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Chapters:

00:00 Intro 2:01 Practicing what you preach 9:07 Biggest lesson from writing the book 14:44 Best time to talk to your kid 21:10 Parenting with your partner 32:21 Navigating conflict 36:03 College tours 44:28 Treating kids as individuals 50:08 Talking about uncomfortable topics 1:00:40 Supporting your teens 1:05:20 Knowing when to push 1:12:05 It’s not the school, it’s what you do there 1:25:00 Outro

Cindy, a graduate of Stanford University, is an expert in the college admission process: she got her start in admission offices before opening a private study skills and college counseling business in Southern California, which she ran for over fifteen years. As an Assistant Director of Admission for the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago, she screened and reviewed over three thousand applications, interviewed prospective students, and served on the admission committee to evaluate borderline applicants and appeals cases. Then, as a private counselor, she helped hundreds of high school students navigate their academic journeys, including course selection, study skills, time management, and college applications. Since closing her private educational practice in 2011, Cindy has focused on public speaking to student, parent, school and business groups on a variety of education-related topics.

Over the course of her career, Cindy has written numerous books: The Parent Compass: Navigating Your Teen’s Wellness and Academic Journey in Today’s Competitive World (Familius/Workman/Hachette, 2020), The Best College Admission Essays (co-author, ARCO/Peterson’s, 1997), The Everything Guide to Study Skills: Strategies, Tips, and Tools You Need to Succeed in School (Simon& Schuster, 2011), Straight-A Study Skills (co-author, Simon& Schuster, 2012), The Everything College Checklist Book (Simon& Schuster, 2013), Writing Successful College Applications: It’s More than Just the Essay (Peterson’s Publishing, 2014), and four other books (Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House). Her essays have appeared on Zibby Owens’ Zibby Magazine, Your Teen Magazine, College Confidential, Raising Teens Today, The Los Angeles Times, and The Mom Experience, among others. C is for Construction is her eleventh book and first children’s book.

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Box of Table Topics link is here - lots of themes:  https://tabletopics.com/gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAD4r056tLGXNWFrJ5YGK2hFVnkHRv

The Book of Questions Cindy uses  https://www.amazon.com/Book-Questions-Revised-Updated/dp/0761177310

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

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Cynthia earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Arizona State University and her Doctorate in Human Development and Communication Sciences from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Cynthia’s 30-year career in higher education has included working with students and their families both in a college setting and in her private consulting practice. During her time at the University of Texas at Dallas, Cynthia served as Director of Academic Advising, the First Year Experience Program, Associate Dean of Students, Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, and as a Clinical Professor in Behavioral and Brain Sciences.  She also served as a faculty member on the Health Professions Advising Executive Committee. She is a published author of  Skills for Success: Developing Effective Study Strategies and, in one of the highlights of her career, collaborated with Harlan on The Naked Roommate’s First Year Survival Workbook.

Serving as an Independent Educational Consultant for the last 12 years, Cynthia brings her love of teenagers and passion for helping students tell their story to colleges through their applications to her college guidance work. She is honored to have shared in hundreds of students’ journeys to reach their academic and personal goals through the college experience.  Cynthia's website: www.cynthiajenkinsconsulting.com Cynthia's professional email:  cynthia@cynthiajenkinsconsulting.com

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

The Harlan Cohen Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Sign up for the Best First Year College Coaching Program HERE: Best First Year College Success Coaching Program: https://courses.bestfirstyear.com/ About Farnoosh: Farnoosh Torabi is one of America’s leading personal finance experts. She is the host of the award-winning podcast So Money that has earned over 30 million downloads. She is a sought-after speaker and author of multiple books. Her newest is entitled A Healthy State of Panic, part-memoir, part-guide book on how fear can be a superpower to achieve true wealth and career success. Along with being featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Time Magazine, Farnoosh has appeared frequently on Today, Good Morning America, and more. She is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in finance and international business and holds a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. Farnoosh lives on the East Coast with her husband and two children. SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: / @helpmeharlan TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@helpmeharlan Instagram: @harlancohen Facebook: facebook.com/helpmeharlan Twitter: @harlancohen Website: https://www.HarlanCohen.com THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

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Katrina Delgrosso is the Head of Mid Atlantic Campus & Event Development at College Ave Student Loans and is responsible for campus development in the states of PA, DE, DC, MD, and MA, also serving in a national role with high school outreach efforts. Kat has been in the financial aid industry for over 30 years and was previously at The College Board, Syracuse University, University of Rochester, and in student loans. Kat earned a B.S. in Economics from Penn State University.

Links: https://studentaid.gov/announcements-events/fafsa-support https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa

Chapters

00:00 Best First Year 01:41 Intro - Welcome Kat 04:59 Should everyone submit a FAFSA? 09:51 Scholarships 10:46 First time FAFSA has changed 18:49 The most important changes to the FAFSA 23:23 CSS profile 25:25 Use the school’s net price calculator 28:42 When will I know what I’m getting? 33:51 Financial aid appeals 38:37 What if I’m self-employed? 43:13 Where to go if you have questions 47:13 Q&A starts: divorced/separated families, who sees what? 54:41 Is everyone required to fill out a FAFSA? 58:15 Will the new FAFSA change how much I get? 59:29 What defines Pell eligibility? 1:02:28 What if I’m paying for college on my own as a student? 1:05:26 What can a parent do to increase aid? (2 kids in college) 1:07:50 If I make over $100K can I still get grants? 1:10:01 What about undocumented students and families?

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

The Harlan Cohen Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Sign up for the Best First Year College Coaching Program HERE: Best First Year College Success Coaching Program: https://courses.bestfirstyear.com About Elizabeth: Elizabeth C. Hamblet has worked as a learning disabilities specialist in college disability services offices for two decades. In addition to working at a university, she is a nationally-requested speaker on preparing students with disabilities for successful college transition. Hamblet is the author of Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities and a concise guide on transition, and her work has appeared in numerous journals and online platforms. She offers advice and information on her website at www.LDadvisory.com and shares resources on numerous social media platforms. Follow Elizabeth: Threads – ld_advisory Twitter - @echamblet Facebook - Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory (https://www.facebook.com/LDadvisory/) LinkedIn - Elizabeth C Hamblet https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-c-hamblet Bluesky - @echamblet.bsky.social Instagram - ld_advisory (https://www.instagram.com/ld_advisory/) Youtube - https://bit.ly/LDadvisoryCTPlaylist TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@helpmeharlan Instagram: @harlancohen Facebook: facebook.com/helpmeharlan Twitter: @harlancohen Website: https://www.HarlanCohen.com

THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

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Jennifer is an award-winning journalist and author of the NYT bestseller Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic -- and What We Can Do About

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Jennifer’s interview with Katie Couric:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGE1FAWCJ1s

Jennifer’s interview with Megyn Kelly:  https://youtu.be/zEycOH2WWLM?t=3188

Jennifer’s interview with Dr. Lisa Damour:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thxxo8fr_9E

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

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R E A C H is comprised of award winning coaches and DI athletes turned consultants Carmen Mirochna and Fran Berlin. We genuinely look forward to welcoming international and domestic rowers to the US college scene. It is a pleasure to partner with you to maximize an amazing opportunity: collegiate athletics. 

 From the Division I coach perspective, we know just how much work the recruiting process requires from students during an incredibly busy period in their lives. We offer our relationships with professors and alumni, former colleagues, Athletic Directors, NCAA Department Directors, recruiting coordinators, Head Coaches and years of expertise at multiple levels of education and athletics. We lend peace of mind to parents and students navigating the athletic recruitment and college application process. 

Fran Berlin rowed in the NCAA V8+ and graduated from Cornell University with a BS (Cum Laude). She has coached and recruited for winning teams at Cornell, Syracuse and Indiana Universities, and the University of Colorado. ACRA coach of the year, Fran has visited the medals dock multiple times as an athlete and coach at the Eastern Sprints, the BIG TEN Championship and the ACRAs. When she is not helping athletes excel she is traveling the country and world with her young family.

Carmen Mirochna double majored at Rutgers University, while earning multiple medals and competing in the NCAA V8+. She pursued her MPH at Lehigh University and coached for The Baldwin School, Lehigh, Cornell and Indiana Universities as well as The Bolles School. Her medals and honors range from the Stotesbury Cup, Knecht Cup, EAWRC Coach of the Year, BIG TEN BOAT of the week, and the IRA’s to winning the Dad Vail and the Patriot League Championships. Carmen has three boys and loves being outside with her family as much as possible.

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

The Harlan Cohen Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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ABOUT BRENNAN: Brennan Barnard, M.Ed is the Director of College Counseling and Outreach at Khan Lab School, CA. He is also the College Admissions Program Advisor with the Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Director of College Counseling for the College Guidance Network. He was the founding Director of College Counseling for US Performance Academy, an on-line independent high school for elite athletes.

Brennan serves on the Executive Committee for the Character Collaborative, and was a member of the Advisory Board for the New Hampshire College and University Council’s New Hampshire Scholars Program. He presents regularly on character, athletic recruiting, mindfulness, discipline and other topics in college admission. A contributing writer for Forbes.com, he has written about college admission for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Thrive Global, HuffPost, San Francisco Examiner, New York Times, Concord Monitor, Journal of College Admission and other publications.   He is co-author of, "The Truth About College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together" and the new companion guide “The Truth about College Admission Workbook: A Family Organizer for Your College Search.”

Twitter: @BarnardBrennan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brennan-barnard-18665713

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ABOUT RICK: Rick Clark is the AVP of Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech. In this role, he directs the Institute’s recruitment and enrollment efforts, manages the review and selection of all undergraduate applications, and leads the admission team. Under his leadership, the Institute has dramatically increased brand awareness, improved overall academic class profile, and exceeded strategic goals.     Over the last eight years he has written a regular blog on the college admission process. He is the co-author of the book and workbook The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together, and co-hosts a podcast under the same name.    Rick has served on regional and national councils and boards. He is currently a member NACAC’s Committee on Leadership in College Admission, and Past Chair of both the national Government Relations Committee and Georgia Tech’s Staff Council. Rick travels annually to U.S. embassies through the Department of State to discuss the admission process and landscape of higher education.  He is part of Leadership Georgia, an organization that seeks to cultivate and connect leaders across the state. 

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THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.

The Harlan Cohen Podcast is available on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Podcasts, Pandora, or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

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5 Big Questions: In this episode, Harlan answers the 5 big questions he's been asked throughout the week. Send in your questions to potentially have them covered in the next episode!  SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE:  / @helpmeharlan   TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@helpmeharlan?... INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/HarlanCohen FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/HelpMeHarlan/ TWITTER: http://Twitter.com/HarlanCohen WEBSITE: https://www.HarlanCohen.com THE HARLAN COHEN PODCAST New York Times bestselling author Harlan Cohen has candid conversations with top experts, and leading influencers. Guests share their greatest victories, devastating setbacks, and most valuable advice to help listeners dream big and take action. Hosted by Harlan Cohen, New York Times bestselling author, and speaker. Harlan is the founder of Best First Year, and has over 1 million books in print. His live events, books, programs, and workshops have reached millions of people and changed countless lives.