PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black
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The PrepWell Podcast helps parents prepare their children for the admissions process for highly-selective college programs like the Ivy League, military service academies (e.g. USNA and West Point), ROTC and athletic scholarships.
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Ep. 224 | Blank Stares
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May 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 223 | Sports: Double-down Or Diversify?
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May 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 222 | Summer School For Smart Students
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 39 Revisited | How Competitive Will Your Child Be?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 221 | Insights From 30 Hrs Of Consulting In 1 Week
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 220 | Admissions Results, Explained
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 40 Revisited | How and When to Research Colleges
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 219 | The New Digital SAT Is Here (For Good)
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 218 | The Cost Of College (From $100K/yr To $0/yr)
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 217 | Duke No Longer Grades The College Essay. When will It End?
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 216 | Yale Goes Back To Test-required. Anyone Else?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 215 | An Extracurricular Activity Cheat Code
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 3 Revisited | 10 Life Skills Teens Must Learn During The College Admissions Process
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 214 | Dartmouth Reinstates Requirement For SAT Score
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 213 | Should You Bother Applying To UC Schools?
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 212 | Do-it-Yourself Extracurricular Activities
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 211 | How To Plan College Campus Visits
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 210 | The New York Times Said What?
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 209 | Is College Worth It? 51% of Americans Say, No
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 153 Revisited | How Not To Get Scammed By Merit Aid
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Ep. 94 Revisited | How Much Should I Push My Child?
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 208 | How To Maximize The Time We Have Left
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 207 | Does Your Child Know How To Write?
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 206 | Why Teenagers Should Not Drink Alcohol
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 147 Revisited | Your Child's Killer App, Revealed
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 205 | How To Nudge Your Child To Take Action
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 204 | Don't Sleep On Community Colleges
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 203 | The Importance Of Your Intended Major
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 202 | Is College Even Worth It Anymore?
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 201 | Yup, I Did That
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 200 | SAT Prep Gone Bad
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 199 | What? You Don’t Have A Tutor?
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 198 | How I Got A Job With The NFL As A Teenager
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 197 | How To Develop An Interest (Intended Major)
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Ep. 196 | Toastmasters (Secret Weapon)
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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Ep. 195 | What Is Interest-probing?
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Ep. 194 | My Pet Peeve
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 193 | When Do You Want To Take The Pain?
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Ep. 192 | Make Money Or Support Your Child’s Athletic Dream
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 39 Revisited | How Competitive Will Your Child Be?
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 191 | The Digital SAT Is Here. Now What?
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 190 | How To Use ZPD To Accelerate Your Child’s Learning
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 189 | Important FAQs Answered
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 188 | Why Do Recruited Athletes Struggle When They Get To College?
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 187 | Affirmative Action Ends. Now What?
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 19 Revisited | How To Help Your Child With Their Summer Plans
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 186 | Summer Goals (9-12th Grades)
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Ep. 185 | $400K In Cash Or A College Education?
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 184 | Too Much Attention vs Too Little Attention
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Ep. 183 | Managing The Transition To A New Year
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 182 | Time-sensitive: Parents Of 8th And 10th Graders
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May 28, 2023 |
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Ep. 181 | Top 6 Parenting Mistakes
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May 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 180 | How Prepared Is Your Child For Next Year?
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May 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 179 | How To Give Feedback To Your Child
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 178 | The 6 Categories Of Colleges
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 177 | Should I Go To XYZ Summer Enrichment Camp?
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Ep. 176 | Describe Your Ultimate Fantasy Summer Camp
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 175 | Be Careful About Campus Visits
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 174 | Rapid Fire Q&A (Part II)
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 173 | Rapid Fire Q&A (Part I)
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 172 | How To Secure A Leadership Position
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 171 | Thank You Notes
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 170 | One Simple Message
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 169 | Summertime ”Real Options”
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 168 | The New Rules of College Admissions
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 167 | How Do I Prioritize So Many Competing Issues?
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 166 | Best Extracurriculars If You Love Sports/Journalism
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 165 | Dear Teenager, Get A Summer Job
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Ep. 164 | Should Your Child Enroll In Summer School?
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Ep. 163 | ChatGPT and The Future of the College Essay
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 162 | How Do I Help My Child Maximize Their Athletic Potential?
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 161 | A High Level Review Of The Current Admissions Landscape
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 108 Revisited | Parents: Don’t Miss Your Window
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 160 | College And Career Talk With Your Teenager
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 159 | Can Your Child Write A Coherent Sentence?
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 158 | What To Do With Your Junior’s PSAT Score?
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 98 Revisited | The Horses Have Left The Barn
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 157 | How To Save Our Kids From Their Phones
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 156 | What To Know About The New Digital SAT
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 155 | Should Your Child Consider A Military Service Academy?
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 154 | Checking Your Child’s Grades
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 153 | How Not To Get Scammed By Merit Aid
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 152 | Do I need to take AP Exams?
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 151 | Is Your Child Too Comfortable?
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 150 | Is Your Child A Grinder Or A Hustler?
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 149 | How To Build And ”Rebuild” Your ECA List
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Ep. 148 | How To Overcome Procrastination
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 147 | Your Child’s Killer App, Revealed
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 146 | The Art of Discipline
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 145 | 3 ECA Buckets (Extracurricular Activities)
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Ep. 144 | 10 Toughest Questions For Your Teen
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 143 | Selecting A Sport
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 44 Revisited | Mid-summer Check-in
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 39 Revisited | How Competitive Will Your Child Be?
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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Ep. 142 | How To Get Recruited
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 25 Revisited | Dumber By The Day
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 141 | Who Will Win The Tug Of War?
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 140 | How To Build An Extracurricular Activity From Scratch
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 139 | A Change Of Heart
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Ep. 138 | Mash-up Of Summer Advice
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 137 | How To Save Reading
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 136 | Lessons Learned From The Trenches
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Episode Revisit | Should You Hire A Private College Counselor?
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May 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 135 | Top 3 Priorities for 7th - 12th graders
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May 22, 2022 |
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Ep. 134 | What Should I Major In?
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May 15, 2022 |
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Episode 21 Revisit | How Involved Should You Be as a Parent?
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May 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 133 | Honest Answers To 10 Tough Questions
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May 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 132 | Is This Reckoning A Good Thing?
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Ep. 131 | Do Un-hooked Students Get Into Harvard?
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 130 | Why Are College Admissions So Out Of Control?
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Ep. 129 | How To Handle Admissions Decisions
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 128 | What Should I Spend Money On In High School?
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 127 | Your First Call With A College Coach
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 126 | Before You Go All-in On Sports...
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Ep. 125 | Every Student Should Apply To Harvard
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 124 | 10-Question Quiz
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 123 | How Did ”She” Get In?
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 122 | Does Your Child Need A Tutor?
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Ep. 121 | How To Bump An 89.5 To An A
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 120 | A Brand New SAT (Digital, Shorter, Easier?)
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Ep. 119 | Does PrepWell Academy Work?
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Ep. 118 | Winners & Losers With Test-optional Policies
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 117 | How to Engage Your 14 and 15-Year-Old Son
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 116 | Extracurriculars During Lockdown
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Episode 69 Revisited: Critical Decision Points
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 114 | Early Results Are In. Time To Panic?
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 113 | I Got My PSAT Score. Now What?
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 112 | Create the Ultimate Brag Sheet
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 111 | How to manage your ”Ls”
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 110 | Does Your Major Matter?
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 109 | If Not The Ivies, Then Where?
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Nov 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 108 | Parents: Don‘t Miss Your Window
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 107 | The Case for DIII Sports
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Oct 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 106 | Biggest Common App Essay mistake
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Oct 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 105 | How to Train Your Child Not to Lie
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 104 | How Well (Or Poorly) Does Your Child Write?
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 103 | Should Your Child Switch Sports?
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Ep. 102 | For Juniors, Before It‘s Too Late
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 101 | At Peace With My Messy Garage
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Sep 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 100 | 100 Best Tips, Advice, and Insights
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 99 | What To Do The Day Before The SAT
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 98 | The Horses Have Left The Barn
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Aug 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 97 | The Magic (Or Miscue) Of Sophomore Year
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Aug 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 96 | Do You Know Enough Math To Excel On The SAT Or ACT?
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 95 | How To Build A Cheat Sheet For The SAT/ACT
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 94 | How Much Should I Push My Child?
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 93 | Plan to Major in Business? Be Careful.
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 92 | When To Take SAT/ACT And How Many Backups?
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 91 | Build Your College List In 4 Steps
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 90 | How Not To End Up With A Skimpy Activity List
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 89 | The Importance Of Coaches
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Jun 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 88 | Does your child have metrics?
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Ep. 87 | Connecting today with tomorrow (and the next day)
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 86 | The New California Lottery
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May 30, 2021 |
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Ep. 85 | How to Create a "Theme" for Your Application
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May 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 84 | How to Help Your Child Discover Their Path
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May 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 83 | A Blessing In Disguise
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May 09, 2021 |
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Ep. 82 | Should You Hire A Private College Counselor?
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May 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 81 | Sports, Kids, College (Discuss)
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 80 | SAT: Plan-of-attack For Sophomores This Summer
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Apr 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 79 | The Absurdity Of Admit Rates And What To Do About It
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Apr 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 78 | My Deal With The Devil
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Apr 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 77 | How To Secure Leadership Positions In High School
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Mar 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 76 | Brace For Impact
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 75 | GPA RIP
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 74 | Should I Apply Early Decision?
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Mar 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 73 | The Financial Tipping Point
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Ep. 71 | PLEASE take the SAT or ACT
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Feb 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 71 | The Ascendancy of AP Classes and Exams
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Feb 14, 2021 |
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Ep. 70 | Top 10 Most Important Admissions Factors
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Feb 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 69 | Critical Decision Points
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Jan 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 68 | Bye, Bye SAT Subject Tests
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Jan 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 67 | How Rick Should Prioritize Summer Options
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 66 | Top Questions of 2020 Answered
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Jan 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 65 | Applications Are Submitted... Now What?
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Jan 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 64 | Making Sense Of This Year's Early Admissions Results
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 62 | Success: Pay Now Or Pay Later?
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 61 | How to Crush the College Zoom Interview
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Dec 06, 2020 |
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REVISIT Ep. 4: How Extracurricular Activities Impact the Strength of Your Child’s College Application
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 60 | The Importance of Class Selection
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 59 | What to do when the dream of a D-I scholarship dies
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 58 | What Juniors Need To Focus On Right Now
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 57 | Top 5 Lessons Learned When Filling Out College Applications
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 56 | 20 Bad Decisions
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 55 | ROTC Scholarships
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 54 | Top 3 Tips for 9-12th Graders
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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Ep. 53 | 24 Rapid fire FAQs
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Oct 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 52 | How to avoid waking up in a panic your senior year
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 51 | How Will Test-optional/Test-blind Affect Admissions?
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 50 | What are my priorities now?
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 49 | UC Schools Ordered to go Test Blind. What Does That Mean for You?
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 48 | Top 7 Habits for Teens
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 47 | What's The Plan?
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 46 | The College Essay
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 45 | Rapid-Fire FAQs
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 44 | Mid-summer Check-in
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 43 | Catch-up session for rising Juniors
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Episode 12 Revisit | Should my child take the SAT or ACT?
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 41 | When All Else Fails
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 40 | How and When to Research Colleges
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 39 | How Competitive Will Your Child Be?
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 38 | Public or Private High School?
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 37 | School's out. Now what?
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 36 | Letters of Recommendation (Part II)
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 35 | 5 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid in College Admissions
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May 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 34 | Misallocation of Time
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May 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 33 | Letters of Recommendation
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May 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 32 | Does Test-Optional Hurt or Help?
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May 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 31 | Rapid-Fire Q&A (20 Burning Questions)
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May 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 30 | Student-Athletes' Summer Strategies 2020
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 29 | How Does COVID-19 Affect Freshman and Sophomores
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 28 | Do I Still Have to Take the SAT (and other misguided questions)?
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Apr 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 27 | Shark Tank After-Action-Report
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Apr 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 26 | Going Back on Shark Tank
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Mar 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 25 | Dumber by the Day
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Mar 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 24 | How the Coronavirus Just Increased Your Child's College Prospects
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Mar 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 23 | The Secret Weapon in College Admissions: The Guidance Counselor
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 | A Message For Your Teen
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 21 | How Involved Should You Be as a Parent?
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 20 | How To Help Your Child Develop a Theme
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 | How To Help Your Child With Their Summer Plans
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 18 | How Is Your Child Wired?
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Feb 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 | Is Your Child Apathetic About The College Admission Process?
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Jan 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 | When (Or If) Your Child Should Specialize In Their Sport?
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Jan 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 15 | Why Colleges Love Leaders and How Your Child Can Become One
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Jan 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 14 | Top 10 Things Your High Schooler Should Have done This Year
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Dec 29, 2019 |
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Ep. 13 | How to Keep Track of your Child’s Extracurricular Activities
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Dec 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 12 | Should my child take the SAT or ACT?
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 11 | Everything you Need to Know About College Affordability
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Dec 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 10 | What to Expect of Your Freshman
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Dec 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 9 | Phil Black Answers Most Popular FAQs
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Nov 24, 2019 |
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Ep. 8 | Should I Seek College Admissions Advice for my Freshman or Sophomore?
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Nov 17, 2019 |
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Ep. 7 | Myths and Realities of the Ever-Elusive Full-Ride Athletic Scholarship
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Nov 10, 2019 |
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Ep. 6 | How Extracurriculars Turn a Ho-Hum Application into a Home Run Application
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Ep. 5 | Tips & Strategies for Writing the College Essay
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Oct 27, 2019 |
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Ep. 4 | How Extracurricular Activities Impact the Strength of Your Child’s College Application
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Oct 20, 2019 |
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Ep. 3 | 10 Life Skills Teens Must Learn During The College Admissions Process
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Ep. 2 | Why Highly-Selective Colleges Seem To Prefer Specialists vs. Well-Rounded Students
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Oct 06, 2019 |
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Ep. 1 | Waiting Until 11th Grade To Prepare For College Admissions Is Too Late
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Welcome to the PrepWell Podcast - Meet Your Host, Phil Black
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Sep 22, 2019 |