Advice for Parents - Flourish Coaching

Unlock Expert Insights on College Admissions with Dr. John Durante

For many parents of high school students, navigating college admissions can feel like an overwhelming maze of deadlines, requirements, and emotional decisions. You want to support your teen in finding their best-fit college—yet you worry about missing crucial steps or overlooking valuable opportunities. That’s why I’m excited to share an illuminating conversation I had with […]

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#062 Gap Year: Is it a better freshmen start?

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Is the gap year for your teen? While only about 1% of American high school students currently take a gap year, the wildly popular custom in Europe is on the rise in the United States. Gap years can help your teen learn about the world, and different types of people, gain

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#061 COVID Impact on College Admissions

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY As we hit the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve invited two guests, Amy Seeley and Cristiana Quinn, to discuss the effects it has had on college admissions. This includes both how students apply to college and how colleges determine who to admit. The last three years have felt like

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#060 Say Goodbye to the Paper SAT Test

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY It’s the end of an era for standardized testing. For the past 90 years, students have taken their SATs in a pencil-to-paper format. However, as ACT and SAT expert David Blobaum shares, 2023 is the final year of the paper SAT. In March 2024, the SAT will be an all-digital test

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#059 Career Close-Up: Accounting Doesn’t Have to be Boring

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Forensic accounting brings some excitement to the career path of accounting. My guest, professor Jim Vogt, shares it is multidisciplinary and is about much more than just accounting. In this episode, we discuss the types of students who might enjoy learning forensic accounting skills as well as the different career paths

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#057 College Admission by Major with Andy Borst

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY At many schools, like the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, prospective students must apply to a specific major when applying to college during the high school senior year. Since this is not standard at all colleges, it can be a confusing hurdle for many high schoolers and their families – but it

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#056 Finding College Campuses that Fit Your Teen

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Your teen will go to college to both live and learn, so it’s important to find a campus that is a good social fit along with academic programs and financial aid offerings to match your student. How do you tell which colleges might be a good match for your high school

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#055 Scholarships: Where to Find & How to Win Them

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY Regardless of your family’s financial situation, the thought of paying more than necessary for college is a less-than-desirable prospect. With a variety of scholarships available to students, families of all income levels are wise to take advantage of any opportunities they can. It may feel like the odds are stacked against

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#054 High School Course Selection Tips

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY High school course selection always feels tricky balancing the needs and wants of the student, figuring out the proper level of rigor, and understanding what colleges expect. Whether your student is picking their classes this month or the next, it’s important to have those conversations now. Whether your student’s GPA, their

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#053 ACT Data & the Story It Tells for Your Student

Podcast / By Lisa Marker Robbins

Show Notes EPISODE SUMMARY You may have heard in the news that ACT scores dipped to a 30-year low in 2022. This episode explores the implications of the ACT test: what it measures, what it means in terms of college entrance, and how even a less-than-ideal score can serve as a roadmap to help your

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