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**Ivy League Prep Academy Podcast**

Equipping you to successfully pursue the college of your dreams. I believe that the world needs every student to reach their full potential. College admittance shouldn’t hold you back. I’m an educator and Harvard grad who has been in your shoes. I designed this podcast to accompany the Ivy League Challenge (my online course) to support my listeners. I’ve met with graduates, admissions officers, and professors to identify the criteria used to select candidates. I’ve crafted a road map for success and can share it with you.

Latest Episodes:

Leadership & Superchickens pt. 2 of 3: How to demonstrate leadership in high school Nov 23, 2023

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Part 2 of 3:
What is leadership?

In the context of teens in high school, applying to college...

What does it mean to "demonstrate leadership"?

And what if your teen is quiet or shy or introverted?

Is there any hope for them?

Too many people believe that admissions officers are looking to fill their campuses with only superchickens - the smartest, hardest-working, and most qualified of the flock...

Don't abandon hope because your teen doesn't fit the mold of what a leader should look like.

Help your teen understand how to show or describe the leadership style that fits them the best in their applications.
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Leadership & Superchickens pt. 1 How to demonstrate leadership in high school Nov 20, 2023

Show notes

What is leadership?

In the context of teens in high school, applying to college...

What does it mean to "demonstrate leadership"?

And what if your teen is quiet or shy or introverted?

Is there any hope for them?

Too many people believe that admissions officers are looking to fill their campuses with only superchickens - the smartest, hardest-working, and most qualified of the flock...

Don't abandon hope because your teen doesn't fit the mold of what a leader should look like.

Why Core Values Beats Impressiveness in College Admissions Nov 13, 2023

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When most people begin to prepare for college, they ask the same question as everyone else;
"what is more/most impressive to the admissions officers?"
And that seems to make sense, until senior year comes along, they submit their applications, and they finally realize that 30,000+ high schools all had ambitious students trying to do the most impressive things, and that means that tens of thousands of applications will all look very similar.
So paradoxically, you work harder than everyone else, only to put together an application that looks like so many others-- a boring application.
Instead, follow this strategy, based on your core values.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
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Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

Erica Chemmanoor's CS impact project Nov 06, 2023

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Erica shares her experience in the Ivy League Challenge, and how she is making an impact in her community by creating an app to teach the fundamentals of programming to younger people.
We discuss how her priorities have changed as a student, how her choices have given her greater purpose in her life, and how she is taking care of herself in a way that makes life more fun while becoming even more competitive for selective college admissions.
Listen in to learn more about Erica's experience.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 3 Oct 30, 2023

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Part 3 of 3 for our masterclass about GenAI and education.
I share my advice and answer questions about how education will evolve, as well as what steps we can take today to make the most of the opportunities AI presents for us.
Be sure to catch parts 1 and 2 as well.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 2 Oct 27, 2023

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Continuing our masterclass recording, we discuss the difference between kind and wicked learning environments, and how that distinction helps us understand how we can prepare to make the most of GenAI.
I also interview an expert in the field, Pavlo Denisov, who wrote a book about how students can use AI to learn and to make themselves more valuable in the open market.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
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Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

GenAI & Education Masterclass pt. 1 Oct 23, 2023

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The fears we have today about Gen AI are not new-- society had the same concerns 30 years ago when the internet was new, and 40 years before that when the first calculators became available to the world.
But just as the internet lowered the barriers to entry into the business world and created countless millionaires, the opportunities coming from GenAI mastery will dwarf the wealth created by the internet decades ago.
Listen in to learn about these ideas and the beginning of my conversation with the head of AI in Asia for Google, Renee Lo.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
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Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

Sophomore Aki Velemati Learns How to Stand Out Oct 16, 2023

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Aki was stressed throughout his freshman year, because although he was at a very good high school, he just felt like he didn't know how to stand out.
He joined the Ivy League Challenge in order to figure out what to do.
Listen to learn about how he let go of that stress and replaced it with confidence that his time and efforts could be spent focusing on things that aligned with his core values.
He also shares his progress on his impact project, which aligns completely with his values.
He feels like school is more enjoyable, and he is making himself far more competitive for selective college admissions as well.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

Play to Win Oct 09, 2023

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Too many of us approach life with the philosophy of "play not to lose".
Once, when I was in college, I was able to play on a intramural basketball team. Our team made it all the way to championship game. At half time, we were losing that game so badly that we decided to change our approach.
Instead of playing safe, we were going to play without any fear.
Amazingly, we came all the way back and even won the game at the buzzer.
But playing not-to-lose takes away your power.
Playing not-to-lose means playing safe.
And ironically, when you play that way, ironically, you often lose anyway.
The college prep equivalent is making all your decisions through the filter of "what is most impressive to an admissions officer"?
Listen in to learn why that is the wrong question to answer, and what you can do instead to play to win.
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here

GenAI & Education-- Opportunities & Pitfalls Oct 07, 2023

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This Wednesday, October 11th, at 8pm eastern time, I will be hosting a masterclass to discuss how we can help our teens take advantage of the many opportunities of GenAI, and also avoid the pitfalls.
I'm excited to go into detail about how humans and computers will be working together in the future to solve the great problems of the world, and how focusing on the wrong things can become a major tax on even the most ambitious students.
The masterclass free but requires registration.
Register at TILC.to/AI
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To register for the Ivy League Challenge, visit our website.
To follow on Instagram: @TheIvyLeagueChallenge
To join us on our Facebook group for parents:
Or schedule a meeting with Steve here