Ethan Sawyer Ethan Sawyer is a nationally recognized college essay expert, sought-after speaker, and author of the #1 Amazon best-seller College Essay Essentials. Each year he helps thousands of students and counselors through his online courses, workshops, articles, products, and books, and works privately with a small number of students. Raised in Spain, Ecuador, and Colombia, Ethan has studied at seventeen different schools, is a graduate or Northwestern University and holds an MFA from...

Meet Today’s Guest: Janelle Layton, Junior at Hampton University (HBCU in Virginia) Janelle is a current undergraduate student studying Marine and Environmental Sciences with minors in Spanish and Biology at Hampton University. Janelle and I both went to the same high school together. On Today’s Episode We Discuss: My experience as a student of color at a PWI (University of Southern California) Janelle’s experience as a student of color at a HBCU (Hampton University) Pros and Cons of...

On Today’s Episode We Discuss: College Search Process Finding the Perfect Match College How to Save Yourself Time in the Admissions Process Leave a Review Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts because it helps other high school students and parents find these amazing college admissions and scholarship resources. Announcements and Resources Download the free 4-year high school checklist at http://bit.ly/4yearlist Get 10% off the YGITW Book and Workbook Bundle with code YGITW10 at...

Meet Today’s Guest: Renee Lopez, Author of Looking for a Full Ride? Renee Lopez, a seventeen-year coaching veteran, has been successful both in business and sports. She has been a college soccer coach for 14 years and high school varsity coach for 3 years. She served on staff at the University of Florida and also been an NCAA Division I, II, & NAIA Head Coach for 11 years. As a coach, Renee developed 3 All-Americans, was named Coach of the Year, and regularly led her teams to Academic...

Meet Today’s Guest: Taylor Reneau, Ivy Advise Taylor Reneau is a 2016 graduate of Harvard University. She is also a YouTube personality who creates college related videos for over 175,000 subscribers about her experience at Harvard. Currently, Taylor supports students in her online course called Ivy Advise, which coaches students through the college application process for Ivy League Schools.  On Today’s Episode We Discuss: Taylor’s journey to getting into Harvard and rejected from...

Meet Today’s Guest: Brooke P. Hanson, SuperTutorTV Brooke Hanson, founder and CEO of Supertutor Media and the popular YouTube channel SupertutorTV, has long been a test prep expert. As an adult, she’s scored perfectly on the SAT, 36/36 Composite and 12/12 Essay on a recent official ACT, and has been tutoring for over a decade working with classes, small groups, and individual students to increase their opportunity in the college admissions marketplace. She’s worked for or contracted with...

Meet Today’s Guest: Megan Dorsey, College Prep Results Megan Dorsey believes every student (and parent) should be equipped with the knowledge and tools to make the college admissions process less stressful and more successful. From test-taking and grades to picking the right college, Megan has helped thousands of students prepare for the SAT and ACT and gain admission to the colleges of their dreams. Megan understands the field of college admissions from a variety of angles. The parent of a...

Meet Today’s Guest: Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach®, is a personal finance expert, television and radio personality, and the author of 12 books, including “College Secrets: How to Save Money, Cut College Costs and Graduate Debt Free”. Lynnette is a former financial news journalist, who now teaches individuals nationwide how to better manage their finances. She has appeared on hundreds of TV programs, including Oprah, The Talk, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz,...

In this episode, I discuss my college admissions story and how I received over $500,000 in scholarship offers. I also explain why I created the You Got Into Where? podcast and what to expect in future episodes. Meet Your Host, Joi Wade Joi Wade is a college admissions coach and author of “You Got Into Where?: How I received Admission and Scholarships to the Nation’s Top Universities.” She helps ambitious high school students channel their academic and extracurricular success into college...