Confused to College Ready Podcast: Unlocking the Secrets to Your College Search

We are empowering students throughout the college search!  During this time, it can be incredibly tempting to jump in and do things for your student! They are busy with school, extracurricular activities, work and spending time with friends.  We know you have their best interest at heart with helping and that is understandable!  It can also be easier to do it yourself than feeling like you are pulling teeth to get things done or have that one additional backup school.  Today I’m going to discuss several reasons why you should work with them, rather than doing it all for them! 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes and leave a review so others can find us!  Here are a few episodes you might also be interested in:

Episode 2How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1

Episode 3     College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations

Episode 11  3 Easy Ways to Manage Your Time While Searching for Colleges

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

When it is time to start identifying and applying to colleges, there are a lot of moving parts! Today, we are looking at a way to easily track your college application deadlines and due dates.  When you know your college application requirements and use a college application tracker spreadsheet, you are going to be organized and confident with your applications! 

We’re going to look at the college application requirements and the college deadlines for each of them.  This system is simple, and an effective way for you to manage your time and energy! 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes and leave a review so others can find us!  Here are a few episodes you might also be interested in:

Episode 2How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1

Episode 3     College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations

Episode 11  3 Easy Ways to Manage Your Time While Searching for Colleges

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

Today’s podcast is going to focus on organization strategies for your college search.  As a parent, we get pulled in SO many directions!  Throw in searching for colleges and it’s no wonder we feel like our heads are spinning!  

From the time your student takes their first standardized test or requests information from a college, you will start to get lots of information!  The mail and emails are going to start pouring in.  How many times do you think “I’ll get to that soon” and forget to follow up, or that you have so many different files, folders, and accounts that you can’t find what you were looking for?   You’re going to hear about the journey one of the families I work with took and how they implemented these organization strategies. 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes and leave a review!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

Episode 3     College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
Episode 11  3 Easy Ways to Manage Your Time While Searching for Colleges

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

We have busy days and learning to manage your time can help you feel less stressed and overwhelmed, especially as you add in searching for colleges to the mix. When you learn how to manage your time and prioritize all of the tasks and activities it will make the college search seem much easier. 

Today we are going to learn about 

• the definition of time management and
• 3 ways to better manage your time

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes and leave a review!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 2 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1
• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 9 Now is the BEST Time to Start Your College Search

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

Where do you start with college financial planning?  How much does college cost?  How are you going to pay for it?  How do you have hard conversations about money?  Is college affordable for your student?  You CAN have the conversations and we have resources to help you learn everything you need! 

Today we are going to learn about 

• tuition statistics
• learn about scholarship opportunities 
• give you some talking points to start conversations.  

Links
US News 20 Years of Tuition Growth
Education Data Institute
US Department of Labor Minimum Wage
College Board Big Future
College Board Opportunity Scholarship
Niche College Scholarship Search
Fastweb

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes and leave a review!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 2
• Episode 3
• Episode 4

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

Is it too early to start the college search?  Are we too late to search for colleges?  What is the college application timeline? Now is the BEST time for you to start your college search!

Today we’re going to look at planning for college and the timeline to help you where you are! 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 4 You Don't Have to Attend An Elite College to Be Successful
• Episode 7 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 3

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

There are so many different types of colleges!  What is the difference between types of colleges?  What is a public university?  What is a private university?  What about two-year vs. four-year colleges? 

Today we’re going to break down these terms and more to help you with your college search! 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 2 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1
• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 6 Does College Searching Have to Feel SO Stressful?

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

Figuring out where to begin as you’re searching for colleges can be easier than you think!  We talked about potential careers and majors, and what college criteria are most important for the student.  Now, let’s discuss how to determine which colleges match the work you did in the first two podcasts and your personal information such as GPA and test scores!

Today, we are going to look at the definition of safety, match, and reach colleges.  You will use this to determine the best college fit for you! 

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 2 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1
• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 5 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 2

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

While you may have heard horror stories about college searching, it doesn’t have to feel so stressful! If you’re like a lot of the families I work with, you would love to have a system while you and your family are trying to find a college. 

Today, we are going to help you learn how to search for a college with specific steps for you to implement while you meet as a family.  

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 4 You Don't Have to Attend an Elite College to Be Successful
• Episode 5  How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 2

I would love it if you would also leave me a review so others can also find this podcast!

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here.

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!

Figuring out where to begin as you’re searching for colleges can be easier than you think!  Now that we know potential majors for you or your student, we are going to look at what college criteria are the most important.   

Today, you will think through your college must-have and deal-breakers as you look at how to find the right college.  

This show is for the confused college applicant and family to learn simple and effective strategies to help you find the BEST college for your student while having positive conversations.  This will turn you into the College Ready applicant and family so you can be confident with your next steps and your choice of college! 

Please subscribe so you don’t miss any episodes!  Here are a few episodes you might be interested in:

• Episode 2 How to Find the Right College for Your Student Part 1
• Episode 3 College Application Success: Having Positive Conversations
• Episode 4 You Don't Have to Attend an Elite College to Be Successful

You can also download our free guide on How to Start or Expand Your College Search here. 

I’m Courtney Kountz and I’m looking forward to serving you and your student!