As 2018 comes to a close and we begin 2019, I thought it’d be great to share with you my biggest college admissions-related takeaways from the past year.  Admissions have changed significantly in the past year, and there’s a lot we can learn from this past application cycle.

Beth Young is a current Economics major and Psychology minor at Harvard! We discuss in depth her experience as an undergrad as well as my experience at Harvard graduate school.  

It was so great reminiscing about my days there and hearing Beth’s refreshing perspective on Harvard undergrad. Harvard admissions, like any Ivy League, is competitive -- but there are common traits that all top schools are looking for. With acceptance rates lowering each and every year, it’s important to truly understand what qualities they’re looking for in an applicant!

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Beth Young is a current Economics major and Psychology minor at Harvard! We discuss in depth her experience as an undergrad as well as my experience at Harvard graduate school. Harvard admissions, like any Ivy League, is competitive -- but there are common traits that all top schools are looking for.

My brother Jason graduated from USC Marshall School of Business and now works as a Corporate Finance Analyst at RAND Corporation.

So many high school students are in the same position as Jason was - unmotivated and not sure what their passions are. But as we discuss, this doesn’t have to be the case forever! Changing your mindset, surrounding yourself with people who inspire you, and exploring your interests (and turning them into passions) are just a few steps students can take towards the right direction.

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So many high school students are unmotivated and not sure what their passions are. But as we discuss in today's episode, this doesn’t have to be the case forever! Changing your mindset, surrounding yourself with people who inspire you, and exploring your interests (and turning them into passions) are just a few steps students can take towards the right direction.

Trisha Ross Anderson is the Senior Project Manager at Making Caring Common, an organization at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that seeks to encourage the younger generation to express compassion and, as the namesake indicates, make caring common.

Trisha discusses the Turning the Tide report, an initiative that seeks to promote a healthy college admissions process for both colleges and applicants.

Colleges have been changing their admissions criteria, and what used to be considered important has now shifted to another set of standards.  This news is so important to share with everyone, especially high school students, and I’m so excited that Trisha and I could extend this valuable information with you all!

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Colleges have been changing their admissions criteria, and what used to be considered important has now shifted to another set of standards. Trisha Anderson discusses the Turning the Tide report, an initiative that seeks to promote a healthy college admissions process for both colleges and applicants.

Today, I’m speaking with Devin King Jones, a career coach at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.  At Point Loma, Devin helps college students decide what they want to study in college and pursue as their careers. Devin also has her own coaching business, where she helps businesswomen in their 20s and 30s find clarity and purpose.

In this episode, Devin and I explore crucial topics high school students and college students consider when deciding their futures: the importance of exploring outside of their comfort zone, reaching out to professionals in a field you’re interested in, nurturing interests to discover gratifying careers, and passions.

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Today, I’m speaking with Devin King Jones, a career coach at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, California.

In this episode, Devin and I explore crucial topics high school students and college students consider when deciding their futures: the importance of exploring outside of their comfort zone, reaching out to professionals in a field you’re interested in, nurturing interests to discover gratifying careers, and passions.

This week, I’m chatting with Allen Huang, a current Oral Maxillofacial resident at Keck Medical Center of USC.  He attended UCSD for his undergraduate degree as well as UCSF for dental school. In this episode, we discuss a number of topics, ranging from Allen’s advice to high school students transitioning into college, how he figured out his system for success, what questions to ask for those students considering the pre-med track and much more.

Allen and I dive deep into what constitutes success-- and how your teen can find what works for them.

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