{"podcast":{"title":"Parents: Is Your Teen College Ready?","slug":"parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024","podcast_index_feed_id":5437024,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/HyXhW3hM","website_url":"https://parents-is-your-teen-college-ready.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cd94a5e4-8afc-4acb-8ee9-02061f76ae23/9aae2399-5dd3-4f6c-829e-6466b0ae9eed/3000x3000/logo-podcast.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Shellee Howard","episode_count":153,"summary":"Your teen is in middle school or high school, and college is on the horizon! Do you know where to begin? It can be overwhelming! Which college will be a good fit? Can you afford it? What is my teen passionate about? This can be an exciting time, but a stressful one! College admission is at an all time high in both competitiveness and cost. How do you navigate this? Your host Shellee Howard with College Ready has helped countless families in the college admissions process while saving them thousands of dollars in tuition! In her podcast, she sits down with new and past clients to share their experiences with College Ready, along with financial advisors and other experts who understand the importance of financial awareness when it comes to graduating from college debt free. This year's College Ready seniors earned over 17 million dollars in scholarships and grants! The information you hear on this show is priceless, you really can’t afford to not tune in!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:19:40.945796+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024"},"episode":{"title":"From Robotics to Cornell: A Father-Son Blueprint for College Success with Aarav & Ritesh Kumar","slug":"from-robotics-to-cornell-a-father-son-blueprint-for-college-success-with-aarav-ritesh-kumar","published_at":"2026-07-03T18:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/from-robotics-to-cornell-a-father-son-blueprint-for-college-success-with-aarav-ritesh-kumar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024","url":"https://parents-is-your-teen-college-ready.simplecast.com/episodes/from-robotics-to-cornell-a-father-son-blueprint-for-college-success-with-aarav-ritesh-kumar-2bpNevH0","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1cacd739-1e10-4d6a-8800-3970a12d1545/81be547e-cd65-4642-9b32-8c344b462e0f/episodes/audio/group/3a3cd420-426d-4a07-848f-28eb77ec092d/group-item/322d84e1-ec14-4ede-8fb8-6774f54e0269/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HyXhW3hM","summary":"What does it really take to earn admission to a top engineering school like Cornell? In this episode, Shellee Howard sits down with incoming Cornell Engineering student Aarav Kumar and his father, Ritesh Kumar, to discuss the college admissions journey from both the student and parent perspective. They share how pursuing genuine interests, staying organized, and starting the planning process early helped Aarav build an authentic application that stood out. Whether your student is interested in engineering, exploring different career paths, or just beginning the college planning process, this episode offers practical advice and encouragement for families navigating today's competitive admissions landscape.","meta_description":"What does it really take to earn admission to a top engineering school like Cornell? In this episode, Shellee Howard sits down with incoming Cornell Engin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1302,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/episodes/from-robotics-to-cornell-a-father-son-blueprint-for-college-success-with-aarav-ritesh-kumar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/from-robotics-to-cornell-a-father-son-blueprint-for-college-success-with-aarav-ritesh-kumar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}