{"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":"Is It Ever Too Early to Start Preparing for College? | A Real Student’s College Ready Journey","slug":"is-it-ever-too-early-to-start-preparing-for-college-a-real-student-s-college-ready-journey","published_at":"2026-01-08T19:18:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parents-is-your-teen-college-ready-5437024/is-it-ever-too-early-to-start-preparing-for-college-a-real-student-s-college-ready-journey","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/is-it-ever-too-early-to-start-preparing-for-college-a-real-students-college-ready-journey-MJIa9UL_","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/81be547e-cd65-4642-9b32-8c344b462e0f/episodes/697e1bbe-0e04-4228-818c-39a22972aed7/audio/76112dd1-2679-432d-a8fc-f605b4ec9366/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=HyXhW3hM","summary":"What does the college admissions process really look like from a student’s perspective? In this episode of the College Ready Podcast, Founder & CEO Shellee Howard sits down with College Ready student Vidarth to unpack his journey—from discovering engineering, conducting advanced research, and presenting to professionals, to managing senior-year stress and finding balance through music. Vidarth shares: When he actually started thinking about college How passion (not pressure) shaped his activities Why reaching out for help changed everything The confidence he gained beyond college admissions Advice he would give his freshman-year self This conversation is a must-watch for parents and students who want clarity, perspective, and reassurance during the college planning process. 🎓 Learn more about College Ready and how early planning creates confident students through https://collegereadyplan.info/ 🎁 Episode Gift & Contact 🎓 College Planning Support for Parents Want help organizing next steps and avoiding costly college mistakes? 📘 Workbook Gift: https://go.collegereadyplan.com/podcast-gift-workbook 🤝 Interested in Collaborating with College Ready? Email or call Shellee@collegereadyplan.com (949)235-7350","meta_description":"What does the college admissions process really look like from a student’s perspective? In this episode of the College Ready Podcast, Founder & CEO Shelle…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1390,"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/is-it-ever-too-early-to-start-preparing-for-college-a-real-student-s-college-ready-journey/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/is-it-ever-too-early-to-start-preparing-for-college-a-real-student-s-college-ready-journey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}