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168: How Colleges Respond During a Crisis/Creating Your Scholarship Tracker

Oct 23rd, 2020 14m 28s

Links mentioned:https://sites.allegheny.edu/covid19/https://www.beloit.edu/back-at-beloit/https://www.desu.edu/student-life/student-health-services/covid-19

167: Choosing A College When You Don't Know Your Major/Organizing Scholarships By Deadlines

Oct 16th, 2020 13m 53s

While there’s nothing wrong with being undeclared, it does mean you have to ask yourself slightly different questions when you’re choosing a university. In this episode, Pam talks about what to do when choosing a college whey you don't know you

166: Personality Test in College Planning/Coca Cola Scholarship

Oct 9th, 2020 21m 33s

Students make major life decisions about where to go to college and what to do when they get there, without ever having spent time learning about themselves to make informed decisions. In today's episode, Pam talks about how personality tests c

165: College Application Month/Horatio Alger Scholarship

Oct 2nd, 2020 11m 42s

This month, states all over the U.S. are sponsoring free College Application Month events where students and families can get help with the application process. In this episode, Pam talks about College Admission Month what it is and how you can

164: How to Stand Out on Applications/Community Service Scholarships

Sep 25th, 2020 9m 1s

163: Don't Rush to Complete the FAFSA/What Scholarship Judges Want

Sep 18th, 2020 10m 36s

162: Homework Help/Gates Scholarships

Sep 11th, 2020 9m 48s

161: Extracurricular Activities During A Pandemic

Sep 4th, 2020 18m 16s

160: What Should I Look For In A College

Aug 31st, 2020 18m 48s

Are you wondering what to look for in a college? In today’s episode, I am going to talk about factors to consider when choosing a college. In our scholarship segment, I am going to talk about how to find institutional scholarships.

159: Planning for Students in the 9th, 10th, and 11th-Grade

Aug 21st, 2020 16m 53s

Seven things that every college-bound high school students should plan for in their academic year.Learn more about College Admissions Academy

158: Interview with SAT Expert Mary Lanni

Aug 14th, 2020 17m 43s

157: Test-Optional Policies and Practices

Aug 7th, 2020 14m 17s

156: FREE SAT and ACT Test Prep Materials

Jul 31st, 2020 9m 53s

155: When Can I Take the SAT Test?

Jul 24th, 2020 14m 34s

154: Scholarships for Student Activists

Jul 17th, 2020 9m 19s

This is part 2 of two-part mini-series. In last week's episode, I talked about what student activism is. In today's episode, I share a few scholarships for students who are activists or involved in their communities.Links Mentioned:Episode 153

153: Student Activism

Jul 10th, 2020 12m 22s

Do you have a teen interested in student activism? In today's episode, I'm going to talk about the history of student activism. Why colleges welcome it and how your team can get involved.Join the College Admissions Academy Group Coaching Progra

152: Should I Talk About COVID-19 In My College Essay?

Jul 3rd, 2020 13m 38s

The Common App has added a special “Additional Information” optional essay about how COVID-19 has impacted you. Should you write this extra essay? And if so, what should you talk about?Links:Natural Disasters Cannot Stop You from Applying to C

151: Tackling the Common App

Jun 26th, 2020 20m 27s

Today’s episode is part 1 of a 2 part mini-series on Tackling the Common App. Today I’m giving an overview of the Common App and the Common App essay and next week the COVID-19 question that is appearing for the first time on the common app. I

150: Start Here

Jun 19th, 2020 19m 30s

This is our 150th episode! If you are new to our podcast, then this is a good episode to get started. In this episode, I talk aboutAbout PamCore topics and themes in this podcastWhere to get startedCore Topics such as The Four Types of Financia