Episode #140 – Parents’ Roles In College Admissions, New Trends, And the best college admissions advice with Elizabeth West (College Consultant)

We talk a lot about our students’ passions and helping them find their interests and values, but today, I want to focus on how families play a role in the college admissions process with my special guest, Elizabeth West of EWC College Consulting. In this great conversation with Elizabeth, we take a deeper look at […]
Episode #139 – How To Get What You Really Want: College Acceptance, Confidence, and Ultimate Success

If you’ve been following me for a while now or you’re a student in one of our programs, you know that I’m always emphasizing the importance of mindset. In this week’s episode, I want to talk about some of the things that are not really discussed in the space of college admissions. Today, I reveal […]
Episode #138 – How To Make Your College Admissions Journey MORE FUN and LESS STRESSFUL

The college admissions process is stressful, but in this week’s episode, I reveal how you can make this journey less stressful and more fun. I uncover the reasons why this stress exists, and the ways that college admissions have changed drastically over the years. Today, you’ll learn the true importance of how being passionate and […]
Episode #137 – An Interview with Grad of Brown University, Cambridge, Harvard Medical School, and White House Fellowship, Andrew Kim

Today, I’m joined by a very special guest, Andrew Kim, who is a graduate of Brown University, University of Cambridge, Harvard Medical School, and a White House Fellow. In this episode, Andrew reveals how he achieved all of his accomplishments. You’ll be surprised to hear that it wasn’t just by studying hard, which could come […]
Episode #136 – Student Case Study: ACCEPTED to UPenn Early Decision (Without Straight A’s and SAT Optional)

We have some exciting news! Our Passion Project Bootcamp Next Level student, Isha, just got accepted into UPenn Early Decision, and in today’s episode, you’re going to hear exactly how she did it! Isha shares her GPA, SAT scores, extracurriculars, and the strategies from our program that she implemented to get accepted into her dream […]
Episode #135 – Student Case Study: ACCEPTED into John Hopkins, Cornell, and USC

Today, I’m sharing with you some of the examples and strategies from our Passion Project Bootcamp and Next Level students. In this episode, you’ll hear from three different students of ours; one who got accepted into John Hopkins and Harvard, another who was accepted into Cornell, and the final student who got accepted into USC. […]
Episode #134 – Class of 2024 Students: 5 Things You Must Work on Right Now

Today, I have a very special episode for our Class of 2024 students. Being a Junior is really tough; you have an unforgiving course load, an insane amount of homework, and a lot of added commitments that make it difficult to look ahead and plan for your Senior year. That’s why I wanted to record […]
Episode #133 – Should Passion Really Drive Your College Admissions Journey?

As you can see from the title of this episode today, I want to help you understand something so essential in your college admissions journey: That is, whether passion should drive your college admissions journey. In this episode, you’ll hear why I believe the answer to this question is a “no” and why I feel […]
Episode #132 – College Insight With UC Berkeley Alumni Nicky Certo

Today, we have a very special guest, Nicky, a graduate of UC Berkeley. Nicky majored in film and minored in computer science, and we invited him onto the podcast because he has a lot of valuable insights and information about important things like selecting a major. This is an area where many students and parents […]
Episode #131 – Introducing Passion Prep!

Julie Kim Consulting has been renamed to Passion Prep! Our mission is to inspire, motivate, and mentor high school students to get accepted into their dream colleges using their strengths, real personality, passion, values and honesty. We mentor our students to live passionately and daringly. This is the legacy we’ll leave behind, and to learn […]