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Ep. 340 |  Why Athletes Get Preferential Treatment During Hiring

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Ep. 339 |  What Is NCSA and Should I Engage With Them?

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Ep. 338 |  Should I Submit My SAT/ACT Score?

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Ep. 337 | Do College Majors Matter Anymore?

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Ep. 336 | The Benefits of Applying “Early Action"

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Ep. 335 | Students Can No Longer Sleep-walk Through College

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Ep. 334 | Should My Child Disclose Their AP Exam Scores?

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Ep. 333 | The Importance Of Financial Literacy

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Ep. 332 | How To Re-condition The Teenage Brain After Summer Break

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Ep. 331 | 5 Biggest Nothing-Burger Activities

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Ep. 330 | How To Build A Target List

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Ep. 237 Revisited | My Daughter Will Get Into The Ivies, Right?

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Ep. 329 | Why The Angst?

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Ep. 328 | Is Paying For An SAT Tutor Worth It?

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Ep. 327 | 3 Habits Teenagers Must Adopt Today

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Ep. 326 | Should Work-life Balance Be A Priority?

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Ep. 236 Revisited | The Death of Reading

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Ep. 325 | TED Talk Roulette

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Ep. 324 | Your Major Is Not Your Destiny

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Ep. 323 | Don’t Be Fooled By The Numbers

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Ep. 322 | The New Rules of College Admissions

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Ep. 321 | The New PrepWell Academy Year Kicks-off Tomorrow

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Ep. 320 | Cheating at Princeton?

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Ep. 319 | How To Break Your Child’s Phone Addiction

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Ep. 318 | How The NCAA New Eligibility Proposal May Impact Youth Sports

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Ep. 317 | What Is Your Child’s #1 Priority?

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Ep. 316 | How College Dictates Your Child’s Launch Plans

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Ep. 315 | Don't Get Stuck In The Middle

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Ep. 314 | How To Secure Extraordinary Letters Of Recommendation

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Ep. 313 | There Are Bigger Fish To Fry

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Ep. 312 | How Will AI Impact These 4 Cohorts?

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Ep. 311 | What To Expect From Your Child's Guidance Counselor

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Ep. 310 | What Impact Will AI Have On College Graduates?

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Ep. 309 | What To Do If Your Child Lacks a "Passion"

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Ep. 308 | When Is It Okay To Spend $400K On College?

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Ep. 307 | Case Study: Northwestern vs. UIUC?

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Ep. 306 | The Hidden Challenge Of Early College Life

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Ep. 305 | Have DI Scholarships Lost Their Luster?

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Ep. 304 | How Do College Campus Cultures Shape Your Child

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Ep. 303 | Necessary Skills In An AI World

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Ep. 302 | ChatGPT = No More Excuses

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Ep. 301 | The Death Of A Computer Science Degree

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Ep. 255 Revisited | What If I’m Not Interested In Anything

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Ep. 300 | Seeking Clarity Amidst The Chaos

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Ep. 299 | Why Is College So Expensive?

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Ep. 298 | Why Go To College?

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Ep. 97 Revisited | The Magic (Or Miscue) Of Sophomore Year

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Ep. 297 | Who Should Write Your Child’s Letters Of Recommendation?

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Ep. 296 | How Will AI Impact Your Child's College Career And Beyond

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Ep. 295 | When To Intervene With A Tutor

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Ep. 294 | Should My Daughter Take The SAT Again?

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Ep. 293 | How Much Student Loan Debt Is Too Much?

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Ep. 292 | Is Your Child A Doer Or A Dreamer?

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Ep. 291 | Why Are So Many College Grads Applying To Graduate School?

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Ep. 290 | How To Prepare For The Coming AI Revolution

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Ep. 289 | ChatGPT And The College Essay

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Ep. 288 | Why Major In Accounting?

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Ep. 287 | How To Write The "Why Us" Essay

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Ep. 286 | Does The Free Khan Academy SAT Prep Program Improve SAT Scores Nationwide?

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Ep. 285 | Is Your Child A Bad Test-taker?

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Ep. 284 | How To Write Your Extracurricular Activities List

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Ep. 283 | This Is The Year To Apply To The Ivies

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Ep. 282 | What Is The PSAT And Why Should I Care?

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Ep. 281 | How To Get The Most Out Of College – Even With A Mediocre GPA

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Ep. 280 | Mid-Summer Check-in

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Ep. 279 | What To Do If Your Child Is Not Athletic

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Ep. 278 | AP Exam Scores Are In. Now What?

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Ep. 277 | Which ECA Strategy Is Better?

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Ep. 276 | SAT/ACT Strategies For The Summer

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Ep. 275 | How Not To Waste $400K

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Ep. 274 | How To Talk To Your Child About The Summer

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Ep. 273 | How To Ease Into Leadership Positions

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Ep. 272 | Don't Expect Help From Your Coaches

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Ep. 271 | The Case for No-Name Colleges

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Ep. 270 | Is Your Sophomore On Track? (Bonus: How to Handle Your Last Child Getting Their Driver's License)

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Ep. 269 | What Happens When Colleges Lose Federal Funding?

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Ep. 268 | The SAT & ACT Are Back!

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Ep. 267 | Don’t Believe Them

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Ep. 266 | How Julius Prepares For An AP Exam (Case Study)

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Ep. 265 | Harvard Is Free If Income < $200K

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Ep. 264 | The Gig Is Up

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Ep. 263 | How To Create Unique, DIY, Extracurricular Activities

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Ep. 262 | Have You Ever Heard Of A “Reading Team”?

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Ep. 261 | Should You Go All-in On Sports?

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Ep. 260 | Who Should Be In The Meeting(s)?

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Ep. 259 | The Most Clever College Essay Question I Have Ever Seen

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Episode 258 | How to Reach Escape Velocity

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Ep. 257 | Which Personal Trait Trumps Them All?

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Ep. 256 | Which Standardized Tests Matter These Days?

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Ep. 255 | What If I’m Not Interested In Anything

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Ep. 254 | 2024 Year-In-Review

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Ep. 253 | Top 10 Reasons Your Child Probably Got Rejected From College X

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Ep. 252 | Should My Child Attend This Summer Leadership Conference?

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Ep. 251 | Why "Normal" May Trump "Super-selective" When It Comes To Colleges

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Ep. 250 | Why I Love Teaching My 15-yr-old How To Drive

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Ep. 249 | How Can Your Child Take Advantage of AI?

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Ep. 248 | Using The Chaos To Your Advantage

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Ep. 247 | Begin with the end in mind

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Ep. 246 | ChatGPT/Chegg Take Over College Campuses

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Ep. 184 Revisited | Too Much Attention vs Too Little Attention