As we prepare to wrap up the year, here's a look back at the episode that started it all. The Sklars tell how they turned down an Ivy League school to go to Michigan and turned down law school to become comedians. Plus, the one thing parents should never do.

Guests:

Randy and Jason Sklar
@SklarBrothers
www.supersklars.com

Emmi Harward
Executive Director, ACCIS
@liketheawards

Music: Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com)

Before he was on The Daily Show, Bob Wiltfong was growing up in Nebraska with no idea how to follow his dream. How do you make a path when you don't see one? And what do you do when the advice you get changes everything, for better and for worse?

Plus, a listener asks how much does your high school's name and reputation matter in the admissions process?

Guests:

Bob Wiltfong

Chad Fulton, Associate Director of College Counseling, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin, TX

Music: Surrender by Uncleboris (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Air by Ilya Truhanov (Icons8.com), E Tude in E Major by Ilya Truhanov (Icons8.com), Waterfalls by Samsara (Icons8.com), Rainy Sun by The Owl (Icons8.com), V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com)

"I went to something like 10 or 11 schools before I got to grad school." That's just the start of Rand Getlin's journey to Oregon. The rest of it is even better.

Plus, how do you make sure that college essay doesn't sound like a teenager trying to be a 40-year-old?

Guests: Rand Getlin @randgetlin

Liz Pleshette, Director of College Counseling, Latin School of Chicago

Music: Andromeda's Nebula by Backspace, Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com), Lifestream by Dream Machine(Icons8.com), Step One by El Kirpitch (Icons8.com)

How do you get into Cal without really applying? If it wasn’t for a broken down car, best-selling author Lawrence Ross might not have gotten into Cal. As he found out, getting in was one thing, being able to afford to stay was another.

Plus, an expert’s advice on making sure your college search is wide enough.

Guests:

Lawrence Ross (@alpha1906)

Chad Fulton, Associate Director of College Counseling, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX

Music: Lonely in Cafe by Dmitriy Dimores (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, Maipen Lei by Belton (Icons8.com), Warm Sea by Savvier (Icons8.com), Air by Ilya Truhanov (Icons8.com), Last Day of Winter by Trees Die Standing (Icons8.com), Lifestream by Dream Machine (Icons8.com)

How did a future admissions officer and college counselor figure out where she wanted to go to college? The answer involves The Black Crowes and the Summer Olympics.

Plus, two words you're not allowed to use in the college process.

Guest: Emmi Harward, Executive Director, Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools @liketheawards

Music: Surrender by Uncleboris (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com)

"It's like a Fresh Prince of Beverly Hills story." Everything changed for Nate Jones one afternoon in sixth grade. This is the story of how he responded, his plan to get into USC, and how he became the first in his family to attend college.  

Plus, why choosing a college is like shopping for toothpaste and jeans.

Guests: 
Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA)

Ann Marie Strauss,  Director of College Counseling, Garrison Forest School, Owings Mills, MD

Music: Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com)

Princeton rower turned Princeton admissions officer Kim Digilio talks about self-loathing in high school, getting into the only school she applied to, and how a wart made her change her major. Plus, advice for parents and students on dealing with the pressure and gossip of the college search.

Guests:

Kim Digilio

www.sentfromthefuture.com

Music: Andromeda's Nebula by Backspace, Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com)

The Sklars tell how they turned down an Ivy League school to go to Michigan and turned down law school to become comedians. Plus, the one thing parents should never do.

Guests:

Randy and Jason Sklar
@SklarBrothers
www.supersklars.com

Emmi Harward
Executive Director, ACCIS
@liketheawards

Music: Maipen Lei by Beltone (Icons8.com), Please Listen Carefully by Jahzzar, V by Weary Eyes (Icons8.com)

A show about the most important decision of your life, or so you're told. Each week, a guest talks about their journey to college, acceptance, rejection, the big moments, and little bits of luck that shaped them. Plus, advice from experts on how to navigate the college process.

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