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#169  Teens, Writer's Block, and College Essays

#169 Teens, Writer's Block, and College Essays

FromPower Your Parenting: Moms With Teens


#169 Teens, Writer's Block, and College Essays

FromPower Your Parenting: Moms With Teens

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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode I interview Cara Kalf, who is a writer, editor and teacher who coaches high-schoolers to write their best college application essays and get ready for the top-tier schools they plan to attend. For more advice on writing, admissions, and academic success, check out carakalf.com.
 Questions we address are:
 What is the best way to get organized and get started on applications?

How do you avoid writer's block when it comes to writing your essays?

How to help teens that are completely overwhelmed and don’t think there is anything special about their life.

What are schools looking for in an essay? What are schools not looking for?

What should students consider in writing supplemental essays?

What are some traps that moms fall into when trying to help their teens with college applications.

What is your best piece of advice for moms who are trying to motivate teens with their college applications.


Contact Cara at connect@carakalf.com, or get free resources at carakalf.com,
Follow Cara on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/carakalf/ 
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Released:
Jun 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Colleen O'Grady, MA. is a speaker, trainer and author of the award-winning and best-selling book Dial Down the Drama: Reduce Conflict and Reconnect with Your Teenage Daughter---A Guide for Mothers Everywhere. Colleen shares her wisdom from twenty-five years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist which translates into over 50,000 hours of working with parents and teens. Colleen, known as the parent-teen relationship expert helps you raise the bar of what's possible for the teenage years. Colleen not only knows this professionally she has been a mom in the trenches with her own teenage daughter. You really can improve your relationship with your teen and dial up the joy, peace, and delight at home and work. Every episode is geared to uplift you, give you practical parenting tips that you can apply right away and keep you current on the latest in teen research and trends.