In this episode, I review the 10 toughest questions a teenager must grapple with while going through the college admissions process. The sooner these questions can be answered, the easier the college search will become. While listening to these questions, ask yourself whether your child would have any clue how to answer them.
0:04:55 Do you care about what college you go to?
0:06:45 Are you going to college for the experience or the skills?
0:09:25 Do you know what you want to study?
0:11:36 How challenged do you want to be?
0:14:00 How much do you care about rankings, prestige, brand name?
0:16:32 Do you want to play Div I, II, III sports in college?
0:17:45 What will make you stand out in the college admissions process?
0:21:30 How much debt do you want to get into (if any)?
0:24:05 Do you have a safety school that you love?
0:26:05 Have you thought about your life's trajectory? Follow us:
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Podcast Host: PrepWell Academy's Founder, Phil Black, has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc. Inside PrepWell Academy, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade]. My specialties include military service academies, ROTC scholarships, Ivy League, and student-athletes.
