Why Smart Teens Procrastinate on College Applications (And What Parents Can Do)

Why Smart Teens Procrastinate on College Applications (And What Parents Can Do)

June 15, 2026 · 41 min

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The episode discusses why high-achieving teens procrastinate on college applications and how parents can help support them.

Send us Fan Mail We talk with productivity coach Gigi Miller about why college admissions can trigger overwhelm, procrastination, and shutdown even for high-achieving teens. We share practical ways parents can support executive functioning and ADHD challenges while still keeping ownership with the student. • Executive functioning as the brain’s management system for planning, organization, time management, focus, decisions, and follow-through • Common signs of executive functionin...

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