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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The problem with all these podcasts is they have a lot of information, but it takes days and days and days to really dig deep. And there is a bit of information overload. [/b]I just finished helping my senior and now have a junior and found some of these podcasts, a bit too late in the process.

It’s been very helpful for me to see for example some of the classic mistakes that kids make in trying to portray themselves as a “finished product”… I want to be a pediatric neurosurgeon we’re working in finance… Versus really just showing the AO how you have intellectual curiosity every day and how you want to express that curiosity in perhaps not so concrete and robotic ways one you are in college.

I think sometimes kids try to draw a line and show that they have figured out what they want to do and that does them and disservice. This isn’t to say your kids shouldn’t have a spike. But they don’t need to know exactly/ precisely  what their future career will be.[/quote]

Yes, it can be a lot to get through. I think College Essay Guy was good on having a few titled episodes that are very clear with guidance on, for example, building a list. And, of course, essay guidance.

The first podcast I listened to on college was "Getting In" a limited series by the woman who wrote "Raising An Adult." My oldest was only in 8th grade at the time and I would have been unlikely to listen to a college podcast except I liked her book. While some college landscape stuff is outdated (that 9th grader is now a college junior) I think it is still a good broad overview of the process. She basically follows several students through their process of applying to college and deciding where to go, interviewing experts in different topics along the way.  https://open.spotify.com/show/1bfbbtHdZPwqf8Rf1Ae9Qq

That podcast really piqued my interest in the topic and I went down the rabbit hole of listening to a ton of podcasts (and reading books) so I did feel like I had a really strong base on knowledge once my kids actually needed it. Now both kids are in college but I still listen to YCPK because I volunteer as a college application mentor for 1st gen/low income students. [/quote]

This is how I went down this path too! I loved her book How To Raise an Adult. I think I was looking for more info on it when I came across her "Getting In" podcast. I've been a regular listener of YCBK podcast for 3 or 4 years now. Are you a volunteer with Scholar Match?[/quote]

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