Episode Summary In this episode, Mandy Fontaine, former collegiate athlete and licensed school counselor, talks about the importance of a growth mindset and how understanding what a developing brain can and can’t do can significantly improve your teen’s success. She uses her training and experience to coach and educate teens about personal development and fostering […]
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EPISODE SUMMARY Today, Michelle McAnaney, “The College Spy,” and an independent educational consultant, talks about making the most of your prospective college student’s campus visit. She visits over 40 campuses each year doing in-depth reconnaissance so that she can pass on that knowledge and help students before, during, and after their college tour. EPISODE NOTES
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Michelle McInerney 00:00 Best Practice, do one and do it all. However, it’s not always practical for families. And sometimes they’re in that exploratory stage where they’re just getting a sense of like we’re seeing a small school in Philadelphia, and then we’re
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We know that finding the academic and financial fit for colleges to go along with your career goals is challenging enough. And for student athletes who are considering playing in college, there’s another layer of complexity. If your teen is a student athlete, you don’t want to miss my conversation with Katie Anderson who is
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa It’s a great to take those first two years and grow, like sometimes for kids who need to grow a little more, especially in boys, they’re still growing into, into college. 18, 19 years old, they’re still shooting up or it’s like
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa The test to get your license is a pretty grueling test. So that’s at the end of everything else that you do, you take a national test. The people study for months for so very much like the bar exam for lawyers
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Have you ever wondered why do so many students who major in psychology and intend to work in the field land elsewhere in their career? I noticed this trend when I was recently interviewing candidates to work at my company and the job had nothing to do with psychology! Dr. Robin Aruthur joined me on
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa I think there is a misconception that if my kid’s IQ is X, they don’t really need a first year experience program. Right. They’ve got all the skills, but so many of those skills are developmental and it doesn’t matter your IQ,
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Are you worried about the day you drop your teen at college and leave them to “adult” on campus without you? Dr. Andrea Malkin Brenner, sociologist and co-author of “How To College”, joins Lisa to share insights gained from her decades of work with college students at American University. By starting early while still in
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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa I hear all the time. I just don’t have time to read for pleasure, really? Think about that because I think you do, but you do have to prioritize my suggestion or my hack is if you don’t feel like you can
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