How Do I Prepare My Kid for College Admissions?

The college admissions process can be intimidating for even the brightest of students. And, as a parent, you might be wondering how you can help your child prepare for this important chapter. That’s where we come in! We use today’s conversation to get into three key qualities that will help teens take on the college admissions process with confidence, ease, and even excitement! Tuning in you’ll learn why these characteristics are so helpful within the admissions process, how you can foster these qualities within your children, and why it’s never too early (or too late) to start. Discover the immense value of self-awareness, how a healthy reading habit can encourage critical thinking, methods for inspiring intellectual curiosity in your kids, and much more! Don't miss out — equip your child for a brighter academic future today!

Key Points From This Episode:

• [0:01:21] An overview of today’s topic: how to prepare your kids for college admissions.
• [0:02:59] The value of fostering self-awareness in your kids from a young age.
• [0:04:52] Ways that schooling can undermine self-knowledge and reflection.
• [0:07:24] How to help cultivate self-awareness in your kids early on.
• [0:09:50] Modeling self-awareness as a parent and how to get better at it.
• [0:14:15] Why fostering a love of reading from a young age is so beneficial.
• [0:19:22] Thoughts on audiobooks, graphic novels, and other avenues into reading.
• [0:23:08] Other forms of media, like podcasts, that introduce youngsters to good writing.
• [0:27:13] Advice on how to foster intellectual curiosity in children.
• [0:31:18] Unpacking how the rigidity of schooling can fail to encourage intellectual curiosity.
• [0:33:05] What parents and teachers can do to cultivate intellectual curiosity in children.
• [0:36:22] The benefits of deciding to ‘not travel like a tourist’ with your kids.
• [0:40:28] Why you should encourage these qualities for more than just the college admissions process.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

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