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115: Sophomore Year Case Study: 1280 to 1520 SAT, 2 Research Internships, and a STEM IMPACT Project That Raised $85,000. Here's Exactly How We Did it in 18 Months
114: How to Step Back From Your Teen's College Prep Without Letting Things Fall Through the Cracks
113: My Student Is Doing Everything "Right" on Paper - So Why Don't They Stand Out?
112: So How Did Our Class of 2026 Do? Senior Results Reveal + 5 Rapid Fire Lessons for Your Student
111: "My Child Looks like Everyone Else" - Here's How We Fix It
110: If I Had a Sophomore Starting From Scratch This School Year, Here's What I Would NOT Have Them Do
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