Lisa Marker Robbins

College Planning Framework from Lockwood College Prep

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The P4 College Planning Framework Andy Lockwood is an internationally renowned best-selling author,  college advisor, and financial aid expert.  He is the creator of the “P4”  college advising system (Plan, Path, Position, Produce), a “backward-planning”  approach designed to help students discover their wiring and strengths, reverse engineer a set of colleges offering “wholesale” prices – …

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How Parents Can Help Their High School Students & College Students Crush Stress

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Stress can be crippling to everyone but especially teenagers and young adults who often don’t have the skills to manage inevitable busyness along with the demands of life and school. A 2013 study found that stress is heightened during the school year. When stress enters your student may seem unmotivated, but is likely just frozen …

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Why Curated Career Experiences are Invaluable

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Meet Nate. He graduates high school with a lucrative scholarship guaranteeing practically free college at a state flagship university. He had the grades, the SAT scores, the extracurriculars to prove he was worthy of this award. During his freshman year, Nate was performing well academically and doing the “experimenting” recommended by his college and the …

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Steps for High School Students Creating an Organization

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Sophia Chabris, class of 2022 at Indian Hill High School in Cincinnati, created Corona Care Callers, an organization at her high school where tenth through twelfth graders served as a personal connection for younger students isolated to online school during Covid. In her words…. During the Stay-at-Home order in March, I was unable to see …

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How to Write College Supplemental Essays on Why Your Major

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Why My College Major Essay When applying to college not only do high school students need to identify the college major to which they are applying, many schools will also require an essay explaining Why My Major.  As my guest, Betsy Cadel of College Essay Helpers explains, in her opinion, supplemental essays can be even more …

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How to Use Personality Assessments for College Major – Career Coaching

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By the mid-point of 10th grade, it’s time for college-bound high school students to begin considering what comes after graduation. By the beginning of the senior year, college applicants will be faced with what can feel like a daunting question: To which college major are you applying? It’s an important question that has future implications …

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