We have a roundtable of experts to discuss how this pandemic has changed the way our teachers are teaching our students, how students and parents are adapting, and how to move forward in an unknown education process that no one has ever experienced before. With us is Mark Weiker and Lauren Sabo from the Columbus, OH based law firm of Albeit Weiker, LLP . Their primary purpose in practicing school law is to help make sure that all of Ohio's students have access to a quality education. We represen...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 5 min
We ran across an article in USA Today about a company started by a couple of Harvard grads, that's doing more work to get students internationally into the states And they've made a ton of money doing it. But what are their motives? This got us thinking about what we want to talk about in this episode. Where are we, as a country, right now, with college planning, and how we approach college planning for our kids. How can we, as parents who want the best for our kids, make sure we don't get sucke...
Jan 15, 2020•19 min
If the National Collegiate Athletic Association will not to allow college athletes to be paid for playing the sports, then they should at least let them make money by marketing themselves. Players don't make any money from the selling of merchandise, such as their jerseys. Or should they? Aaron talks with Christoper Heaney, College Liftoff's Graphic Designer, and recent graduate of The Ohio State University. Paying college athletes is no doubt controversial, but needs to be addressed soon. Durin...
Dec 18, 2019•16 min
High school offers so many extracurricular activities, like sports, music, and theater just to name a few. Plus, all the sports clubs that you can pay for. And, if you are lucky enough to have professional performing arts groups in your area, they more than likely offer opportunities for your children to begin a professional track. But what is too much? Will paying for all these extra sports clubs and performing arts classes really help your student get scholarship awards? Or are we just playing...
Nov 06, 2019•23 min
It's October, and we're in the thick of college application season, which can be scary for parents and their high school students. But it doesn't have to be the scariest time of year. That's not to say we've not heard our fair share of scary stories. We think we would be doing our listeners a disservice if we didn't talked about some of the scariest college application planning stories we've experienced. We hope we can help you avoid these. Great episodes to listen to that are referenced in this...
Oct 16, 2019•18 min
It's October, and we're in the thick of college application season, which can be scary for parents and their high school students. But it doesn't have to be the scariest time of year. That's not to say we've not heard our fair share of scary stories. We think we would be doing our listeners a disservice if we didn't talked about some of the scariest college application planning stories we've experienced. We hope we can help you avoid these. Get ready for some scary stories in our next episode! G...
Oct 09, 2019•1 min
We're deep into college application season, and one of the questions we get is just how many colleges should my kid be applying to? We know this is a really tricky question. Because depending on who you ask, you're going to get a different answer. When you see all these really feel good news articles about students that were accepted into 50 colleges, you might start to ask yourself, "Should my child be applying to 60 schools with the goal of getting into 50 of them?" The simple answer is no. We...
Oct 02, 2019•15 min
Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness platform that enables self-discovery, career exploration, academic planning, and college preparation for millions of students across all ages and around the globe. How important is this for your high school student? Aaron, Alex and Emma dig into the details. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navig...
Sep 11, 2019•16 min
What does "early decision" and "early action" mean when choosing a college? It could mean the loss of your negotiating power for a better tuition price tag. Confused about the difference between these decisions? Aaron is joined by Alex and Emma to help clear up the differences in this podcast. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make...
Aug 28, 2019•21 min
We've received a lot of questions this summer. But one of the questions that we've seen most often is from the parents of students who are already committed to a school, and are asking how do they get more money. Aaron is joined by Alex and Paige during this episode to answer some often asked questions about college planning, including the when's and the why's. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the...
Aug 21, 2019•19 min
Common app season is here! In this episode, we talk with Paige, our Client Planning Manager, and our resident common app expert, as well as Alex, our Director of Marketing. We break it apart and talk about the ins and outs of the common app process, what it is, and what changes you are going to find with it this year. We offer up some time tips to get everybody started on the right foot with this application season. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his s...
Aug 07, 2019•44 min
Aaron is joined by Alex during this episode to answer some often asked questions about college planning, including the when's and the why's. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat educati...
Jun 26, 2019•14 min
In your podcast player on Wednesday 6/26/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that sha...
Jun 25, 2019•1 min
How important is it for your high school or college student to have a part-time job? Are there benefits beyond a few extra bucks for pizza and gas for the car? You better believe there are. Aaron is joined by Alex during this episode to dig a bit deeper into this subject, and explain how important it is for your student's career to look at part-time work as part of the learning process. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help studen...
Jun 13, 2019•27 min
Joining Aaron in this episode is College Liftoff's Emma and Paige. Don't think that the common app essay is a throwaway item. It can make or break your application to the university you want to attend. We are excited to announce the College Liftoff Writing Center, featuring a writing staff from The Ohio State University. The center allows us to offer our students a dedicated editor to help with the writing process. Also starting in the summer of 2019, look for our Writer's Block College Essay Wo...
May 22, 2019•37 min
In your podcast player on Wednesday 5/22/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that sha...
May 15, 2019•4 min
Joining Aaron in this episode is College Liftoff's Emma and Paige to talk about how important it is to keep focused on college planning during the summer months. During the summer you don't have to compete for time that is reserved for school and extra-curricular activities. Find out how you can make the most of the summer months with your high school junior or senior student. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and fam...
May 08, 2019•25 min
In your podcast player on Wednesday 5/8/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shap...
May 08, 2019•2 min
During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control...
Apr 24, 2019•31 min
April is Autism Awareness Month. It's a movement towards acceptance and appreciation of people who are on the autism spectrum. We really want people with autism spectrum disorder to feel valued because they do have special gifts and talents that sometimes go unnoticed by the general public. If you don't take anything else away from this episode, we hope that you understand that there's a great fit for everybody in college, and that includes people on the spectrum. We are finding great colleges a...
Apr 10, 2019•17 min
In your podcast player on Wednesday 4/10/19 at 6a! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’s desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that sha...
Apr 09, 2019•2 min
March Madness is in full swing as we publish this episode. How much does March Madness play into how we perceive colleges? How much influence does this time of year have on what colleges students and their parents would like to visit, and ultimately attend? Is it good or bad? Aaron speaks with College Liftoff's Emma and Juleanna about this. And we get to an email question as well! During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and...
Mar 27, 2019•19 min
By now you've heard about the massive college admissions bribery scandal that has been uncovered by the federal government. Tens, if not hundreds, or celebrities and notables are being charged. Joining Aaron in this episode is College Liftoff's Emma and Paige to talk about how this scandal is bringing to light how important it is to research what college planner you choose to work with, and how this scandal really puts a spotlight on college selection and the admissions process. During each epis...
Mar 14, 2019•42 min
We are excited to bring Mike Hedrick to College Liftoff as our Community Relations Advocate. We talk to Mike more in-depth about how his struggles with student loan debt, and how his personal experience of digging out of that hole, will help our podcast listeners and clients at College Liftoff. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and mak...
Mar 13, 2019•12 min
We are excited to bring Mike Hedrick to College Liftoff as our Community Relations Advocate. In our next episode on March 13th, 2019, we'll talk to Mike more in-depth about how his struggles with student loan debt, and how his personal experience of digging out of that hole, will help our podcast listeners and clients at College Liftoff. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher educatio...
Mar 06, 2019•56 sec
We're at an interesting time of year right now. My student is "getting accepted/what do I do with my senior right now?" time frame. In this episode, we're going to talk about what's really happening right now. From acceptances, acceptance letters, and what admissions are really doing behind the scenes for you and your family, and your student. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher ed...
Feb 27, 2019•13 min
We're at an interesting time of year right now. We're in this weird February time frame in the whole college "getting accepted/what do I do with my senior right now?" time frame. In our next episode on February 27th, 2019, we're going to talk about what's really happening right now. From acceptances, acceptance letters, and what admissions are really doing behind the scenes for you and your family, and your student. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his s...
Feb 20, 2019•1 min
We talk to a former College Liftoff student client, Madeleine, about how College Liftoff helped her decide on her Visual Communication Design major, and the university she is attending, Kent State University. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff...
Feb 13, 2019•17 min
In our upcoming episode on February 13, 2019, we talk to a former College Liftoff student client, Madeleine, about how College Liftoff helped her decide on her Visual Communication Design major, and the university she is attending, Kent State University. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating th...
Feb 06, 2019•2 min
Meet our new team members at College Liftoff! Paige Yoshi Juleanna Sara Emma, our veteran team member, and the new Director of New Client Relationships Alexandra, our Director of Marketing During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron’...
Jan 30, 2019•19 min
