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On this episode of College Planning Simplified, Jordan Richards, College Consultant at Advantage College Planning, will share her best tips on crafting a balanced and realistic college list.

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In this episode of College Planning Simplified, Arielle interviews Laurén Carter, author of Mindful Admissions, former Director of College Admissions at NYU, and current Director of College Counseling at Sidwell Friends School. They talk about students’ self-discovery, activities lists, and strategies for interviews. 

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In this episode, Arielle gives seniors five things to take action on in five minutes! Get your senior in good shape before school starts with her tips! 

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On this episode of College Planning Simplified, Arielle catches up with Jeff Levy, an educational consultant and financial advisor at Grown & Flown. They discuss how families should factor affordability into their college search, why every family should apply for financial aid, and explore the differences between financial aid and student loans.

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In this episode of College Planning Simplified, Arielle chats with Kyah Stewart from the University of Richmond about her experiences as an Admissions Counselor. They discuss Kyah’s approach to reading applications, and how Richmond evaluates contribution to the community, and Kyah will share some admissions advice for students and families. 

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In this episode of College Planning Simplified, we'll share how to create an application essay that an admissions office won't be able to stop reading. We will discuss how a student’s voice, thoughts, and core values are important factors that can be shared through a college essay. We’ll dive into the power of reflection and wrap up with our experiences in helping students pick an essay topic.

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The SAT is changing! In this episode, Arielle speaks with Megan Stubbendeck and Morris Kohanfars from ArborBridge about the new digital SAT and what changes you can expect! 

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In this episode of College Planning Simplified, we will talk about different college application deadlines, with Gina Wilner, from Advantage College Planning. We're hoping to give students and families an opportunity to get a head start on understanding admissions deadlines to plan the best strategy to apply.

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In this episode of College Planning Simplified, we will talk about how middle schoolers start preparing for high school, with Lindsey Ringenbach, Director of College Consulting, from Advantage College Planning. We'll discuss summer planning, the transition to high school, and encourage reading for fun.  At the end, we will share how you can access our book suggestion list for rising 9th graders!

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In this episode, Lindsey talks with colleagues, Jamie Pack and Gina Wilner, about how to approach the activity list in the Common Application. Listen for tips, hacks, and general guidance about how to create a story within the activity list section in the application.