You Got Into Where?: College Admissions, Scholarships, College Applications, Financial Aid & Standardized Testing
Joi Wade, recipient of over $500,000 in scholarship offers and author of You Got Into Where?: How I Received Admission and Scholarships to the Nation’s Top Universities
9 episodes
9 months ago
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 UC Irvine. He has worked as a teacher, curriculum writer, voice actor, motivational speaker, community organizer, and truck driver. He is a certified Myers-Briggs® specialist, and his type (ENFJ) will tell you that he will show up on time, that he'll be excited to meet you, and that, more than anything, he is committed to—and an expert in—helping you realize your potential.
On Today’s Episode We Discuss:
Common mistakes students make on their college essays and how to avoid them
How to brainstorm a college essay topic
How to answer the Common App essay questions
Tips for writing personal statements
How to answer the “Why Us” essay
How to recycle college essays
How to write scholarship essays that win
Who to get feedback from and how to know when to press submit
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 http://yougotintowhere.com/book
Social Media Information
Joi Wade @yougotintowhere
Ethan Sawyer @collegeessayguycollegeessayguy.com
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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 UC Irvine. He has worked as a teacher, curriculum writer, voice actor, motivational speaker, community organizer, and truck driver. He is a certified Myers-Briggs® specialist, and his type (ENFJ) will tell you that he will show up on time, that he'll be excited to meet you, and that, more than anything, he is committed to—and an expert in—helping you realize your potential.
On Today’s Episode We Discuss:
Common mistakes students make on their college essays and how to avoid them
How to brainstorm a college essay topic
How to answer the Common App essay questions
Tips for writing personal statements
How to answer the “Why Us” essay
How to recycle college essays
How to write scholarship essays that win
Who to get feedback from and how to know when to press submit
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 http://yougotintowhere.com/book
Social Media Information
Joi Wade @yougotintowhere
Ethan Sawyer @collegeessayguycollegeessayguy.com
Welcome to the You Got Into Where? Podcast | EP. 001
You Got Into Where?: College Admissions, Scholarships, College Applications, Financial Aid & Standardized Testing
7 minutes 5 seconds
7 years ago
Welcome to the You Got Into Where? Podcast | EP. 001
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 admission and scholarships. After over $500,000 in scholarship offers and coach for thousands of high school students, Joi currently is creating useful resources for high school students interested in going to college at yougotintowhere.com. In addition to her YouTube channel of over 75,000 subscribers, she is also a student at the University of Southern California. Find Joi on Twitter and Instagram @yougotintowhere.
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.
You Got Into Where?: College Admissions, Scholarships, College Applications, Financial Aid & Standardized Testing
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 UC Irvine. He has worked as a teacher, curriculum writer, voice actor, motivational speaker, community organizer, and truck driver. He is a certified Myers-Briggs® specialist, and his type (ENFJ) will tell you that he will show up on time, that he'll be excited to meet you, and that, more than anything, he is committed to—and an expert in—helping you realize your potential.
On Today’s Episode We Discuss:
Common mistakes students make on their college essays and how to avoid them
How to brainstorm a college essay topic
How to answer the Common App essay questions
Tips for writing personal statements
How to answer the “Why Us” essay
How to recycle college essays
How to write scholarship essays that win
Who to get feedback from and how to know when to press submit
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 http://yougotintowhere.com/book
Social Media Information
Joi Wade @yougotintowhere
Ethan Sawyer @collegeessayguycollegeessayguy.com
