Education has long been the vehicle for social and economic upward mobility. The success and strength of a nation are often closely related to the prevalence of its education. The more common education is in a given nation, the more productiv

048 – How to Plan for College Before and After a Divorce

Oct 24th, 2015

Generally, getting a quality college education can be very expensive. The high costs of higher education are even more pronounced in a single-parent household. Legally speaking, a parent’s support obligation ends when the child reaches the ag

047 – How One Decision in College Changed Her Life (and opened a new door)

Sep 27th, 2015

College is probably one of the most important stages in one’s life and decisions made during this period can have a significant impact on the person’s life. In a bid to guide students create sound decisions on this period, our guest for today h

046 – Confessions of a Scholarship Reader

Sep 22nd, 2015

A student’s academic performance in high school is not the sole determinant of his success in obtaining college scholarships. While good academic performance in high school matters in applying for scholarships, the know-hows in finding for the

045 – Beverly Burgess: From Homeschooling to College

Sep 13th, 2015

Students who attended homeschooling often have to deal with a lot of questions and apprehensions about getting into the college or university of their dream. These apprehensions and concerns often leave homeschooled highschoolers often discoura

44 CET – On Acing College Admission Tests

Sep 5th, 2015

Indeed, getting into one’s dream college or university entails a lot of effort and dedication and a mere luck is absolutely not enough. It also requires rigorous preparation on the part of the student if he or she wants better colleges in the c

043 – Your Decision Coach

Aug 29th, 2015

What would you do when you’re torn between two equally-attractive options but you only got to choose only one of them? Difficult, right? It’s actually frustrating being in this kind of situation wherein you have to attractive options, both you

042 – How to Create Positive Intergenerational Work Cultures

Aug 22nd, 2015

Developing a positive working behavior is a must skill that people should learn in order to secure a successful career in the corporate world. But with a lot of things that trouble people corporate world, it can be a real challenge. In this wee

041 – 10 Steps Students can Practice in College to set them up for Career Success

Aug 15th, 2015

Succeeding in the real world doesn’t begin at the moment when students set foot the moment they finish college, it starts as early as in their college days. That’s why teaching students how to practice adopt that mindset when they are still in

040 – Landing the Job : Why First Impressions, Body Language, & Online Presence Matter

Jul 19th, 2015 31m 53s

This talk is of practical value and interest to students across all discipline, since all students (presumably) will find themselves in a position of being interviewed for a job, internship, graduate school scholarship. Ms. Pamela Gockley prese

039 – The Bridges Brothers : How to Develop the Right Mindset to Set Your Sights On A Top College

May 30th, 2015

They say that two heads are better than one, which was figuratively proven right by today’s guest for the College Expert Talk (CET) featuring our identical twins guests– James and Jamey Bridges. The Bridges Brothers, as they are commonly known,

038 – How to talk Finance with Millennials

May 23rd, 2015

Last week, on our 101th episode of the Top Career 100, we had a Certified Financial Planner (CFR) professional discussed the importance of financial literacy. This week, on our College Expert Talk (CET) interview series, we will continue our di

037 – Expert’s advice on Parenting, College and Communication

Mar 29th, 2015

No man is an island. We interact with many different people in our lives at different levels everyday. Maintaining a healthy relationship with those with whom we come into contact most often is therefore part of a healthy life. Relationship

036 – A Better Chance Program

Mar 14th, 2015

Knowledge is power. Educating underprivileged youth is the best way of empowering them. Many dedicated professionals make it their mission to bring education to minority children in an effort to improve their future. Today’s guest for College

034 – How the Career GPS Developed

Jan 10th, 2015

Choosing what career to take is undoubtedly one of the most important decisions that teenagers have to face before going into college. However, most of them find the question of what their plan is for college or what career plan they want to ta

A conversation with Andrea Burns

Dec 9th, 2014

Andrea Burns, owner of Liberty Tax Service in Costa Mesa talks about why she wanted to host a FAFSA seminar for her clients. Plan to attend either the Thursday, December 11 event from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm or the Saturday, December 13 event from 1

033 – Perry Marshall: A Contrarian View on Education

Dec 7th, 2014

Having a child headed to college is one of the most stressful events that parents experience emotionally and financially. The worries of sending a child away from home are compounded by the financial reality of ever-increasing college tuition.

032 – Getting your first job and common mistakes in career change

Oct 25th, 2014

A person’s career is an integral of his/her identity. A shift from one career to another often brings unexpected changes with which an individual must cope. Our guest for this week’s College Expert Talk will be talking about effective ways to c

031 – How to master math when you’ve always struggled

Oct 4th, 2014

It’s not a secret that United States schoolchildren have consistently shown low math ranking in the world. Since 2009, US children have ranked below the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) standard and been outperforme

030 – Confessions of A Former College Snob – How to Build a College List

Aug 2nd, 2014

Working directly with students and parents about finding the right school means dealing with a lot of problems and concerns in varying degree. Yet, this is why it’s fun to be a career/admissions counselor. Today’s edition of College Expert Tal

029 – Stacking Course Introduction

Jun 13th, 2014

Many families today are contemplating getting a quality college education. However, they are also aware of the most common obstacles that they might have to overcome—finances. To overcome and address the problem of financing a college education

028 – Instilling the Value of Education in Children

May 31st, 2014

The love for learning is probably one of the most important values that parents can teach their children. Knowledge is the power that helps anyone achieve their individual life goal. Having a good education opens the door to many opportunities

027- Legal issues on Divorce and College Education

Apr 27th, 2014

No one has ever dreamed of being in a divorce. However, the best way to handle the stress and complexities of a divorce is to get help from professionals who specialize in helping people navigate the legal maze during this difficult time. Patri

026 – Helping Students Become Well Equipped Entrepreneur

Mar 25th, 2014

John Hunt is passionate about business and entrepreneurship. He is an online business course instructor on his website, “The Business Course.” He teaches young entrepreneurs skills necessary to start a business and cautions them about common m

025 – Helping Underprivileged But Deserving Students Through Scholarships

Mar 14th, 2014

Cheryl Scott-Mouzon is Program Manager for Outreach at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. She’s responsible for managing all aspects of outreach for the Young Scholars Program, College Scholarship, Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, the Graduate