In today’s episode, I want to focus on fear, and specifically the fear of being rejected by the college you desire to attend. Fear is normal, especially if you’re playing big in life, and it is my hope that after listening to this episode you will have less fear around the college admissions process. You can’t let fear get in the way of you getting accepted into your dream college, right? To learn the 4 strategies that help our students get accepted into amazing colleges using their Passion Proj...
Apr 15, 2021•19 min•Season 2Ep. 97
On today’s podcast episode, I am coaching one of my Passion Project Bootcamp students, Maya. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at how I coach my student through me taking her through the process of picking the right extracurriculars. So often students spend a lot of time on things that aren’t helpful or won’t make a big difference in their college application. Your time is valuable, and I want to make sure that you’re focusing on the right things and making the best use of your time, each and ...
Apr 08, 2021•22 min•Season 2Ep. 96
On today’s podcast episode, I wanted to have an honest and down-to-earth conversation about your mindset, which is so important to your college admissions success. By shifting your mindset you’ll not only improve your chances on the college admissions journey, but it can also apply to all parts of your life – family, relationships, happiness, fulfillment, and much more. To learn the 4 strategies that help our students get accepted into amazing colleges using their Passion Projects, check out our...
Apr 01, 2021•21 min•Season 2Ep. 95
How will you know if your Passion Project will impress college admissions officers? What if you spend months and years working on your Passion Project …and it doesn’t pay off? I’ve got an answer (and some proven strategies) for you! This episode is a coaching session with my Passion Project Bootcamp student Simi. On this episode, I reveal how she can take her Passion Project to the next level. I share with her actionable strategies for how she can take her Passion Project to the next level, and ...
Mar 25, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 94
Why does college cost so much? What really goes on in financial aid offices in this country, and will going to college pay off in the end? These are all big questions we’ve explored before on this podcast, and in today’s episode, I’m speaking with an expert guest who has literally written the book on this important subject. Ron Lieber is the author of The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make, and what he shares today wi...
Mar 04, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 93
In this amazing episode, I’m not only sharing how my student Rachel landed research positions, but how she turned her Passion Project into a non-profit and got publications. Would you believe me if I told you that she accomplished all of this in just 6 months? She did, and today you’re going to hear how she did it inside the Ivy League Formula Program. The Ivy League Formula Program is our intensive 6-month college consulting program, and it’s opening for enrollment very soon. Do keep in mind! W...
Feb 25, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 92
So many high school students spend many hours, weeks, and months trying to build a unique factor, but it takes more than just overall time spent to do this the right way. In today’s special episode I share how my students created a WOW factor to help their college application stand out – in less than 6 months! You need to be very strategic about the time you’re spending on creating a WOW factor and assess whether what you’re working on is actually going to make a difference in your college appli...
Feb 18, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 91
Are you wondering if you should be participating in competitions or how many awards you should have when applying to colleges? (Or do you even NEED to get awards?!?!) These are questions I get a lot, so today on the podcast we’re going to talk about how college admissions officers view competitions and awards. I’ll be coaching my Passion Project Bootcamp student Simi, who is an amazing student (and person!), and I’m sure you’ll be able to tell this by the way she speaks and carries herself in sh...
Feb 04, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 90
Today on the podcast, I’m coaching my Passion Project Bootcamp student Lina, someone who plays such a big leadership role inside of our peer-led Facebook community for the Passion Project Bootcamp. I’ll be coaching her on college lists, and specifically how to create a college list that’s both realistic and balanced. If you’re aiming for acceptance into Ivy League & top-tier colleges, you’re going to want to have what I call a “safety pick” and a “possible pick”, and I explain why this strat...
Jan 28, 2021•27 min•Season 2Ep. 89
In today’s coaching session with my Passion Project Bootcamp student Patricia, I’ll be answering a question that I get often. With the policy changes due to COVID-19, a lot of students are now wondering if they should even be taking the SAT or ACT, so I wanted to look at this topic today on the podcast (fun fact - Patricia is actually from the very same high school that I attended, which makes helping her on this coaching session extra special to me)! In this episode Patricia not only asks about...
Jan 21, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 88
Today I have a coaching session with my Passion Project Bootcamp student, Mercedes. I’m so grateful to attract amazing students like Mercedes who are so committed to their goals and motivated to achieve them. In this episode Mercedes and I cover a lot of different topics, and I actually got a little emotional after this call because of all that she is doing in regards to her Passion Project (and all that I know she will accomplish in the future). Mercedes is currently in the brainstorming phase ...
Jan 14, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 87
Happy New Year! Happy 2021! It’s a new year, and even if it seems not much is changing during the ongoing global pandemic, it just feels like we have a new start in January 2021. To get the year started right, I’m sharing an amazing coaching session with one of my Passion Project Bootcamp students, Anjali. Anjali asks so many good questions in this coaching session, and a big one is about how many school clubs she should be joining. I reveal whether or not joining a lot of clubs will help your c...
Jan 07, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 86
As we enter this new year, I am excited to share with you another coaching session I had with my Passion Project Bootcamp student, Erica! I’m sharing this coaching call with Erica on the podcast because I want you to see what it would look like if you were to work with me inside of The Passion Project Bootcamp or The Ivy League Formula Program. In this episode with Erica we cover a lot of different important topics, and I answer the biggest questions she has. This includes whether or not she sho...
Dec 31, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 85
A big question that I’ve been getting quite frequently is about when the best time is to start college consulting. I wanted to address this topic, along with a few misconceptions about college consulting, in general. I also wanted to talk about how my programs differ from other college consulting programs out there, and then give you some pointers so that you’re not making mistakes in this very important college admissions process. I hope you find this episode and information helpful as you enjo...
Dec 24, 2020•16 min•Season 2Ep. 84
Doubt and comparison is a vicious cycle that can derail your journey through the college admissions process, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I’ve had to overcome these things too throughout my own life, and in today’s episode, I’ll be revealing how I did it and the mindset shifts that you can make to do the same! If doubt and comparing yourself with others is holding you back, I really want you to check out my free masterclass at https://juliekimconsulting.com/masterclass . This is where I s...
Dec 17, 2020•17 min•Season 2Ep. 83
Today I’m diving into what it means to “play small”, and how you can tell if this is something that you are doing right now. Are you ready to dream big? We only get one chance at this thing we call life, so let’s do this! If you’re ready to stop playing small, I really want you to check out my free masterclass at https://juliekimconsulting.com/masterclass . This is where I share strategies that will help you land research and intern positions, create amazing passion projects and get awesome resu...
Dec 10, 2020•23 min•Season 2Ep. 82
Today I’m so excited to be interviewing another one of the students inside my program! Her name is Rachel, and you’re going to learn how she was able to create so many wins and accomplishments, even during COVID-19! Rachel landed not one, but TWO research positions, including one with Columbia University and one with Rutgers University. She also was able to collaborate with three students inside my program, as well as getting in contact and building a relationship with the largest local newspape...
Dec 03, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 81
With everything that has happened so far in 2020, I really wanted to have a heart-to-heart conversation with you on the podcast today to share my honest thoughts on how the college admissions process has been affected this year. Although there have been many challenges and obstacles for students and institutions to face, there’s also been good that has come from it. For that reason, I’m revealing the positives that have come from this year, along with what I’d like you to focus on moving forward...
Nov 19, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 80
So many parents and students are navigating the college admissions process incorrectly, which is why I wanted to help them avoid these pitfalls with this podcast episode. I’m doing something a bit different today though, as I’m sharing testimonials from our students as a “mixtape!” We’ve selected short audio clips from our previous episodes that will really help you make a decision about enrolling in our Ivy League Formula Program, and you will hear from them specifically about why they joined t...
Nov 12, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Today I’m speaking with another one of my students in the Passion Project Bootcamp, Mina, to answer some important questions that she has. Mina is wondering how she can differentiate herself from the crowd, when they’re all working on their own stand out factor. I think this is a brilliant question that will resonate with a lot of listeners, and not only do I coach her through this question but we also look at how to land research or intern positions, some ways to make her Passion Project more u...
Nov 05, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 78
On today’s episode you’ll hear me coaching one of my students Isha, who is currently enrolled in my Ivy League Formula Program and Passion Project Bootcamp class. Isha is an amazing student, a hard worker and definitely someone who puts herself out there! In this episode she asks me how she can move her Passion Project from the idea stage and to do it while managing her time correctly, because the whole point of the college admissions process isn’t about the amount of hours that you sacrifice! O...
Oct 29, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 77
I had so much fun in last week’s episode speaking with students of my Passion Project Bootcamp, and today you’re going to get to listen to even more of their experiences and insights! You’ll hear how my students felt about their college admissions journey before joining the Passion Project Bootcamp, what made them decide to enroll in the Passion Project Bootcamp, and even more ways to create and scale your passion project. It’s all in this episode of Demystifying College Admissions! SHOW NOTES: ...
Oct 22, 2020•33 min•Season 2Ep. 76
With enrollment coming to a close for this round of the Passion Project Bootcamp, I thought it would be a good opportunity for listeners to hear from current students of the program about their experiences! As well as answering common questions that you may have about the Passion Project Bootcamp, I also give a breakdown of the modules, cost, payment plans and so much more in this episode! The Passion Project Bootcamp is open for enrollment, but just until Thursday, October 15th, 2020 at 11:55 p...
Oct 15, 2020•37 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Do you have perfect test scores, yet you’re still worrying about not getting accepted into your dream college (given the fierce competition?) Today’s guest is Anthony, a current student of The Passion Project Bootcamp, and in this episode, he discusses his concerns about getting rejected - even though he has a strong GPA and SAT/ACT scores. This is something that shows up for a lot of high school students, and I coach Anthony on how to make perspective shifts that will serve him in a positive wa...
Oct 08, 2020•30 min•Season 2Ep. 74
As mentioned recently, we’re switching the podcast up a bit to share the behind-the-scenes happenings here at Julie Kim Consulting. If you don’t already know, I have a signature digital program called The Passion Project Bootcamp, with a lot of incredible students enrolled in it. I’ll be sharing the 1-on-1 coaching sessions I have with these students here on the podcast, to not only benefit each of them, but to also help you as the listener out as well. Today’s call is with Sonya, a junior in hi...
Oct 01, 2020•48 min•Season 2Ep. 73
When trying to get accepted into your dream college, it can be hard to determine if you are doing too much, or not enough. I wanted to talk about this topic today on the podcast because it’s something we get asked so often by our students. In this episode I’m going to give you 3 ways that you can access whether you are doing enough, and share how to overcome some of the common pitfalls students often face in the college admission process SHOW NOTES: https://juliekimconsulting.com/episode-72-how-...
Sep 17, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 72
It’s been awhile since I’ve sat down to record a solo episode, as I’ve been featuring a lot of amazing interviews and conversations on the podcast lately. Today I want to talk about something that so many students and parents worry about, and that is competition. When it comes to The Ivy League and top-tier college admissions process, the acceptance rate is so low that it’s easy for you to have the mindset that it’s all about the competition. It also leaves you wondering if it’s even worth it to...
Sep 11, 2020•15 min•Season 2Ep. 71
You may have noticed the new intro and music at the start of this episode, and the purpose, mission and structure of this podcast is also shifting a bit. Moving forward we’re going to focus more on how mindset and mental health is going to help you get accepted into your dream college, and my goal is to help students live a healthier and more passionate life. I’m going to be also interviewing a lot of my past and current students inside my paid program, as well as coaching them and recording the...
Aug 28, 2020•28 min•Season 2Ep. 70
For today’s episode I’m excited to be interviewing two students of my 6-month college consulting program, The Ivy League Formula ! Brianna just completed the program and Natalie is currently a student, and these amazing young ladies both share why they decided to say “Yes” to enrolling in the program, any hesitations they had before doing so, and some of the big results they’ve been able to create in their college admissions process so far. A lot of parents and students wonder who they will work...
Aug 21, 2020•25 min•Season 2Ep. 69
In today’s episode of Demystifying College Admissions, I’m bringing you a conversation I had with an incredible student on mine named Richie. Richie is a freshman in the 9th grade who decided to “just do it” and go all-in on his passion project, Teens Against Racism . He reveals how he got this passion project off the ground, and the significant accomplishments the organization has received already - in less than one month. I wanted to share Richie’s success story with you so that you can learn ...
Aug 14, 2020•22 min•Season 2Ep. 68
