All Episodes

109: $100K+ Merit Scholarships Are a Recruiting Strategy - Here's What That Means for Your Student

108: Your Student Will Stand Out for Ivy Leagues this School Year by Doing Less. Not More.

107: Before School Starts: The 5 Decisions Every Ivy-Bound Student Needs to Make for 9th - 11th Grade

106: The 4-Year Plan: The Strategy You Need to Hear for Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Year Before School Starts

105: How I'd Help Your Student Find Their Winning Application Theme in Only 60 Minutes/Week this Summer

104: Your Student Missed the Internship Window This Summer - Here's How We Land Them One in the Next 6 Months

103: How to Know If Your Student Has Enough to Write Ivy-Level Essays - A Junior Year Checklist

102: "My Student is Behind" - a 90 Day Plan for How We Can Turn Your Student's Future Application Around this Summer Without Burning Them Out

101: The 4 Phases to Develop a Winning Personal Statement {And What to Do During Sophomore and Junior Year to Create Stand Out Essays in the Future}

100: The Top 4 Priorities Your Rising Junior Needs to Focus on This Summer to Get Ahead and Avoid a Stressful Junior Year

99: Answering FAQs About IMPACT100 Before We Close on Sunday

98: How Mazi Built a 500-Person IMPACT Project as a Sophomore and Transformed His Pre-Med Journey

97: How Ellie Scaled Her IMPACT Project to 10,000 People in 6 Months - and Won a Full Ride

96: How I'll Help Your Student Find Their Unique Idea and Scale to 100+ People in Only 4 Hours a Month

95: IMPACT100: A Full Breakdown of My New Offer, Who It's For, What's Included, and FAQs

94: A Deep Dive into My Story - My Stats Didn't Get Me into Stanford - My IMPACT Project Did

93: Why A+ Students Aren't Getting into the Top Schools They Should Be and What to Do Instead

92: How Your Student's IMPACT Project Will Get Them into T20 Schools, Broken Down by Major (Med, Business, Law, Engineering, CS)

91: What is an IMPACT Project? + Why I Think It's the Most Strategic Thing Your Student Can Do This Summer from 7th to 11th Grade

90: The YCP Learning Model: Why Weekly Calls + 1:1 Calls Are a Gamechanger for Your Student's Support

89: Answering a FAQ from 8th/9th Grade Parents - Are We Too Early to Start College Prep?

88: Does Attending a Competitive High School Make it Harder for My Student to Get into Their Top School?

87: How I'd Coach a Sophomore Over the Next 12 Months Who Feels Unsure About Their Career Path, But Wants to Get into Top Schools

86: My Dos and Don'ts for Course Selection Decisions

85: Building the Profile: Saying "No" to Good Activities to Build Depth in Great Ones

84: 5 Case Studies: What My Students Actually Did the Summer Before Getting Into Ivy Leagues

83: How to Expand the Reach of a Passion Project: Self-Created Audiences vs. Borrowed Audiences

82: Listen to This 7-Question Diagnostic to Gauge if Your Sophomore is on Track for Top Schools

81: A Deep Dive Into My 10-Year Journey: 20 Questions with Coach Janae

80: Why Being Well Rounded is a Myth (And What to Do Instead in 2026)

79: Why the Next 4 Months Can Completely Change How Your Student's Extracurriculars are Viewed by Top Schools Senior Year

78: The Junior Year Testing Trap and What Your Student Needs to Do to Avoid It

77: 2 Goal Setting Strategies That Will Help Your Student Create Real Momentum in 2026

76: What 2026 Applicants Will Need That 2025 Didn't: Trends You Can't Ignore

75: The Step-by-Step Guide on How to Use the Next 12 Months to Make a 2027 Ivy Acceptance a Done Deal

74: The Ultimate Junior Year Playbook: The Step-by-Step Guide on How to Win Your Application Year in 2026 & Become an Ivy Admit By This Time Next Year

73: How I Weaved Together My 'All Over the Place' Activities as a Junior to Actually Tell a Cohesive Story

72: The 90-Day Research Position Roadmap: How to Secure a Spot Before Summer

71: The $10K Summer Programs Your Junior Doesn't Actually Need (And What to Do Instead)

70: Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Past and Future Self {Part 2 of the Deeper Lessons I Teach to My Students Beyond College Prep}

69: 5 Non Negotiable Resume Builders Your Student Needs to Get Accepted into an Ivy/T20 Law or Political Science Program

68: A Review of What You Need to Know About Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and Early Decision

67: Failure Tolerance {Part 1 of the Deeper Lessons I Teach to My Students Beyond College Prep}

66: How to Get Accepted into an Ivy/T20 Business Program - 5 Non Negotiable Resume Builders Your Student Needs

65: How Many Schools Should My Student Apply to? + A Breakdown of Reach, Target, and Safety Schools

64: 5 Non Negotiable Resume Builders Your Student Needs if They Want to Get Accepted into an Ivy/T20 Pre Med or BSMD Program

63: Junior Year Case Study: 1530 SAT, 3 Business Internships, and an IMPACT Project Scaled to 30K+ People Impacted

62: My Student is Done Writing Their Common App Essay - Now What?

61: If Your Student is Feeling Burned Out, Have Them Try This Back to School Quadrant Exercise…

60: 5 Non Negotiable Resume Builders Your Student Needs if They Want to Get Accepted into an Ivy/T20 Computer Science Program

59: How My Student Medina Got Accepted Into Her Dream Ivy League School: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Her Application Journey

58: What I Coached on This Week: Contingency Plans and Problem Solving Past Roadblocks to Scale Your IMPACT Project

57: The 3 Writing Stages to Create an Ivy League Level Essay

56: Replay: The 10 Different Supplemental Essays Your Student Will Need to Write for Top Schools, Part 2

55: Replay: The 10 Different Supplemental Essays Your Student Will Need to Write for Top Schools

54: Brainstorming Questions to Help Your Student Decide on Their Common Application Essay Topic

53: A Conversation with a Teen Psychologist: How to Support Your Teen's Mental Health During the College Application Process

52: How Did Our Seniors Do? Our Class of 2025 Stats Reveal + My Top 7 Lessons from this Past Application Cycle

51: "Can You Help My Student If…?": My Summer Test Prep Game Plan for Different Scenarios

50: Replay: How My Student Aditi Raised Her SAT Score by 200 Points in 90 Days in Ivy League Score, Only Studying 3-4 Hours Per Week

49: Replay: How My Student Marc Scored a 34 on the ACT in 4 Months as a Busy Junior in Ivy League Score

48: Replay: How My Student Grace Raised Her SAT Score from 1250 to 1500 in Ivy League Score, Even As a Student Athlete

47: Master Class Replay: How to Use This Summer to Make Your Student's Next SAT or ACT Their LAST

46: All the Details You Need to Know About My SAT/ACT Prep Program Ivy League Score

45: The #1 Most Unexpected Thing That Studying for the SAT During the Summer Taught Me {And Why Every Student Needs to Know This for College and Beyond}

44: The Score Milestone Framework - How to Help Your Student Break Through Their Next Score Plateau

43: Worried your student is too busy to prep for the SAT/ACT? Listen to this…

42: The 3-Part Framework I Use to Help Students with Test Anxiety

41: Why You Want to Get SAT/ACT Testing Done THIS Summer to Clear Space for Junior and Senior Year

40: Coach Janae's Survival Guide to AP Exams: 4 Must-Know Study Tips

39: Should My Student Take the SAT or ACT - And How Can They Decide Between the Two Tests?

38: How to Become "Rejection-Proof" During the College Application Process for Ivy/Top 20 Schools and Create a Win-Win Scenario

37: 5 Questions Your Student Should Ask Themselves on College Tours

36: How to Make Your Student's Extracurricular Activities Data-Driven and "Resume Ready" Before Application Season

35: The After-School Audit - My 3 Strategies for Helping Your Teen Improve Their Time Management After School

34: My 5-Step Weekly Planning Process to Help Your Student Better Organize Their Week

33: Will Colleges See All of My Student's SAT/ACT Test Dates... and Does It Look Bad to Take the Test Multiple Times?

32: Is Your Student Struggling to Get Their Passion Project Off the Ground? Here's Where They Need to Start...

31: My Coaching Philosophy on Highly Competitive Schools: Time vs. Perfection

30: How Your Student Can Create a Cohesive Application Story Even If They Have a Lot of Different Interests

29: Do Summer Programs Look "Bad" to Colleges? Here's the Truth...

28: Why Being "Well Rounded" is One of the Biggest Myths in College Admissions

27: How to Plan 2025 for Your Student to Get Ahead in the College Application Process

26: A Huge Thank YOU + Happy Holidays from Coach Janae

25: How Your Student Can Find an Internship for this Summer

24: What to Expect Junior to Senior Year - A 12 Month Guide to Your Student's Application Year

23: How Your Student Can Get Ahead as a Sophomore {The Power of a Foundation Year}

22: What Your Student Needs to Focus on to Win Big Merit Scholarships

21: How to Think About Sophomore Summer Planning vs. Junior Summer Planning

20: The 10 Different Supplemental Essays Your Student Will Need to Write for Top Schools, Part 2

19: The 10 Different Supplemental Essays Your Student Will Need to Write for Top Schools

18: The 3 Extracurriculars Your Student Needs On Their Resume in Addition to Volunteering for Top Schools

17: Parent Workshop: The Essay Writing Process and a Timeline for Senior Year

16: What You Need to Know About Early Action, Restrictive Early Action, and Early Decision

15: How My Student Grace Raised Her SAT Score from 1250 to 1500 in Ivy League Score, Even As a Student Athlete

14: How My Student Marc Scored a 34 on the ACT in 4 Months as a Busy Junior in Ivy League Score

13: How My Student Aditi Raised Her SAT Score by 200 Points in 90 Days in Ivy League Score, Only Studying 3-4 Hours Per Week

12: How I'll Help Your Student Achieve a 1500+ or 34+ Inside My Test Prep Program Ivy League Score {All the Details You Need to Know}

11: 4 Reasons Why Your Sophomore/Junior Needs to Start Test Prep This Fall

10: Why Test Optional Won't Save Your Student from Learning How to Become a Great Test Taker

9: The 4 Core Ingredients Your Student Needs to Raise Their SAT Score by 200+ Points or ACT Score by 4+ Points

8: How to Analyze Your Student's August SAT Results to Identify Next Steps for Their Goal Score

7: IMPACT Project Business Models {How to Effectively Scale Any Passion Project}

6: How Your Student Can Write Their College Essays in Less than 60 Minutes

5: Is It Too Late for My Junior/Senior?... Not If You Do These 4 Things for Their College Application Process

4: Getting Accepted into UPenn, Georgetown, UMich, AND Winning 380K in Merit Scholarships {Sarah's Story}

3: The Roadmap for 9th-12th Grade During The College Application Process

2: Debunking the 5 Common SAT/ACT Myths that Hold Students Back From Reaching a 1500+ or 34+

1: My Journey to Stanford and How It Changed My Life