Like a Champion- Today (a Stress-defeating Hack)
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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YOU are the Role Model
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Welcome to Season Two!
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Purposeful Practice
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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An Updated Map to Admissions
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Ata Alic's Impact Project Interview
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Nicole & Ethan's Impact Project: how it impacted their college applications
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Deliberate Performance; why just choosing to focus is not enough
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Pick your hard
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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The Challenge
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Reflection from the 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Consistency from the 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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(Don't fall for) The Downward Spiral
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Goal hack from world record performers
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Harvard research around healthy living: EXERCISE
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Iris Fu, How I got into Stanford! pt 2
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Iris Fu, How I got into Stanford! (pt. 1 of 2)
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Importance of Sleep
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Dartmouth graduate & my classmate at Harvard, Maddie Koehler
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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My mentor & friend, Dr. Joe Vitale
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Teenage Student Wellness with HS Counselor Isabel Pacios
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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How to Get Straight A's
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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My Harvard Professor John Paul Rollert pt. 2
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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My Leadership Professor at Harvard, John Paul Rollert, part 1
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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What To Do With Fear
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Extreme Ownership
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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See Value in Yourself from the 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Speed Reading
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Awareness: Know Yourself to Grow Yourself from the 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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Intention from The 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell pt. 2
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Intention from The 15 Laws of Growth by John Maxwell pt. 1
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Triumphs of Experience
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May 31, 2020 |
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Extended Essay with Rebecca Stein
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May 27, 2020 |
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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May 11, 2020 |
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Atomic Habits, part 3
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May 04, 2020 |
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Atomic Habits, part 2
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May 04, 2020 |
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Atomic Habits, part 1
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May 04, 2020 |
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Ivy League Prep Academy Books: How Full is Your Bucket?
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May 01, 2020 |
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Ivy League Prep Academy Books: The Happiness Advantage
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May 01, 2020 |