Biggest Common App Essay mistake
Show Notes: In this episode, I review the number one mistake I see students make in their Common Application essays. Even if your essay is "done", ple...
PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black
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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.
How to Train Your Child Not to Lie
Show Notes: In this episode, I review one of my favorite parenting strategies called the 60-second rule. The goal is to slowly train your child not to...
How Well (Or Poorly) Does Your Child Write?
Show Notes: In this episode, I ask a simple question: "When was the last time you saw a sample of your child's writing?" If the answer is several year...
Should Your Child Switch Sports?
Show Notes: In this episode, I suggest that some athletes might want to consider switching sports in order to increase their chances of being recruite...
For Juniors, Before It‘s Too Late
Show Notes: In this episode, I focus my comments on high school juniors who have high potential but are on the cusp of throwing it all away. They got ...
At Peace With My Messy Garage
Show Notes: After dropping off my twin sons at college, I thought I'd have more discretionary time on my hands to do important stuff - like organize m...
100 Best Tips, Advice, and Insights
Show Notes: To commemorate our 100th episode, I share my Top 100 tips, bits of advice, and insights about the college admissions process. We cover cha...
What To Do The Day Before The SAT
Show Notes: In this episode, I review what you should do the day before your SAT or ACT. 0:01:14 Necessary tangible items 0:03:00 Other strategie...
The Horses Have Left The Barn
Show Notes: In this episode, I review the topics that I covered with my sons before they left for college. It was my attempt to convey as much "wisdom...
The Magic (Or Miscue) Of Sophomore Year
Show Notes: In this episode, I discuss one of the biggest "ah-ha" moments I've had over the course of the last 10 years of teaching and advising stude...