The Scholarship GPS Podcast: Your Directions to a Debt-Free College Degree

Mar 03 2025 100 ep. 16 mins 6
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The Scholarship GPS Podcast features Dave The Scholarship Coach, who brings you the latest scholarship information, interviews with college-prep experts, and much more. It is perfect for students and parents who want to earn a debt-free college degree.

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Multiple Scholarship-Winning Student Shares Secrets of Success + 6 Scholarship Opportunities

Mar 03 2025 35 mins  
For over a decade, Lisa Marker-Robbins has helped roughly 4000 high school students and young adults gain the insight, experiences, and confidence they need to embark on their post-high school path. Along the way, however, she noticed an alarming trend: Teens struggled to find their true purpose–and the fallout wasn’t pretty. There was a lot of uncertainty around college major

College Admissions Essay Advice for Juniors from Dr. P. + 5 Scholarship Opportunities for Students in Grades 9 through College!

Feb 24 2025 37 mins  
Dominique Padurano, or Dr. P. as she is known, founded Crimson Coaching to help all students fulfill their potential. A Harvard grad, Dr. P. has experience as a high school teacher and tutor. In 2014, she opened Crimson Coaching, where she helps students in several ways, including as a college counselor and essay coach. In our conversation, Dr. P and I discussed: Why a family wou

Clarity for College Admissions & Scholarship Success + 5 Scholarship Opportunities

Feb 17 2025 52 mins  
Lisa has a complimentary video on “How to guide your teen to choose the right major, college, & career” that she created for parents (and students), and she’s given me permission to share this with my audience! In this, she’ll cover: How flipping the script on the college admissions process can help ensure an on-time (and on budget!) graduation and a career your teen will

Stress-Free College Admissions + 5 Scholarship Opportunities

Feb 10 2025 43 mins  
Dr. Sapna Sehgal is a PhD holder, a university professor, an Oxford graduate, and College Admissions Consultant. When you work with Sapna, you’re working with an English professor and tutor with 20+ years teaching experience, 7+ years university lecturing experience, and 7+ years of college consulting experience, working for top companies and individual families. In our convers

A FULL-TUITION Scholarship for the Class of 2026 + 6 Other Scholarship Opportunities

Feb 03 2025 27 mins  
Scholarship season for the Class of 2026 is officially open! The Bryan Cameron Foundation Scholarship is just the first of the many HUGE scholarship opportunities your Class of 2026 student will have over the next 17 months. Starting your scholarship journey now provides your student with many advantages, including: Getting a head start with scholarships compared to their peers

A FREE Student Portfolio Platform + 6 Scholarship Opportunities + A Last-Minute Scholarship Help for the Class of 2025

Jan 27 2025 26 mins  
Cirkled In is a free online student portfolio platform, much like a ‘LinkedIn’ for students. As a mom helping her children in the college admissions process, Reetu Gupta saw the critical need for a platform like this. So, she helped found Cirkled In, and today serves as the company’s CEO. In our conversation, Reetu and I discussed: The importance of a student portfolio, espe

Insider Strategies for College Applications + 5 New Scholarship Opportunities

Jan 20 2025 38 mins  
Dr. John Durante has dedicated over 30 years to education as a teacher and administrator. Since 2010, he has served as the principal of Syosset High School, playing a key role in its recognition as one of the top high schools in the country. Under his leadership, the school has earned numerous accolades for its academic achievements, and its alumni continue to reflect its commitmen

A $100,000 Scholarship + A Scholarship for All High School and Middle School Students + College List-Building Help

Jan 13 2025 32 mins  
Are you uncertain which colleges your teen should consider, visit, and eventually apply to? Has your family had some friction over what the right colleges are? ⏰ For 11th and 10th-grade families, the pressure is mounting, and the countdown has begun—bringing stress to your teen and you! But take a deep breath because help is on the way. With 26 years of experience guiding fa

3 New Scholarships + 2 Passion Project Scholarships + The Digital SAT: What It Means For Your Student

Jan 06 2025 27 mins  
Jackie Pollina founded J&J Test Prep with the intention of making test prep fun and manageable for students. Throughout her years managing J&J Test Prep, Jackie has amassed a following of nearly 300,000 on @testpreptips, her TikTok account focused on test prep. Jackie co-developed No B.S. SAT® Prep, an online digital SAT® prep program that is used by tutors, programs, and

Reducing the Cost of College with ACT Scores + 6 No-Essay Scholarships For Your Holiday Break

Dec 30 2024 31 mins  
Jen Henson ( a.k.a “The GOAL DIGGER”) is a nationally sought after test prep expert specializing in the ACT test. Jen, who was an Ohio Teacher of the Year in 2014, holds a Master of Education degree with a Bachelor’s in English from Xavier University where she competed as a division 1 varsity tennis player. For more than 2 decades, she has been a decorated teacher and ACT pre