The Ultimate College Planning Podcast: Recent Episodes

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In this interview, here’s what we’ll cover:

• How to be smart about paying for college
• An overview of the scholarship process and how this plays an important role in the admissions process
• Why pursuing merit scholarships is a powerful strategy to help pay for college
• How to develop an effective strategy when navigating the scholarship process
• What you can do right now to increase your chances of winning a scholarship
• The advantages of working with a scholarship expert

In this episode, we interview Nancy Paul who is a best-selling author and scholarship expert. Nancy gives invaluable insight on the scholarship process and how to most effectively develop a strategy to maximize the amount of money awarded.

What many people don’t realize is that there is an abundance of scholarships available for students, and many of these scholarships are awarded based on merit. Merit can include GPA, athletic ability, volunteering, career interest, religious affiliation, a unique talent, and so much more. The reality is that there is a lot of free money available to students if they just understand how to look for it and what they need to do to qualify.

Nancy provides an overview of the scholarship process and gives powerful strategies that can greatly help in pursuing scholarship opportunities. You can learn more about Nancy at www.ThreeWishesScholarships.com.

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In this episode, Dr. Jeff Haig interviews one of his former students, Nicole M., who is currently a student at Yale University and who was incredibly successful in the college planning and admissions process. Nicole received acceptances to many top universities across the country including Princeton University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Dartmouth University, UC Berkeley, UCLA, USC, and many others. She earned more than $1 million dollars in scholarship offers and achieved all of her college admissions goals.

In this interview, Nicole reveals what steps she took to position herself to be a highly sought after candidate in the college admissions process. She also reveals how she was able to earn over 1 million dollars in scholarship offers from many of the top universities in the world.

Learn how a very successful candidate in the college admissions process did everything right and was not only accepted to her dream college, but was given a full scholarship.

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In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:

• How Dr. Jeff Haig’s students were able to achieve remarkable success in the college admissions process this year
• What strategies were effective in getting tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships including half-and-full ride tuitions
• Why beginning as early as possible in college planning is crucial for college admissions success
• What strategies you can use right now to become more successful in the college planning and application process!

On today’s episode, Dr. Brian Haig interviews Dr. Jeff Haig, a nationally recognized college planning expert, 20-time international award-winning author, national education columnist, college professor, and regional director for the UCLA Scholarship Admissions Committee. Dr. Haig shares important strategies on what worked this year for his students in the college planning and applications process.

His students had great success in not only getting fantastic college acceptances, but also in getting tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, including half-and-full-ride tuitions. Dr. Haig believes that college planning is all about having a game plan, a strategic plan of action that is purposeful and specific.

He will reveal important information and strategies that you can use to produce maximum results in the college planning and application process!

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In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:

• Key strategies students and parents can use to help them become successful in school and in the college planning process
• Common limiting beliefs students have and how to overcome them
• The crucial role parents play in the college planning process
• How to best find your identity and avoid delayed onset of maturity
• Life skills that are paramount for healthy and successful development and growth

On today’s episode, we interview Casey O’Roarty, a student Life Coach and Certified Positive Discipline Trainer. Casey shares important foundational success strategies that help students become more independent, confident, and healthy individuals. Casey believes that the foundation to healthy growth and enrichment begins with positive development, empowering relationships, and strategic skill-building. She also believes that authentic, compassionate and supportive relationships between the parent and student is key to success of the student both in school and in the college planning process. Also, creating an environment of connection, but firmness, and instilling and practicing modeling techniques is key to healthy family relationships.

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Welcome to the Ultimate College Planning Podcast! We are Drs. Jeff Haig and Brian Haig.

In this episode, here’s what we’ll cover:

• The #1 important factor to know when applying to college
• How admission officers think when selecting applicants
• Why strategic course planning will give you an edge in the admissions process
• How to bring your unique voice to your admissions essay
• How to develop a winning game plan when choosing extracurricular activities

We are excited to bring you this podcast because the topic of college planning is so important. This podcast is about sharing with you the best strategies, tools and information to help you become as successful as possible in the competitive college admissions process.

Through our extensive college planning experience, diverse and rich educational background, and proven track record of success, we have helped thousands of students get into the college of their choice. We know what works, what doesn’t work, and most importantly, we know those factors college admissions officers look for when choosing a successful applicant. We have helped thousands of students over the years get into the top colleges in the world including the IVY League, top private and public colleges, as well as diverse specialty programs. We have also helped students get millions of dollars worth of scholarships.

We will be covering different topics of the college planning process, and interviewing a range of expert speakers to give you the best information on college planning. These topics will range from how to get an edge in the college admissions process to how to pay for the continually rising cost of tuition, and much more!

In this episode, we are going to discuss “How to plan for college.” Specifically, we are going to discuss the top five factors admissions officers look for when choosing whom to accept for their next entering class. What are the important factors that make the difference of whether an applicant will be successful or not? Let’s find out in this episode!

Question: What is one strategy you plan to implement to help you with college admissions?

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