To Listen to Session One, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Your Step by Step Game Plan for Getting Accepted, Paying For and Succeeding at the College of Your Choice.

David Riklan, Founder, Selfgrowth.com

Betty Frohlking, Co-Founder, Clear Light College Success

David Riklan and Betty Frohlking are the co-sponsors of the National College Planning Summit. SelfGrowth.com is the largest Self Improvement and Personal Growth portal on the Internet, getting over 2 million monthly visitors. Clear Light College Success is a successful college planning company helping students and their families get into and pay for college.

To Listen to Session Two, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

The Four Year College Planning Calendar for High School Students – It’s not too soon to start!

Brian Safdari, Founder, College Planning Experts

Brian Safdari is passionate about helping students and families navigate college admissions and financial aid. After he graduated from California State University, Northridge, he decided to devote his life to helping high school students go to their dream colleges while making the cost affordable for the parents. He is the author of College Planning Made Easy.

To Listen to Session Three, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

6 Steps to Finding the Right College

Diane McCrudden, V-P of Career Dimensions, Inc.

Diane is a Vice President of Career Dimensions, Inc., and is responsible for marketing the Career Dimensions systems. Career Dimensions has been developing computer assisted career and education planning systems for 26 years for use by college and high school students, and adults in career transition. Diane conducts professional presentations at national conferences on the topic of career and education planning. She holds a B.S. in Education from The State University of New York at New Paltz.

To Listen to Session Four, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

A Guide to Help Students Choose and Get into Their Dream College—the Best College for Them.

Rob Franek, Senior VP-Publisher at The Princeton Review

Robert Franek, Senior VP-Publisher at The Princeton Review, is the company’s chief expert on education and college issues. He is the author of several of Princeton Review’s annual books – the 2 most recent books are The Best 380 Colleges – 2016 Edition and Colleges That Create Futures: 50 Schools That Launch Careers by Going Beyond the Classroom. He has been quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chronicle of Higher Education and has appeared on numerous TV programs including the TODAY Show, Good Morning America and CBS This Morning.

To Listen to Session Five, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

The College Application Timeline: Know the Deadlines

Dr. Joie Jager-Hyman, Founder, CollegePrep360

Dr. Joie Jager-Hyman, author and founder of CollegePrep360, is an internationally acclaimed expert on the college admissions process. She has appeared on the CBS Early Show, New England Cable News, NPR and dozens of other radio programs. She has contributed to numerous publications on college admissions topics, including Forbes and New York magazine and has even testified at a Congressional Hearing on baccalaureate degree attainment. Joie was an Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth College where she read and evaluated thousands of applications. She then went on to complete a doctorate in education policy at Harvard University, concentrating her research on the transition from high school to college.

To Listen to Session Six, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

How to Make Your Common Application Stand Out

Dee Blackman, Former Ivy League Dean and Founder of The Ivy Dean College Counseling

Dee Blackman has worked in college admissions for over 40 years. As a former Dean of Admissions at both Harvard and Columbia, she evaluated thousands of Ivy League applications, while also making the final decisions. She knows what stands out on college applications to distinguish students from the applicant pool. Dee is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in Psychology; she received her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Yale and her MBA from the Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania.

To Listen to Session Seven, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Telling your story! What Colleges Are Looking For in the Application Essay

Christine VanDeVelde, Co-Author of College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step

Christine VanDeVelde is a journalist and co-author of College Admission: From Application to Acceptance, Step by Step, with Robin Mamlet, former dean of admission at Stanford, Swarthmore, and Sarah Lawrence. Christine’s work has been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle, and magazines, such as Self and Parenting. She is a graduate of Boston University.

To Listen to Session Eight, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

The New SAT – Learn What’s Changing and How to Prepare Effectively

Jonathan Chiu, National Content Director for High School Programs, The Princeton Review

Jonathan Chiu is the National Content Director for High School Programs at the Princeton Review. He oversees the design of the company’s instructional programs for the ACT, SAT and PSAT. Jonathan is a graduate of Cornell University from which he earned a B.S. in Biological Engineering and of Stony Brook University from which he earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering.

To Listen to Session Nine, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Everything You Need to Know about the ACT

Phillip Mikula, National Account Executive, ACT, Inc.

Phillip J. Mikula joined ACT, Inc., in April of 2012. Prior to his appointment at ACT, Inc., Phillip spent 4 years as National Director of Educational Sales for a national supplemental curriculum company, with previous educational business experience at a well-known Texas-based assessment company. He has extensive systematic experience in public education – both K-12 and post-secondary. Earning degrees from the Eastman School of Music with continuing studies at Rice University, Phillip continues to enjoy the process of teaching and learning and most recently completed his MBA in October of 2013.

To Listen to Session Ten, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Understanding Financial Aid Essentials

Chuck Drawbaugh, Registered Representative and Partner at George H. Drawbaugh & Associates

Chuck Drawbaugh is a leading college expert and consumer advocate in New Jersey and founded College Funding Associates, LLC in 1999. His main goal is to save families time and money and reduce the stress associated with the whole college process. He is a registered representative with Securities America, Inc. and a partner at George H. Drawbaugh & Associates, an independent insurance and investment firm located in Rumson, New Jersey.

To Listen to Session Eleven, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Grants, Scholarships and Loans – What You Need To Know!

Timothy Parros, Founder, Parros College Planning

Timothy Parros became interested in College Planning as he developed financial plans for his clients. He noticed again and again that parents were struggling to find a way to pay for their child’s college education without taking on a great deal of debt or dipping into their retirement resources. His services include offering his clients education and advice on financial aid, education savings plans, tax reduction strategies, cash flow enhancement, gifting and loan strategies and, most of all, how to get his client’s children into the college that’s right for them.

To Listen to Session Twelve, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Don’t Leave Money on the Table! Understanding Financial Aid Forms – The FAFSA and CSS Profile.

RonThem, Co-Founder of the Association of certified college funding specialists.

Ron is a former Chief Financial Officer of a Fortune 500 company and is the current Managing Director and co-founder of the National Institute of Certified College Planners. He is regarded as an expert in the college funding field and specializes in cash flow planning for business owners and executives. He developed the Cash Flow Recovery® process that uses cash flow management principles to increase asset value and build wealth for business owners. He is also the originator of several software calculators to help advisors and families make college affordable.

To Listen to Session Thirteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

How Are We Going to Pay For College?

Robert E. Frohlking, Certified Public Accountant

Robert (Bob) E. Frohlking, CPA, CCPS is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the State of California and Certified College Planning Specialist (CCPS) – a designation granted by the National Institute of Certified College Planners (NICCP). He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the College of Charleston, South Carolina. Prior to opening his own private CPA practice in 1998, he held a variety of executive positions including Controller with a prominent Fortune 500 Company, in both the Domestic & International Divisions.

To Listen to Session Fourteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

10 Tips for an Effective College Visit

Janice Caine, Founder of Custom College Visits

Janice is the founder of Custom College Visits. She has over twenty years of travel industry experience and over five years of planning college visit itineraries for families across the US and worldwide. At Custom College Visits, Janice works directly with students and their parents facilitating initial consultations and handling on-campus logistics, travel research, and trip implementation.

To Listen to Session Fifteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Interested in Pre-Med, Professional Programs or the US Military Academies? Learn More!

Nadine S. Green, Founder, The College Advisor Network For U, Inc.

Nadine Green is a Certified College Counselor, Speech Pathologist and highly diversified Business Executive. She understands the college admission process from both sides – as a parent and an advisor. She is the owner and founder of the College Advisor Network For U. She enjoys helping young adults succeed in college and in their everyday lives. She has a MA in Speech Language Pathology from Hofstra University and earned her Certified College Counselor Certificate through the University of California – San Diego Extension Campus.

To Listen to Session Sixteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

College Athletics – What Families Need to Hear! You Don’t Pick the School, the School Picks You!

Jack Renkens, Founder, Recruiting Realities

Jack Renkens, founder of Recruiting Realities and author of “It’s a Game…Know the Rules,” has established himself as one of the top athletic/motivational speakers in the nation. He has presented at state athletic conferences, football clinics, college financial planning groups, sports camps and high schools from coast to coast. A former High School and College Basketball Coach and parent of a College Basketball player, he brings a unique perspective and message that all Parents and High School Student Athletes need to hear.

To Listen to Session Seventeen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Keep Playing: Being Recruited to Play NAIA College Sports

Angela Crawford, Manager of Marketing and Communications for the NAIA

As a Manager of Marketing and Communications, Angela’s primary responsibility is getting the word out about the NAIA Eligibility Center and educating the public on the student registration, eligibility and recruiting process for the NAIA. Angela also develops and oversees the NAIA’s social media efforts and a number of student-athlete experience initiatives. Angela received her Undergraduate degree in Public Communication and Public Administration from Truman State University and a Master’s degree in Communication Studies at the University of Kansas.

To Listen to Session Eighteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Everything You Need to Know About the Gap Year!

Ethan Knight, Founder, The American Gap Association

Ethan Knight started working with Gap Years in 1996 when he took his own Gap Year to India, Nepal and Tibet. A graduate of Williamette University with degrees in English and Philosophy, he is passionate about the value of the Gap Year and in 2012 launched the non-profit American Gap Association to establish best practices in Gap Year education. Ethan has led countless leadership training seminars, been a presenter at TEDx, a guest speaker internationally, worked with more than 2,500 US Gap Year students, and believes firmly that education is the closest thing we have to a panacea for the world’s ills.

To Listen to Session Nineteen, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

You are Great! Make Sure Your Online Reputation is Too!

Carolynn Crabtree, Co-Founder, Cornerstone Reputation

Carolynn Crabtree is a co-founder of Cornerstone Reputation, a research-based educational company committed to helping students manage their digital footprints with an eye towards college admissions and athletic recruiting.She brings a strong sense of the power of perception and how individuals such as employers use online information to form conclusions about individuals. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has performed a number of Princeton University Alumnus interviews in the past.

To Listen to Session Twenty, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

How to be Successful in College and Have Job Prospects When You Graduate

Billy Glading, Co-Founder, CandidCareer.com

The origin of CandidCareer.com came from Billy and his business partner who saw the need for, and value in, a more video focused career exploration tool. The two hit the streets (originally with a small Flip camera) to find out what people do professionally and their reasons for doing it. What ensued was an outpouring of valuable career information and heartfelt advice, which was all captured on camera. Billy is a graduate from of The University of Virginia with a BA in Economics.

To Listen to Session Twenty One, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Merit Aid! Free Money for College!

James Maroney, Founder, First Choice College Placement

James Maroney founded First Choice College Placement in January of 1999 with the goal of helping to make students’ college dreams become realities. As a business, First Choice College Placement makes community service a priority and offers a number of educational seminars as well as making practice SAT and ACT tests available to the community. James is a 1996 graduate of Yale University and was a 3 time varsity letter winner in both track and cross-country.

To Listen to Session Twenty Two, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Learn How to Become a College’s Ideal Applicant

Paul Lloyd Hemphill, Founder, Planning-For-College

As a college marketing strategist, Paul Lloyd Hemphill positions his students to be irresistible to the colleges long before they see grades, test scores or athletic ability. He also uses his proven financial techniques to lower the cost of college. His book, Why You’re Already A Leader, uses the Battle of Gettysburg to prove, with 88 short stories, that leadership is in your DNA. Paul earned a degree in philosophy, received the Bronze Star and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry while in the US Army, and returned home for a life-long career in marketing and writing.

To Listen to Session Twenty Three, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Why Tutoring is Not Always the Answer to Getting Better Grades

Dr. Ken Gibson, Founder,LearningRx

Michael Ginsberg, Certified Brain Trainer

Dr. Ken Gibson, an eye doctor by training, is a passionate education and health care pioneer with a life-long pursuit of helping struggling students learn faster and easier. In January, 2002, this passion culminated in the founding of LearningRx, Inc. a brain skills testing and training network with more than 90 LearningRx Centers across the United States and 40 BrainRx Center worldwide.
Michael Ginsberg is the Executive Director and Owner of LearningRx Brain Training Centers in Marlboro and Red Bank, NJ. In the past 3 years, his centers have tested the cognitive ability of over 250 clients, and trained over 125 students to improve their learning ability. He has an MBA from Rutgers University and is a Certified Brain Trainer.

To Listen to Session Twenty Four, Click Here

To Download the Summary Notes of this Interview, Click Here

Will Your Student Benefit From a Gap Year?

Sandy Furth, Founder, World Student Support

Sandy Furth has over 20 years of teaching elementary, middle school and high school in the United States, Malaysia, Japan and England. Upon her return to the United States, Sandy launched the educational consulting company World Student Support as a response to parents looking for specific educational options for their children. Sandy received her Bachelor’s Degree from University of New Mexico, Master’s Degree and teaching certificate from University of Utah and a College Counseling Certificate from UCLA.