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THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 0:44 Is your teenager’s backpack a black hole of missing assignments? Are you watching their grades slip while their stress levels soar? The mid year academic slump is a real phenomenon that catches many families off guard, but there are […]

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 00:00 Welcome to a very special third anniversary celebration episode of College and Career Clarity. I’m Lisa marker Robbins, and today we’re doing something a little different and honestly a little vulnerable. Instead of me interviewing a guest, you’ll get

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 00:50 Are you feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of how grades and GPA impact your team’s college admissions prospects with different schools calculating GPA in various ways and colleges considering GPAs in context of each High School’s offerings, it’s no

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 01:02 if you’ve ever wished you could get the inside scoop on what really matters in college admissions. Today’s episode is going to be a game changer. My guest has interviewed over 250 college admissions professionals with no plans to

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 01:04 In today’s competitive landscape, the journey to college admissions can feel like navigating a maze without a map. With application numbers skyrocketing and accepting rates plummeting, the stakes have never been higher when your family is getting ready to

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Lisa Marker Robbins 0:34 Many universities admit students by major This means your student’s choice of major when they apply will impact whether your child is admitted. Andy Borst, Director of admission at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, joins me to explain

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa Lisa Marker Robbins  0:30   The single most important tool I have in advising students is the Birkman personality assessment that I’ve been using since 2010. Forbes cited my work with it as a first step in improving the return on investment for college.

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 01:02 You are you looking for ways to help your team gain real world experience that will mature them and clarify their post graduation path? I’m excited to have two special guests join us today, Keith Coney, the executive director

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 00:54 So are you wondering whose responsibility it is to guide your teens career development? Is it the parents, the students themselves, or the high schools with college applications, increasingly requiring students to declare intended majors, understanding who should take

THIS IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSCRIPT… PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS & GRAMMAR! xo-Lisa. Lisa Marker Robbins 00:43 are you feeling the tension between wanting to support your teen through life’s challenges without overstepping? It’s a delicate balance between helping them navigate obstacles and inadvertently becoming a helicopter parent. Many well intentioned parents worry that their teen’s