Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

Eps 421: Best practices in the college application process with Janae Young


Listen Later

My guest this week is Janae Young, and I’m so excited that she’s here to share her wisdom as a college admissions coach with us.  


Janae shares why she’s so passionate about college admissions, and we talk about what the admissions process looks like now, including what the common application system is. Janae shares what’s challenging about college application essays for adolescents, tips to help, and her two archetype essay writers. I ask Janae what best practices are for parents who are helping their kids through the college application process, and she shares where we can support and when we need to back off. We hit on missed deadlines & natural consequences and how to best list awards & activities. I ask Janae what kids can be doing in 9th, 10th, and 11th grade to help prepare for college applications, and we briefly touch on ACTs and SATs. 


Takeaways from the show

  • What’s the college application process look like now? 
  • Common application system 
  • College application essays 
  • “Perfectionist Polly” and “Rushed Ryan” 
  • How can parents best support their teen during this process? 
  • Week-by-Week college application calendar 
  • College applications are their job, not yours 
  • Missed deadlines & learning through mistakes 
  • What teens can do in 9th, 10th, and 11th grades to help the college admissions process 
  • Best time to take SATs 


  • For more show notes, including transcripts, visit our website here.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store

    Joyful Courage for Parenting TeensBy Casey O'Roarty

    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8
    • 4.8

    4.8

    246 ratings


    More shows like Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

    View all
    ADHD Experts Podcast by ADDitude

    ADHD Experts Podcast

    1,311 Listeners

    Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space by Christine Koh

    Edit Your Life | Simplify + Declutter Your Home, Time, and Mental Space

    510 Listeners

    Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children by Debbie Reber

    Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

    964 Listeners

    Beautifully Complex by Penny Williams

    Beautifully Complex

    352 Listeners

    For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast by Jen Hatmaker

    For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

    6,420 Listeners

    Neurodiversity Podcast by Emily Kircher-Morris

    Neurodiversity Podcast

    413 Listeners

    Raising Good Humans by Dear Media, Aliza Pressman

    Raising Good Humans

    1,864 Listeners

    Unlocking Us with Brené Brown by Vox Media Podcast Network

    Unlocking Us with Brené Brown

    23,600 Listeners

    Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry by Lynn Lyons LICSW, Robin Hutson

    Flusterclux With Lynn Lyons: For Parents Who Worry

    447 Listeners

    Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam by Dr. Cam

    Parenting Teens with Dr. Cam

    63 Listeners

    Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens by Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

    Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

    83 Listeners

    Good Inside with Dr. Becky by Dr. Becky Kennedy

    Good Inside with Dr. Becky

    4,444 Listeners

    We Can Do Hard Things by Glennon Doyle and Audacy

    We Can Do Hard Things

    41,410 Listeners

    This Is So Awkward by Peoples Media, This Is So Awkward

    This Is So Awkward

    318 Listeners

    Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen by Elise Loehnen

    Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen

    1,055 Listeners