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Life as a Student Athlete (Episode 60)

In today’s episode of The College Checklist Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing my husband Mike. Mike was a high school baseball player that was recruited by several colleges. With an excellent GPA and SAT score, Mike was recruited by several highly-rated academic colleges. He chose to attend and pitch for Georgetown University. In today’s […]


College Recruiting for High School Athletes (Episode 59)

In today’s episode of The College Checklist Podcast, Cailean Bailey of the ESM Group joins me to talk about college recruiting for students who are looking to play sports in college. Cailean is an independent counselor who specializes in the NCAA student-athlete recruitment process. He has extensive experience as a student-athlete and as a recruiting […]


Taking Online Courses in College with Dr. Tawna Schmidt (Episode 58)

In today’s episode of The College Checklist Podcast, I discuss the pros and cons of taking online courses in college with Dr. Tawna Schmidt, founder of College and Career Matters Academy.  Tawna helps us see the many benefits and some of the drawbacks of studying via online courses in college – some of which are hidden from […]


8 Things You Should Do The Week Before The ACT

The week before the ACT can be a little bit nerve-wracking. Whether you prepared fully and well or hardly cracked a book, the week before you may feel on edge about the looming exam. To help you get through it all with less stress and higher ACT scores, here are 8 things I recommend you […]


LinkedIn for College-Bound Students (Episode 57)

In today’s episode of The College Checklist Podcast, we learn how students can leverage LinkedIn from Nile Nickel, CEO of LinkedIn Focus.  Nile provides helpful, actionable information on how to use LinkedIn to help our college-bound students network and showcase their academic efforts to ease the college application process. Nile also explains how important networking is for college admissions […]


6 Tips to Help You Get Focused Even When The ACT Is Boring You To Death

Here’s a news flash for you: the ACT is a long, boring test. (You’re shocked, right?!) To make matters worse, when you take it, you will be stuck in a drab, quiet classroom…on a Saturday morning. Uh oh. I would love to be able to tell you that – when taking an ACT practice test […]


A Summer Reading List for the Whole Family (Episode 56)

I’ve got to be honest, I loved summer reading when I was younger. I can still remember the excitement of being handed one piece of paper to wrap up the school year – my summer reading list. After a whole year of slogging through books as quickly as I could to churn out an essay at […]


What Happened on the June SAT? (Episode 55)

There have been many reports on what happened on the June SAT. I’ve been holding off on sharing my 2 cents until the scores actually were released, which they were today. Find out what happened, what College Board is doing to correct the issue, and what I think about College Board’s response in this week’s episode of The […]


The New PSAT: What the Class of 2017 Needs to Know (Episode 54)

In this episode of The College Checklist Podcast, Celest Horton of Debt Free Degree 101 and I discuss the new PSAT that’s slated to debut in October 2015. Yes! Even though the new full-length SAT will not be released until March 2016, the PSAT for the Class of 2017 (this summer’s rising juniors) will be a reflection […]


College Search Tips for LD Students (Episode 53)

In today’s episode of The College Checklist Podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Judith Bass. Judy is the founder of Bass Educational Services and is an expert in providing college counseling for students with learning differences or learning disabilities (LD). Judy explains what constitutes LD and provides expert tips on how LD students and parents can find […]