HeyJaredParents: Is Your Teen College Ready?
Your teen is in middle school or high school, and college is on the horizon! Do you know where to begin? It can be overwhelming! Which college will be a good fit? Can you afford it? What is my teen passionate about? This can be an exciting time, but a stressful one!
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The Path to Medical School: What Students Need to Know with Aanika Warner (opens the original)
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Thinking about medical school but unsure where your student should begin? Aanika Warner shares a practical roadmap from high school through medical school applications, including shadowing, choosing the right college, research, the MCAT, gap years, and what can make an applicant stand out.
How to Stand Out in College Admissions: Leadership, Essays & Strategy with Seth Skaff (opens the original)
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What actually helps a student stand out in competitive college admissions? In this episode, Shellee Howard talks with College Ready student Seth Skaff about the strategy behind his successful college application journey. Seth shares how leadership, meaningful extracurriculars, early essay preparation, thoughtful major selection, and a cohesive application story helped him earn acceptances to multiple University of California campuses—including UCLA—as well as Regents Scholarships and honors oppo
Overwhelmed by College Applications? What Parent Rocky Dendo Wishes He Knew Before Senior Year (opens the original)
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College Ready parent Rocky Dendo shares what his family learned about starting the college planning process early, staying organized, and navigating applications with less overwhelm. Hear his perspective on what helped his daughter build a stronger application, and what he wishes more parents knew before senior year.
How to Protect Your College Investment From the Unexpected — with John Fees (opens the original)
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Sending a student to college is a major investment, but what happens financially when something unexpected interrupts their semester? In this episode, Shellee Howard talks with John Fees, co-founder of GradGuard, about the financial risks many families don’t consider before college begins. From medical and mental health withdrawals to tuition refund policies, stolen property, dorm damage, and insurance gaps, John shares practical ways parents can better protect both their student and their colle
Can Buying a Condo Save You Thousands on College? | Kathi Jesse Explains (opens the original)
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How to Use Real Estate to Pay for College and Build Family Wealth What if your student's biggest college expense could become one of your family's greatest financial assets? In this episode, Shellee Howard, Founder and CEO of College Ready, welcomes Kathi Jesse, a real estate broker with more than 30 years of experience, to discuss an often-overlooked strategy for paying for college: using real estate to build equity instead of paying rent. Kathi explains how purchasing a condo or home near a co
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