College Admissions Unplugged with Ashley Hill
By Ashley Hill
College Admissions Unplugged with Ashley Hill Nov 20, 2020
The Write Team: Effective Collaboration for Strong College Admissions Essays with Dr. Irena Smith
Welcome to another episode of College Admissions Unplugged with Ashley Hill!
In this episode, we will focus on the significance of collaboration in helping your students to craft exceptional essays that leave a lasting impression on admissions officers. This episode features Dr. Irena Smith, a college admissions expert, who will equip you with valuable insights and strategies to enhance your collaboration skills and effectively support your students.
Join us as we delve into the key elements of successful collaboration between consultants and students. We'll explore the
- importance of establishing a solid foundation of trust and open communication
- creating a safe space for students to express themselves authentically
- techniques to effectively assess students' strengths, passions, and unique stories, ensuring that their essays truly reflect their identities and aspirations.
Let's dive in and empower students to create compelling narratives that open doors to their dream colleges!
Learn more about Dr. Irena Smith through her website, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Also, invest in Dr. Smith's book, The Golden Ticket, and add this insightful book to your professional toolkit!
How to Help Your Student to Maximize a Gap Year with Julia Rogers
As the founder of EnRoute Consulting, Julia oversees a social enterprise dedicated to fueling the gap year movement and developing a generation of compassionate, driven and resourceful global citizens. Julia co-hosts a podcast called Gap Year Radio, is an alumna of Hamilton College in New York, a TEDx speaker and a graduate of the Snelling Center for Government's Vermont Leadership Institute.
How to Pay for College Using Scholarships360 with Elaine Rubin
How to Get Into Top MBA Schools with Ryan Barba
Join Ashley Hill as she interviews Ryan Barba, MBA admissions consultant. After earning acceptance to a top-5 MBA program, Ryan earned his MBA from Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management, where he received a full-tuition scholarship. Ryan has been an MBA Admissions consultant for more than 7 years. He and his team have helped more than 600 candidates get acceptances from the top-15 MBA programs. More than 60 students currently enrolled at HBS, Stanford GSB, and Wharton were past clients of Ryan and his team, and more than 94% of former clients earned at least one acceptance to a top-tier program. Ryan and his team take on a small number of clients each year, to ensure a very high level of accessibility and attention.
In this episode, Ryan discusses how the pandemic has impacted MBA admissions. He shares strategies on how you can still successfully gain admission into a top-tier business school.
You can connect with Ryan for more information about working with him to get into top-tier business schools below:
Website: https://www.ryanbarba.com
Reviews: https://www.trustpilot.com/review/ryanbarba.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Ri1MMInSqa62gKykxPi1w
The Path to a Career in Medicine with Dr. Blair Chance
Join Ashley Hill as she interviews Dr. Blair Chance about the her path to her career in medicine. Dr. Chance shares tips on how to ace the MCAT, keeping a balanced life during and after medical school, the power of God in her life and career, and how she is utilizing her platform to educate others about living a healthy life.
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How to Prepare for College During a Pandemic with Robert Farrington
Join Ashley Hill, host of The Ashley Hill Podcast, as she interviews Robert Farrington, Millennial Money expert, about what students and families can expect when preparing for college (and paying for college) during a pandemic. Robert Farrington is the founder of The College Investor and has been helping people navigate college and escape student loan debt for a decade. Visit The College Investor at www.thecollegeinvestor.com to get information on how to manage finances, pay less for college, and more!
Follow Robert Farrington online at:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecollegeinvestor/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecollegeinvestor
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CollegeInvestin
How to Navigate Graduate School for Doctoral Students with Dr. Juan Garcia
In this podcast episode, Ashley Hill, host of The Scholarship Chat, interviews Dr. Juan Garcia, founder and CEO of The Doctoral Support Team. Dr. Garcia shares his journey of obtaining his doctorate degree in education while juggling his family responsibilities to encourage you along your journey to your doctorate degree. Dr. Garcia draws on the experience of earning his Ed.D. in three years, more than a decade as a senior-level administrator in for-profit education, and nearly 20 years of teaching and coaching experience in both the public and private sectors.
If you need assistance with earning your doctorate degree, Dr. Garcia and his team at The Doctoral Support Team help doctoral students (re)gain control of their lives, develop work habits that work for them, manage professional relationships, and get past the internal and external criticism that keeps them stuck.
You can connect with Dr. Garcia and his team below:
Website - https://www.doctoralsupport.org/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DoctoralSupportTeam/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-doctoral-support-team/
How to Manage your Bank Account in Graduate School with Tarra Jackson
As a graduate student, your income isn't always a consistent amount each month. It is crucial that you develop the right skills using the right tools to manage your money wisely. In this podcast episode, Tarra Jackson, an award winning International Speaker, best-selling Author, Spokesperson, Brand Ambassador and Financial Expert is going to give you the right tools to manage your bank account properly. Tarra Jackson inspires her audience to overcome financial challenges by giving simple strategic steps to help them reach their personal, professional and financial goals.
If you are interested in working with Tarra or purchasing her books, please visit www.madammoney.com.
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How to Manage Taxes During Graduate School with Sharif Muhammad
Tax season can be a challenging time for graduate students especially if there is a possibility that they will owe money to the IRS. Before you stress about your taxes any further, listen to this podcast episode with expert insight from CPA, CFP® professional, and Financial Advisor with over 21 years of experience, Sharif Muhammad. He breaks down how graduate students should prepare to file their taxes, how their financial aid packages can affect their tax filing, and when graduate students should hire a tax professional.
If you would like to contact Sharif about hiring him to advise you on your taxes, you can reach him in the following ways:
Website: https://njcpablog.com/
Email: smuhammad@unlimited-financial.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Unlimited-Financial-Services-LLC-216346735057810/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ufsguy
5 Things That Every Graduate Student Should Do During COVID-19
Are you a current or future graduate student and you are concerned about what to do in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic? You can rest easier with these 5 steps that Ashley Hill is going to teach you in this episode of The Scholarship Chat Podcast. You will learn the specific action steps that you need to take right now so that you can position yourself to thrive during this crisis. This episode is sponsored by The Scholarship Bank, a free resource to teach incoming and current graduate students how to graduate without debt. Join The Scholarship Bank at http://bit.ly/scholarshipbank1 today.
Increasing Diversity in Engineering with Dr. Whitney Gaskins
How to Avoid the Student Loan Debt Crisis with Sonia Lewis
How Nakita Bowman Got Paid to Obtain Her Engineering Degree
College Prep Tips for Studying Abroad with David Williams
How to Write Strong Personal Statements with Dadé
- The personal statement is the most important part of a student's college application.
- Students need to know how to write an effective personal statement to help them get into their dream school.
- The do's and don'ts to help your personal statement to stand out among the applicants
SAT Advice for International Students w/ Christian Manrique
How Your Child Can Go to College For Free with Elizabeth W
1. Start preparing for college as early as elementary school.
2. Take enrichment classes during breaks from school.
3. Be consistently involved in extracurricular activities.