COLLEGE PLANNING FOR PARENTS OF 9TH THROUGH 12TH GRADERS

College admissions doesn't start with applications.

You've handled everything else in your kid's life. Then high school shows up with honors decisions, college mail, and a PSAT nobody explained. I'm Lindsay: 15 years as a high school counselor, mom of two teens, and your guide from freshman year through the applications.

Next workshop: Sunday, October 4 at 8 p.m. ET. Bring your questions.

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Fifteen Years
in a High School

Mom of Two

Freshman Year through
the Finish Line

REAL TEXTS FROM REAL PARENTS

Sound familiar?

Do freshman grades actually count?
Is she taking the right classes?
Will quitting soccer hurt him for college?
Why is my sophomore already getting college mail?
How involved should I be, and what’s his job?
Are we behind?

You’re not really googling six questions. You’re googling one: what should we actually be doing right now? That’s the one I help you answer.

Want me in your corner for all four years?

You'll know what matters this month

The one job that matters right now for your kid’s grade, and a clear list of what you get to put down until later.

You won't be doing it alone

A real counselor to ask when the next question pops up, and a room full of moms who are not panicking.

It'll be out of your head

One place for the deadlines, the classes, the activities, and the list. Not forty saved reels you can’t remember.

Nice to meet you

I'M LINDSAY PHILLIPS!

I spent 15 years as a high school counselor, and I'm raising two teenage boys of my own, so I've sat on both sides of the desk. Here's what I learned from both chairs: most parents don't need someone to take over. They need someone to tell them what's true, what's next, and what they can let go.