PrepWell Podcast Ep. 93 | Plan to major in Business? Be careful.
Jul 16, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I cover the pitfalls of filling out your college application with a superficial plan to major in Business.
0:01:20 Episode 84 review
0:01:35 Why are business programs so impacted?
0:02:18 Aspects of business
0:02:40 The new default major
0:03:50 How to get business savvy
0:05:20 The price of ignorance
0:05:45 Types of businesses
0:06:22 Roles within business
0:08:00 Accounting or general business?
0:09:00 My message to PrepWellers
0:10:00 How to educate yourself
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PrepWell Podcast Ep. 92 | When to take SAT/ACT and how many backups?
Jul 09, 2021
Show Notes:
This episode encourages you to register your child for the SAT/ACT immediately. The best Test Center seats are filling up fast. I also reveal my rationale for registering my students (and sons) for at least 3 backup tests.
0:01:00 Register for the SAT - now
0:01:18 Sign up for ACT alerts
0:02:53 When do I take the test?
0:05:00 Why take an early test?
0:08:00 What if I'm not ready?
0:08:28 Why 3 backups?
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PrepWell Podcast Ep. 90 | How not to end up with a skimpy Activity List
Jun 25, 2021
Show Notes:
This episode focuses on the section of the Common Application that takes many students by surprise - the Extracurricular Activity list. If you don't plan ahead for this, you might end up with a skimpy list. I walk you through how to avoid this trap, and build a high-impact, themed list.
0:00:12 Wait, what?
0:01:30 Case study
0:04:30 Tip 1: PrepWell
0:05:00 Tip 2: Summers
0:07:00 Tip 3: Core activities
0:07:35 Tip 4: Impact
0:08:00 Tip 5: Alignment
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PrepWell Podcast Ep. 89 | The importance of your coaches
Jun 19, 2021
Show Notes:
This episode is a continuation from last week's theme of athletic recruiting. We review the importance of relationships with your coaches, why it's important to communicate a consistent message, and why coaches hold so much power in the process.
0:01:50 Academic metrics disappearing
0:02:41 The recruited athlete's path
0:03:23 Importance of your coaches
0:04:15 Importance of a coach's phone call
0:05:30 Which coach matters more?
0:06:40 Due diligence
0:07:20 The club coach
0:08:10 Not just fun and games
0:08:48 Parents get assessed, too
0:09:28 How to be a good parent
0:10:00 Communication flow
0:11:30 Action items
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PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 88 | Does your child have metrics?
Jun 11, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I offer a step-by-step method to help you determine your child's odds of becoming a recruited college athlete. I break down the competitiveness of certain sports, the importance of metrics, whether or not an athlete "projects well", and the athlete's mindset. If you have a child who may be a college prospect in their sport (from DI - DIII), this is the episode for you.
0:01:24 What are metrics?
0:02:51 High school level metrics
0:04:22 Div III level metrics
0:05:40 Div I level metrics
0:06:50 Your child's metrics
0:08:00 Freshman year matters
0:09:10 "...if I get recruited"
0:10:14 Exceptions to the rules
0:11:35 How competitive is the sport?
0:12:08 Your child's metrics
0:13:15 Do they "project"?
0:14:44 Are they committed?
0:15:30 Sample family decisions
0:16:08 Case Study #1
0:19:13 An athlete or athletic?
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PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 87 | Connecting today with tomorrow (and the next day)
Jun 04, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I challenge high school students to take two important steps. Step #1: Think about their future and what they want the next 6-8 years to look like; Step #2: Decide whether their actions today are consistent with that vision for the future. I speak directly to the students in this episode, as opposed to parents.
0:01:14 Do you have prospective?
0:04:10 What will your future look like?
0:05:54 Upgrade your middle school vision board
0:06:25 Personal agency
0:07:20 Connecting vision with behavior
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PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 85 | How to create a "theme" for your application
May 22, 2021
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In this episode, I review a student's college application and the process of building a "theme" over three years. Learn what the theme was, what extracurriculars helped to fortify the theme, and whether or not it was successful.
0:02:00 Putting lipstick on a pig
0:03:00 What's left for admissions officers?
0:03:48 What is a theme?
0:05:25 Case study
0:05:50 The 10 Extracurriculars (ECAs)
0:07:00 Aspirations in 9th grade
0:09:35 The student's theme: defined
0:12:50 Context and background
0:14:25 10 Extracurriculars (quick-read)
0:15:33 An Admissions Officer's perspective
0:22:40 Did you detect a theme?
0:24:00 How will your application turn out?
0:24:45 What's the trick?
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PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 84 | How to help your child discover their path
May 15, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I review the process PrepWellers go through to help them discover what they might want to major in, what career they might enjoy, and what kind of lifestyle to pursue.
0:01:11 What do you want to major in?
0:03:55 What kind of engineering?
0:04:45 Top 3 reasons to become an engineer
0:07:00 Why this mental exercise is important
0:08:40 How do I get my child to engage in this process?
0:10:10 How to refine a teenagers' thinking
0:11:45 The writing exercise
0:12:57 What if you hit a dead-end (Big Future)
0:15:25 How to fortify your research
0:17:20 Books
0:17:50 Podcasts
0:18:30 Jobs & Internships
0:20:28 Online learning platforms
0:21:35 No frame of reference
0:22:00 Students need to take control
0:22:35 Why this improves the college application
0:23:15 Get your child on board
0:24:00 How this process inoculates...
PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 83 | A blessing in disguise
May 06, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I argue that this year's ridiculous admissions cycle is actually a blessing in disguise. It should cause us to take stock of where we are, where we're going, and how to get there.
0:01:23 Admissions as we know it - is broken
0:03:55 The new mindset
0:05:10 How to optimize for the new reality
0:06:00 The old-fashioned strategy
0:08:00 We must think differently
0:08:10 Hard-charger or status quo?
0:09:15 Motivation and ambition
0:10:37 Status quo students
0:11:45 What to do with a status quo student
0:12:45 What to do with a hard-charger
0:13:20 Institutional priorities
0:13:50 The athletic profile
0:14:48 Other profiles?
0:15:45 Will your child own a viable profile?
0:16:20 Summary review
0:18:15 What's the through-line?
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PrepWell Podcast - Ep. 81 | Sports, Kids, College (discuss)
Apr 23, 2021
Show Notes:
In this episode, I discuss what motivates us to put our kids into sports. Then, I break down the three types of athletes: Div I, Div III, and recreational athletes. Finally, how do each of these athletes fare in the college admissions process?
0:02:10 The Div I athlete
0:05:50 The Div III athlete
0:08:43 The recreational athlete
0:10:20 #1: Follow the crowd
0:11:07 #2: Exercise
0:11:23 #3: Love of sports
0:11:40 #4: To pay for college
0:13:16 #5: To get into college
0:14:57 #6: For ROTC or SAs
0:17:00 Are sports a prerequisite?
0:19:00 When to decide? DI
0:20:15 When to decide? DIII
0:21:10 When to decide? Rec athlete
0:22:00 My four sons
0:22:15 My twins
0:24:55 My sophomore
0:24:55 My 6th grader
0:26:26 Audit your child
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