When I reviewed this student's submission...I was blown away
Jack here this morning with a proud coaching moment!
Here is one of our all-star students, Ananya (11th grade, pictured with her parents on each side):
I must say, Ananya is a delight to work with. She's thoughtful, engaging, and deeply wants to reach her full potential.
Well, as you likely know, in our 4-Year Program, we help high-performing students do just that! One of the many tools we use is what we call an authentic 'Different > Difficult' project.
As of last week, Ananya's is complete! And she has given me permission to share it with you.
In future newsletters, I'll provide a little more context on how we helped Ananya come up with this authentic project...the exact steps we walked her through etc. But for today, I'm just going to send along with this brief description:
Ananya has created 'Project Life Ready', a Udemy Course designed to help teach essential life skills to teenagers. It's free and available to anyone, publicly, here!
What teens will learn in the course (complete with subject matter-expert interviews):
Apply different techniques to maximize productivity and manage time efficiently.
Learn about the importance of physical fitness and nutrition.
Manage negative thinking and overwhelming emotions.
Identify and explain components of personal finance.
She created this course to 'scratch her own itch'...as we call it. She (and I must agree with her) saw a gap in typical public school curriculum and wanted to fill it. So she did just that.
Will this certainly, unequivocally help her build a robust story for her college apps next year? Absolutely. But that's actually a secondary effect. More importantly, she is building up a foundation of undeniable, authentic proof that aligns with her long term life plans (more on that in a future blog).
If you have a teen out there who could benefit, pass the link along!
To your college planning success,
Jack Delehey
Founder, CollegeConsulting.us
P.S. - Have a high-performing high schooler w/ a 3.7 GPA or higher just like Ananya? We specialize in changing the lives of students just like this, giving them the right structure, mentorship, and accountability to excel in high school...and ultimately gain admission into the college of their dreams. We do it year after year after year. It's not rocket science. But it is a science.
