Parent Panel; Navigating the College Process; Borrowing Too Much To Pay For College?
Join us today for a return of our parent panel! Learn more about how our team of college experts navigated the college process for their own students, what they learned, and what they found challenging when host Sally Ganga interviews College Coach colleagues Karen Spencer, Mary Sue Youn, and Jay Bonham. And to kick off the program, Laurie Peltier will be explaining to Sally when parents are borrowing too much to pay for college and how to avoid that. Learn More About Bright Horizons College Coach
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Everything AP; Concerns About Letters of Recommendations; Tips For Finding Scholarships
Students, have you heard that colleges want you to take AP exams even if you haven’t taken the class? Are you confused about whether you will be required to report the scores? Host Shannon Vasconcelos will be talking with College Coach colleague Blair Dixon about all things Advanced Placement. Juniors may also be concerned about asking for letters of recommendation. How many are necessary? Who should you ask? Colleague Karen Spencer will be there to answer those questions. And last, College Coach colleague Jenn Willcox is joining the pod to give tips to students on finding scholarships. Learn More About Bright Horizons College Coach
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Developing A Strategy: Paying For College; Waitlist, Now What?; Decisions Are Out, Addressing Your Emotions
Are you and your senior student unsure of how you will pay for college? Listen in to this segment, when host Sally Ganga interviews College Finance expert Michelle Smoley about developing a strategy for paying for colleges using creative finance. Some seniors are also coping with unwanted decisions from colleges, like being denied from their top choice, or waitlisted. College Coach colleague Scott Alexander is here to discuss the practical steps to take if you’ve been waitlisted, and colleague Christine Kenyon is here to address the emotional side of being waitlisted or denied, and how to be kind to others if you have received good news. Learn More About Bright Horizons College Coach
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Connection Between Majors & Careers; Colleges Still Taking Applications?; Asking Colleges For More Financial Support
Are you unsure of your major? Or, have you picked your major based solely on what you want as your future career? Listen in, as the connection between majors and careers is not always linear and direct. Host Ian Fisher will interview College Coach colleagues Taryn, Andrea, former high school counselor and advisor at Boston University, and Leigh Pinkston, former Assistant Director of Career Development at Smith College, about how students can make themselves career ready from a broad variety of majors. In addition, if you haven’t yet applied to college for the fall of 2025, our colleague Gabbi Tobias will be here to let you know about institutions still taking applications. Last, finance Expert Chrissy Foran will answer the question of whether it’s too late to ask colleges for more financial support.
Seniors, after those admit letters roll in, you’ll also start receiving invitations to admitted student programs. College Coach colleague Sara Calvert-Kubrom is joining host Shannon Vasconcelos to discuss why you should attend and what questions you should ask. College Finance expert Jan Combs will also be there to suggest what to ask about finances at those events. Last, College Coach colleague Sara Calvert-Kubrom will be there to answer listener questions.
Planning for college? Tune into Getting In: A College Coach Conversation to learn what colleges are really looking for and how to highlight your hard-won achievements for the best chance at success. Every week, we gather former admissions and financial aid officers as well as other expert guests for candid, behind-the-scenes talk. New episodes drop every Thursday.
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