PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black
The PrepWell Podcast helps parents prepare their children for the admissions process for highly-selective college programs like the Ivy League, military service academies (e.g. USNA and West Point), ROTC and athletic scholarships.
Episodes
0:03:00 Hand's-off parent
0:03:50 Hand's-off pros
0:05:13 Hand's-off cons
0:07:33 Helicopter parent
0:08:13 H...
0:01:20 Episode 84 review
0:01:35 Why are business programs so impacted?
0:02:18 Aspects of business
0:02:40 The new default major
0:03:50 How to get business savvy
0:05:20 The price of ignorance
0:05:45 Types of businesses
0:06:22 Roles within business
0:08:00 Account...
0:01:00 Register for the SAT - now
0:01:18 Sign up for ACT alerts
0:02:53 When do I take the test?
0:05:00 Why take an early test?
0:08:00 What if I'm not ready?
0:08:28 Why 3 ...
0:01:42 Step 1: Major preference
0:04:18 Student differences
0:05:10 Not a final decision
0:06:40 Step 2: location
0:07:55 Step 3: Type of school
0:08:20 Step 4: Campus life
0:09:35 Step 5+: Affordability, etc....
0:00:55 Wait, what?
0:02:16 Case Study
0:05:16 Tip 1: PrepWell
0:05:42 Tip 2: Summers
0:07:45 Tip 3: Core Activities...
0:01:50 Academic metrics disappearing
0:02:41 The recruited athlete's path
0:03:23 Importance of your coaches
0:04:15 Importance of a coach's phone c...
0:01:24 What ar...
0:01:14 Do you have prospective?
0:04:10 What will your future look like?
0:05:54 Up...
0:01:50 The lottery has arrived
0:03:10 Don't be lazy
0:05:54 National Merit Scholarships
0:07:25 Slip your score into your application
0:08:50 Applications skyrock...
0:02:00 Putting lipstick on a pig
0:03:00 What's left for admissions officers?
0:03:48 What is a theme?
0:05:25 Case study
0:05:50 The 10 Extracurriculars (ECAs...
0:01:11 What do you want to major in?
0:03:55 What kind of engineering?
0:04:45 Top 3 reasons to become an engineer
0:07:00 Why this mental exercise is important
0:08:40 How do I get my child to engage in this process?
0...
0:01:23 Admissions as we know it - is broken
0:03:55 The new mindset
0:05:10 How to optimize for the new reality
0:06:00 The old-fashioned strategy
0:08:00 We must think differently
0:08:10 Hard-charg...
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0:01:23?9th graders?
0:02:30?Motivated or unmotivated?
0:03:55?My specific advice: 9th grade?
0:07:10?My specific advice: 10th grade?
0:10:15?My specific advice: 11th grade?
0:13:00?My specific advice: 12th grade?
0:14:00?What is your child's plan??
Follow us:?
0:02:10?The Div I athlete?
0:05:50?The Div III athlete?
0:08:43?The recreational athlete?
0:10:20?#1: Follow the crowd?
0:11:07?#2: Exercise?
0:11:23?#3: Love of spo...0:02:40 Why study for SAT this summer
0:05:44 Why it may not make sense
0:06:55 Will you be smarter in the Spring?
0:07:40 Plenty of time to recover
0:08:22 Early SAT score to coaches
0:08:55 Early is always better tha...
0:02:00 Why admit rates so low?
0:02:18 College Rankings
0:02:54 Artificial number of applicants
0:03:55 Definition of applicant
0:04:22 QuestBridge
0:05:10 Common App
0:06:0...
0:01:37 Performing ...
Show Notes:
In this episode, I discuss why this year's admissions results will be the toughest in years. How you should prepare for the results and what to do next.
0:01:13 Why will admissions be so competitive this year?
0:04:49 What will happen to yields?
0:05:35 The long waitlist
0:05:52 What if you're admitted?
0:06:45 What if you're denied?
0:07:15 What if you're wait-listed?
0:08:0...
Show Notes:
In this episode, I reveal why GPA has become an irrelevant number in today's college admissions process.
Here is what I discuss in this episode:
0:01:07 The Big 3
0:01:45 Why has GPA lost its stature?
0:03:23 Not a new trend
0:04:20 How colleges assess GPA
0:05:15 What to do
0:06:10 Do grades still matter?
0:06:30 Case Study
0:09:00 What metric to use to create college list
0:10:05...
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