Collegehood Advice

Do you hate asking for help? Maybe you feel like you should be able to take care of things or feel like you're bothering people or maybe you don't want to admit you need help. Whatever the reason, learning to ask for help is one of the most difficult and critical skills we can build during our college experience. 

Join, college success coach, Katy Oliveira and college sophomore and host of A Genuine Girl, Meredith Mistrot to explore how she is working to ask for help in her own life and how asking for help has eased some of the early challenges she faced during college.

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We don't need to produce, accumulate, or accomplish to matter. We matter because we're breathing. In this episode, college success coach Katy Oliveira walks you through why it's so important to use your college experience to personally and professionally develop your most precious resource, you.

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In this Pathway Profile, Articulturalist and entrepreneur Monique Capanelli is on the show to share how she merged her love of art and design with her love of plants to create her living art design company and boutique, Articulture Designs. She also shares how she turned her passions into a thriving business, how she learned to use her voice and how she pushes through setbacks. 

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College is an opportunity to grow and develop both personally and professionally, but all this growth also means growing pains. Join, college success coach, Katy Oliveira as she shares who she thinks you should connect with on your campus to get the support and help you need to navigate colleges ups and downs. 

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• #49 Why You Should Get Involved Outside of the Classroom

Is checking in with your syllabus, Blackboard, or Canvas account every day to stay organized not cutting it? Join, college success coach, Katy Oliveira as she shares 4 of her favorite tools for managing your homework and projects this semester. 

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• #38 How to Organize Your Week in 20-Minutes
• #56 How to Get Your Homework Under Control
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• The 15 Minute Planner Method

Are YOU the thing standing between you and success? Limiting beliefs like comparing yourself to others or thinking you're an imposter keep you from reaching your dreams. In this episode, guest Rachel Ladov and college success coach, Katy Oliveira dive deep into why it’s so common to feel like an imposter and some simple strategies you can use to get out of your own way. 

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College success coach, Katy Oliveira, and guest, freshman, Fernanda Cuevas discuss how to build the sustainable systems and habits you need to stay motivated this semester. Sign up to join the Free 5-Day Most Motivated Semester Ever Challenge here: https://collegehoodadvice.com/challenge

*Challenge runs September 2-6, 2019. Missed it? Visit the link above to join the waitlist for the next round.

In this Pathway Profile, Architect Jason Fisher is on the show to share how he persevered through bad advice and rejection to forge his own creative path to become an Architect. Plus, he walks you through the wide variety of architectural opportunities, and what it takes to make it as an architect. And if you have no desire to be an architect this episode also teaches many universal lessons about weathering obstacles and setbacks, doing your own homework, and being creative about how you reach your goals.  

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Can we find financially viable careers that correspond with our strengths, values, and mission in life (a.k.a. our purpose). You bet ya! In this episode, guest Anjali Maazel and Katy explore not only how you can pursue your purpose and still pay your bills, but why placing purpose at the center of your college and life experience is essential to leading a fulfilling and healthy life long term.

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• Finding Life Purpose Through College Applications Tedx Talk

Heading off to college for the first time this fall? You might be feeling a combination of nervousness and excitement about the changes that lay ahead. Join college success coach, Katy Oliveira, has she walks you through 5 changes in your life to expect from the transition to help ease your nerves and boost your confidence.

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