43 episodes

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. This year's College Ready seniors earned over 17 million dollars in scholarships and grants! The information you hear on this show is priceless, you really can’t afford to not tune in!

Parents: Is Your Teen College Ready‪?‬ Shellee Howard

    • Education
    • 5.0 • 7 Ratings

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. This year's College Ready seniors earned over 17 million dollars in scholarships and grants! The information you hear on this show is priceless, you really can’t afford to not tune in!

    Megan Fuciarelli- The Importance of Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

    Megan Fuciarelli- The Importance of Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

    Megan is founder of US2- a consulting firm that focuses on social justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

    Megan and Shellee discuss:

    -Students need to advocate for themselves and others.
    - College's are asking on applications, "What are you doing to better humankind?"
    - Does your student have the ability to work with diverse teams?
    - Teach your teenager how to disagree if they do not agree.
    and more!

    Connect with Megan:

    Website- us2consulting.com
    Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/us2consulting/
    LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-fuciarelli-90003771/
    Instagram- us2consulting

    Connect with Shellee:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 23 min
    Andrea Maldonado- How Is Your Student Using Their Free Time?

    Andrea Maldonado- How Is Your Student Using Their Free Time?

    Dr. Maldonado (also known as Dr. Dre) brings a wealth of professional experience in higher education to her roles as Director of International Admissions and Director of Educator Relations. Following her undergraduate studies at Colgate University, she served as a teaching fellow for AmeriCorps in Texas. Her broad experience in college counseling, admissions, and student affairs, as well as a 20-year history with the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) has made her a leading expert in pre-college enrichment programs in the United States. After receiving her doctorate degree in anthropology from Brown University in 2014, Dr. Dre joined NSLC full time as the founder and director of international and overseas admissions. Here, she has worked with hundreds of schools across the globe to promote life-changing leadership conferences to outstanding middle and high school students. Dr. Dre was born in Mexico, raised in South Florida and currently lives in Chicago. Regardless of where she is in the world, her mission is the same. She is driven to make a positive difference in the lives of young people, helping them to discover and share who they are with others.

    Connect with Andrea:

    Website: www.nslcleaders.org

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nslcstudents/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nslcleaders/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-student-leadership-conference/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8_tgz4mWfIofuRuPCGiqRQ

    Email: admissions@nslcleaders.org



    Connect with Shellee Howard:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 22 min
    Joe Sebestyen- Mastering AP History

    Joe Sebestyen- Mastering AP History

    Joe tutors and coaches students privately on the skills of test preparation for their AP history exams. This group was founded on the principles of helping student-athletes pursue their dreams and achieve amazing results in their courses and exams. Additionally, they know the awesome parents standing behind their student-athletes also want to unlock the secrets of achieving high results on the AP history exam in the most efficient and effective way.

    Connect with Joe:

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/masteringaphistory

    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-sebestyen-ed-d-b1341845/

    Connect with Shellee:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 24 min
    Matt Crevin: Developing Effective Communication Skills as a Teenager

    Matt Crevin: Developing Effective Communication Skills as a Teenager

    Matt Crevin, Founded Talk Shop  to support today’s students to communicate clearly and confidently,
    regardless of the situation or setting.   Matt combines his real-world business background with two F
    500 companies, his vast experience in the sports industry, along with his personal parenting journey into
    engaging and collaborative workshops.   With his years of interpersonal communications experience
    that started as a PR intern with the SF 49ers in 1991, Matt maintains his role (30 years and counting) as
    the PA announcer for all home games.  Talk Shop programs empower and motivate students to
    communicate effectively at home, in school and to ultimately become college and career ready!

    Connect with Matt:

    Facebook- www.facebook.com/TalkShopUSA

    Instagram- talkshopusa

    LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcrevin/

    Connect with Shellee:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 23 min
    Caroline Sumners: Even The Best Students Benefit From Coaching

    Caroline Sumners: Even The Best Students Benefit From Coaching

    Caroline Sumners is the president & founder of Empower Academic Coaching, an individualized academic and coaching support program for middle & high schoolers that focuses on developing the whole student. A former middle & high school science & English teacher, Caroline was inspired to start her company when she saw how little time there was in the classroom setting to teach effective strategies for learning rather than just content. Caroline loves helping students take control of their academic goals, strengthen their executive function skills, and gain confidence by providing a space where they learn alternative solutions and strategies not typically taught in a school setting. Caroline & her team have now supported over 170 families through individual student coaching & parent trainings. Caroline lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her wife and 2 dogs.

    How to contact Caroline:

    Website: www.empoweracademiccoaching.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empoweracademiccoaching/

    LinkedIn: https://www.facebook.com/empoweracademiccoaching/

    Instagram: @empoweracademic


    Connect with Shellee:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 26 min
    Nellie Harden: Make Sure Your Teen Has a Solid Foundation Before Leaving Home

    Nellie Harden: Make Sure Your Teen Has a Solid Foundation Before Leaving Home

    Nellie and Shellee discuss:
    - Love and Lead your teenager so they are ready when it is time for them to leave for college.
    - The second half of their childhood, you are partnering with them and building their life with them, not for them.
    - When you drop them off at college, you don't want to worry if they can handle it. You prepare them in the years leading up to college so you can be happy and excited for them.
    - They need a foundation of self worth, self confidence and self esteem before you send them to college. Or they chase their worth in any place they can.
    - Teenagers have a need to be seen, heard, loved, belong and have a purpose.
    - Every child is different and you may have to parent them each differently.

    About Nellie:

    Nellie is a Christian Family Life & Leadership Coach who focuses on helping parents and their teen daughters go from HOPING they are doing all the “right things”, feeling lost and just surviving teen life to KNOWING they are doing the right things for their unique child and getting her set on a solid path to establishing her personal authority, owning her responsibilities and living in her joy so that she has a firm foundation to build the rest of her life on where she trusts herself, stays aligned in her values and trades chasing worth for standing in her confidence every day in order to face anything and become the leader of her own life. She is a wife and mom to 4 teen daughters, author, speaker, podcaster, retired homeschooling parent and adventure chaser. She has a degree in biology and psychology, years of leadership training and a diverse behavior background from humpback whales in the South Pacific to teens and parents in homes across the world. She believes in a life of intention, making dreams and goals realities and knows that the best way to change the world is through one living room at a time!

    Connect with Nellie:

    Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/the6570project

    LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nellieharden

    Instagram: www.instagram.com/nellieharden/

    Connect with Shellee:

    Website: https://collegereadyplan.com/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr_WodPHDfSWEbiPdsRDbyQ

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/gocollegeready

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collegereadyplan/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollegeReadyPlan/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/college-ready/

    Email: shellee@collegereadyplan.com

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

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7 Ratings

7 Ratings

Walk 2 Wealth ,

Amazing show!

I am so glad I came across this show! I’ve taken so many actionable and practical nuggets of advice to implement. Love tuning in!

SDMom12 ,

Real Student experience

It's so great to hear from students who have worked with College Ready; High schoolers have a whole world of interests and talents, and it's wonderful that a company like this can help guide them on this path to the right schools.

DJ Doug Sandler ,

Great job…this is a must listen

Listening to just the first few episodes it is easy to hear that the host Shellee Howard knows here business. This is a great podcast if you are in the market now or soon to be in the market for deciding where your kid is going to go to college. Lots of details so get ready to take notes and learn a lot about the college ready process. Well done Shellee and guest! Doug Sandler

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