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Grateful for the trust families place in me! Thank you, Jen, for the opportunity to walk alongside your teens!

Thanks for featuring our founder! Proud to be part of The ParenTween Connection Trusted Expert Network!

💡 Wisdom Wednesday - College Visits (Part 2)

From Linda Hollenback of Hollenback Consulting 👇

🧠 Wisdom:
“Go beyond the tour to make the most of college visits.”

👉 Take Action (Teens):
Research professors and research centers in the department(s) you’re interested in. Reach out to ask if you can visit after your Admissions tour to learn about their work and undergraduate opportunities.

For many teens, this time of year begins the process of planning courses for the next school year. When considering your teens choices, consider the following:

1) Challenge within reason: Colleges want students to challenge themselves, but they also don't want students who are burned out upon arrival.

- There is no magic number of APs or Honors required. The key is honest conversations with your teen -and- between your teen and their teachers.

- When options are limited or when looking to balance, take AP and Honors in courses that align to their current interests. For example, if your teen likes Business, consider Math & Economics; Health Science - choose Chemistry & Biology; Engineering - Math & Physics are key.

2) Be sure to build in something fun! If your teen has a very heavy extracurricular schedule, a study period may be necessary for time management. However, when possible, choose an elective to bring balance to academic rigor.

Encourage your teen to choose something for personal growth, for the love of it, or to challenge themselves to expand with something they know little about but find curious.

3) Know important dates: Especially for students challenging themselves with extra accelerated, honors, AP or IB courses, be sure to mark the calendar with school deadlines for making schedule changes (e.g. - dropping from AP to Honors).

Have more questions? See the comments to schedule your teen's complimentary College Planning Strategy Session.

Pennsylvania HS Seniors - Check out this scholarship opportunity offered by the Pennsylvania Association for College Admission Counseling.

Link to application in comments.

Deadline to apply February 2nd!

Pennsylvania Families -- PACAC Spring 2026 College Fairs Announced.

Lancaster County College Fair
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology; Lancaster, PA
Tuesday, March 10th; 9:00 - 11:00 AM
*Snow Date March 11th

Central PA Regional College Fair
Messiah University; Mechanicsburg, PA
Tuesday, March 10th; 6:00 - 8:00 PM
*Snow Date March 11th

Northwest Regional College Fair
PennWest University; Edinboro, PA
Wednesday, April 22nd; 9:00 - 11:30 AM

Northeast Regional College Fair
King's College; Wilkes-Barre, PA
Monday, April 27th; 9:00 AM - Noon

Main Line Regional College Fair
Villanova University; Villanova, PA
Wednesday, May 27th; 6:00 - 8:30 PM

See comments for link to details and registration.

Hello friends. I haven't been on here much lately. I promise to do better this year.

I'll reintroduce myself soon, but in the meantime, I thought I'd start by sharing my Word of the Year for 2026.

My word is TRUST.

This year, I commit to:
Trust myself.
Trust my intuition.
Trust that things always work out for me.
Trust that I am powerful.
Trust that I can, do, and will serve others well, and with love.
Trust and surrender, allowing peace to guide me.

For this Year of the Fire Horse, I will make progress towards living life fully and unapologetically. I will trust and take steps forward in alignment with my highest self and for bringing my gifts to this world.

Most importantly, I trust that this year will be amazing. And just as I tell my high school seniors when they are in this period of anxious anticipation as they wait for college decisions, I will remain confident and trust that I will end up exactly where I am meant to be. 💜

Look who arrived!!! Shared the story with Jim the Postal employee and a stranger on the street who saw me taking the pic. Both loved the story and message of the importance of connection! 🥰

Proud to be a The ParenTween Connection Trusted Expert!

Thanks to Dawn Haaz and Girls Empowered for inviting me to speak with the 2025 Leadership Camp participants!

We had a great conversation about being the CEO of your success!

Congratulations to YEA-Philadelphia Class of 2025 on their hard work and dedication to building their businesses and standing up tonight as entrepreneurs for the Investor Panel!

Congratulations to Dawn Haaz and Girls Empowered on 10 Years of Inspiring Girls to Be Confident Young Leaders!

Tonight was an uplifting night of speakers, including Keynote Amanda Soler of Solful Living and USOA Mrs. New Jersey, Diana Meyer.

Hollenback Consulting is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Girls Empowered.

Whether you have a high school considering college or unclear what their path forward is, I can help.

Whether you have a kiddo in college questioning their school or major choice or unsure what to do with their degree after graduation, I can help!

Or maybe your recent grad is back home struggling with their job search or the realization that their first job isn’t what they hoped it would be, I can help!

Schedule your free 45-minute college/career strategy session todayy!

Contact Linda J. Hollenback — Hollenback Consulting Contact Hollenback Consulting for your free virtual strategy session. Learn from Linda how to write that attention-grabbing admissions essay or how to ensure your resume is placed at the top of the pile.

Don’t wait until senior year to begin College/Career coaching!

Early planning allows your teen the opportunity to take each step thoughtfully, gain confidence, and strengthen their candidacy for future college/career success.

Schedule a free strategy session today at
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