You Got Into Where?: College Admissions, Scholarships, College Applications, Financial Aid & Standardized Testing

Meet Today’s Guest: Janelle Layton, Junior at Hampton University (HBCU in Virginia) Janelle is a current undergraduate student studying Marine and Environmental Sciences with minors in Spanish and Biology at Hampton University. Janelle and I both went to the same high school together. On Today’s Episode We Discuss: My experience as a student of color at a PWI (University of Southern California) Janelle’s experience as a student of color at a HBCU (Hampton University) Pros and Cons of HBCU’s vs. PWI’s How to choose whether to go to a HBCU or PWI Leave a Review Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts because it helps other high school students and parents find these amazing college admissions and scholarship resources. Announcements and Resources Download the free 4-year high school checklist at http://bit.ly/4yearlist Get 10% off the YGITW Book and Workbook Bundle with code YGITW10 at http://yougotintowhere.com/book Social Media Information

Meet Today’s Guest: Renee Lopez, Author of Looking for a Full Ride? Renee Lopez, a seventeen-year coaching veteran, has been successful both in business and sports. She has been a college soccer coach for 14 years and high school varsity coach for 3 years. She served on staff at the University of Florida and also been an NCAA Division I, II, & NAIA Head Coach for 11 years. As a coach, Renee developed 3 All-Americans, was named Coach of the Year, and regularly led her teams to Academic Honors, Sportsmanship Awards, & Regional Championships. Additionally, Renee is the CEO of her own leadership development and coaching education academy consulting service and she is the author of an upcoming book on the college recruiting process for student-athletes titled Looking For A FULL RIDE?: An Insider’s Recruiting Guide where she has interviewed 65 college coaches and athletic directors across 19 different sports. Renee runs a weekly blog on the college recruiting process for high school student-athletes, 8 different Facebook groups related to coaching, recruiting, mindset, and leadership. As a recruiting educator has even recently been featured with the National Alliance for Youth Sports, USA Weekly, ESPN Radio and SiriusXM. You can find more about her www.rlopezcoaching.comor email her at info@lookingforafullride.com. On Today’s Episode We Discuss: The basics of athletic recruiting How to build relationships with athletic recruiters NCAA standards for college admissions Scholarships and full rides for athletes How to decide which college to attend Chances of being recruited and getting athletic scholarships Leave a Review Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts because it helps other high school students and parents find these amazing college admissions and scholarship resources. Announcements and Resources Download the free 4-year high school checklist at http://bit.ly/4yearlist Get 10% off the YGITW Book and Workbook Bundle with code YGITW10 at http://yougotintowhere.com/book Social Media Information Joi Wade @yougotintowhere Renee Lopez www.rlopezcoaching.com FREE Special Report: Strategies to Emailing A College Coach www.lookingforafullride.com

Meet Today’s Guest: Brooke P. Hanson, SuperTutorTV Brooke Hanson, founder and CEO of Supertutor Media and the popular YouTube channel SupertutorTV, has long been a test prep expert. As an adult, she’s scored perfectly on the SAT, 36/36 Composite and 12/12 Essay on a recent official ACT, and has been tutoring for over a decade working with classes, small groups, and individual students to increase their opportunity in the college admissions marketplace. She’s worked for or contracted with over 10 education companies, and has also developed curriculum for three different education firms in everything from test prep to reading comprehension and debate. Brooke launched Supertutor Media to combine her talents, bringing education and test prep to high school students in a way that is sharp, informative, and entertaining. Her YouTube channel, SupertutorTV, has over 100K followers and 6.5 million views. Brooke graduated with honors from Stanford University with a BA in American Studies and also holds an MFA in Cinematic Arts Production from the University of Southern California. On Today’s Episode We Discuss: How Brooke scored perfect on the SAT and ACT Brooke’s experience attending USC and Stanford Best tactics for each section on the standardized tests What separates a high scorer from a perfect scorer Can you get into college with a low score Leave a Review Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts because it helps other high school students and parents find these amazing college admissions and scholarship resources. Announcements and Resources Download the free 4-year high school checklist at http://bit.ly/4yearlist Get 10% off the YGITW Book and Workbook Bundle with code YGITW10 at http://yougotintowhere.com/book Social Media Information Joi Wade @yougotintowhere Brooke P Hansonwww.supertutortv.comwww.youtube.com/supertutorTV

Meet Today’s Guest: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®, is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of 12 books, including “College Secrets: How to Save Money, Cut College Costs and Graduate Debt Free”. Lynnette is a former financial news journalist, who now teaches individuals nationwide how to better manage their finances. She has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, including Oprah, The Talk, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, The Steve Harvey Show, The Today Show and more. Lynnette earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of California, Irvine. She also holds a Master of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California. On Today’s Episode We Discuss: How her daughter received merit scholarships like NYU’s MLK full ride scholarship How to win university awarded scholarships How to stand out as a scholarship applicant Hidden college costs to look out for Why picking the right major and campus environment is MORE important than the specific college or university you select Strategies to cut college expenses like tuition, room & board, books and supplies Leave a Review Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts because it helps other high school students and parents find these amazing college admissions and scholarship resources. Announcements and Resources Download the free 4-year high school checklist at http://bit.ly/4yearlist Get 10% off the YGITW Book and Workbook Bundle with code YGITW10 at http://yougotintowhere.com/book Social Media Information Joi Wade @yougotintowhere Lynnette Khalfani-Cox @themoneycoac hhttp://AsktheMoneyCoach.com http://moneycoachuniversity.com https://twitter.com/themoneycoach https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnettekhalfanicox/