P&P Episode 94: Elizabeth Dankoski "How a Perfect SAT Score Can Backfire on You"

The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college. On today's show, Alexis is joined by Elizabeth Dankoski. For the past 15 years, Elizabeth has worked as a private college consultant, helping students get into incredible schools: Harvard, MIT, Columbia, Yale, Caltech, Dartmouth, and many, many others. On today’s podcast, Elizabeth gives her take on college admissions mania and based on her experience, what it REALLY takes to get into elite colleges. Takeaways: Get the book “How to be a High School Superstar” by Cal Newport. If you want to get into top schools, you need to be INTERESTING Elizabeth’s next enrollment into her mastermind group is early 2016. Spaces fill up quickly! Her mastermind helps kids find mentors and find opportunities to find interests and flourish. Two college admissions myths: 1. Your grades don’t have to be perfect. If you spend too much time on perfection you don’t have time to distinguish yourself. 2. Just because an elite college is a top 20 in the US News Rankings, it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily the right FIT school for you. Elizabeth’s Three Take home tips: 1. Ask yourself what do you love to do and how can I make an impact 2. Find a mentor (seek an older person who can help you think BIGGER) 3. Go out there and DO what interests you More information about Elizabeth’s work can be found on the web: www. elizabethdankoski.com. Follow her on Twitter: @edankoski as well! Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education! For more information visit: Prepped and Polished.com. Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes!