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Parents: Is Your Teen College Ready?

Your teen is in middle school or high school, and college is on the horizon! Do you know where to begin? It can be overwhelming! Which college will be a good fit? Can you afford it? What is my teen passionate about? This can be an exciting time, but a stressful one! College admission is at an all time high in both competitiveness and cost. How do you navigate this? Your host Shellee Howard with College Ready has helped countless families in the college admissions process while saving them thousands of dollars in tuition! In her podcast, she sits down with new and past clients to share their experiences with College Ready, along with financial advisors and other experts who understand the importance of financial awareness when it comes to graduating from college debt free. Last year, College Ready Seniors earned over $10.7 million dollars in scholarships. The information you hear on this show is priceless, you really can’t afford to not tune in!
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Recent Episodes of the College Ready Podcast

Kevin Roark: Is Your Financial House in Order?
Shellee and Kevin discuss: - College is increasingly getting more expensive, it's important to find ways to help aid the costs - How do you pay for school and set up your future retirement smartly? - Kevin wants to help families create wealth while educating them...

Tami Matheny- Refuse 2 Lose
Shellee and Tami discuss: - Importance of building confidence - Teenagers need to exercise their minds, practice focusing, be a good team mate - Be aware of how you speak to yourself, flip everything into a positive - Parents should model positive self talk, body...

Joie Lacourse- Anchor the Joy
Shellee and Joie discuss: - Insight for Life: A course Joie teaches teens that is helping so many families - Emotional intelligence is a skill that is so important to learn as a teen - If you don't know how to navigate challenges it will effect you for life Joie runs...

Sheila Carroll- Living a Healthy Lifestyle
Sheila Carroll is a life and weight loss coach who believes a healthy life style is so important. Shellee and Sheila discuss: - There are so many families that deal with life style problems can can be treated with simple changes - Sheila bridges the "what" and "how"...

David Linton- Crush College Debt
Shellee and David discuss crushing the idea of needing to take on thousands in college debt. About David Linton: David E. Linton is an author and economist. Mr. Linton is a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California’s Marshall School of...

Dr. Karyn Koven- The Beauty of Learning Another Language
Shellee and Dr. Karyn Koven discuss: -Importance of high school students getting real world experience to stand out to colleges. - Student's should find ways to differentiate their interests and capitalize on them - Dr. Karyn believes people should learn as many...

Sara Deacon- Empowering Teens and Young Adults
As The Adulting Coach, Sara helps teens and young adults figure out for themselves who they want to be when they grow up so they can have the courage to suck at something new, confidently decide how they want to live their own life, and adult successfully. Young...

Hilary Truong- The Bond Between Mother and Daughter
About Hilary: "I am an expert on the mother-daughter relationship with a specific focus on the adolescent stage. I was a therapist for 15 years for girls ages 12-25 and this is where I saw the breakdown between mothers and daughters. My role now is getting moms back...

Lorraine Connell- Peers Not Fears
Shellee and Lorraine discuss: - Importance of helping high school students recognize the opportunities they have and develop leadership skills - Most teenagers do not see themselves as leaders - We need to let students with low self confidence know that everyone makes...

Andrea Malkin Brenner- The Truth About College Transition
Shellee and Andrea discuss: - Adulting doesn't mean doing it on your own, but with resources. - If your family has been your go to support, this is the time to shift your advocacy to professors and staff members that are trained. - "What would you do?" scenario...
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