Try Not To Embarrass Your Kids
Parents, if you can—try not to embarrass your kids. But if you just can't help yourself—go ahead and do it up big! Because nobody knows and loves your kids like you do. I'm Jeannie Burlowski, and I'm the author of this book:
How to Keep Your Brain Wired for Energy and Creativity
Many of us have been repenting, in tears, of our own lack of action—lack of paying attention—when it comes to racial injustice. Now we wonder, "What can I do?" One thing is—remain engaged. Not grow weary in well-doing. We can't let our fiery conviction that change...
Launching a Teen Into Adult Life—Is Like Launching a Canoe
If you're in the long process of launching a teen into adult life, you know the wobbly, unstable feeling. Your teen's about to embark on a journey that's going to be exciting. It'll be a combination of breathtaking beauty and—at certain times—hair-raising,...
Heartbroken
Friends, I'm heartbroken over what is happening in Minneapolis and around the United States. I've been fighting against income and education inequality as hard as I can for 10 years. Thank you to all who have helped me. I am redoubling my efforts—if I can just see...
On Memorial Day, 2020—We Pledge to Make a Difference
On Memorial Day, 2020, we remember those who have risked their lives, and given their lives for us. And we as adults pledge to make a difference. We pledge to help build courage and character into the teens and 20-somethings we care about—so much so that they're able...
It’s Catch-Up Week! Which of These Haven’t You Seen?—Memorial Day 2020
I'm spending Memorial Day having as much fun as I possibly can—and I hope you are too. Whenever I take time off like this, I like to point you to some of my most helpful recent articles that you may have missed. This gives you a chance to catch up—right on a week when...
A Kid You Care About Has ADHD or Behavior Problems?
This is a very long article—but if you love a child or teen with ADHD or behavior problems, you're going to want to read the entire thing. I did not write this. It's an unedited, lengthy rant from a mother who has been in a situation very much like yours—and found...
How Will You Get Her Through College Debt-Free?
How will you get your daughter through college debt-free? Step by step. The same way you've gotten her through every other thing in life. Hear my best strategies for parents of little kids in my interview on the FamVestor podcast. You'll find it here. For clear,...
Join Me Live Saturday—Get Inspiration About Scholarships
Join me live, online, on Saturday May 9th, 2020 for fresh inspiration on applying for scholarships. Bring the kids (ages 12–26), and invite friends and family all over the U.S. to join you. Easiest Way to Win College Scholarships—Starting in 8th Grade Free Webinar...
MUST-HAVE Student Loan Info for During the Pandemic (AUDIO)
The recording below contains critically important student loan info for during the pandemic. Forward this article on to anyone you know who's spent any amount of time in college—ever. (As well as the parents who might have cosigned loans for them.) You may have heard...
The Kids Will Be OK! The Teachers Have Superpowers
Teachers everywhere want you to know—the kids are going to be OK. The teachers are going to see to it. If you're a parent, here's all you really need to do right now. (It's not much.) Teachers are telling us:Parents, you can find additional caring help here: The...
Easiest Way to Create a Top College Application Essay
Many of the articles on this website are for parents of students ages 12–26. This article—on how to create a top college application essay—is aimed specifically at high school students. Parents are encouraged to listen in on this advice as well. Writing a top college...
Want College Scholarships? These 4 Resources Will Help
Most of my writing and speaking is about getting kids through college debt-free without scholarships—but people have been asking me lately, "Can kids apply for scholarships well before 12th grade—and then all the way through college?" Yes! Here, 4 great resources for...
Hope for Your Kid’s Future During COVID-19
Parents isolated at home with children, teens, and college students are saying to themselves, "Yikes—I need hope for my kid's future during COVID-19." Hope is here. Here, 7 reasons to have hope for your kid's future during COVID-19. Pass this on to a friend who needs...
Got Little Kids? Hear Me Interviewed on the FamVestor Podcast
If you're parenting little kids, don't miss me being interviewed on the FamVestor podcast. The FamVestor audience tends to be families with little kids, so I provided lots of debt-free college strategy for exactly that demographic. Listen to just 8 minutes of the...
6 Things I Learned From My Website Redesign
Here are 6 major things I learned during my large-scale website redesign process. 1. It's important for me to have the right person managing the tech side of website design. Because I'm incorporating a TRIBE membership into my website this time around, I needed a...
Got an 11th or 12th Grader Headed For College?
Below, I give you 10 minutes of fast-paced video training created specifically for parents of 11th and 12th graders. If you've got a bright, capable 11th or 12th grader headed for college—you're probably wondering, "How are we going to pay for that?" You're especially...
Got a 9th or 10th Grader Headed For College?
Below, I give you 10 minutes of fast-paced video training created specifically for parents of 9th and 10th graders. If you've got a bright, capable 9th or 10th grader headed for college—you're probably wondering, "How are we going to pay for that?" You're especially...
Debt-Free College Training—Fast and Easy
Watch just one of the short, succinct video trainings below, and you'll be on the fast track to getting the kids you love through college debt-free. If you've got a bright, capable middle schooler or high schooler headed for college—you're probably wondering, "How...
Got a 7th or 8th Grader Headed For College?
Below, I give you 7 minutes of fast-paced video training created specifically for parents of 7th and 8th graders. If you've got a bright, capable 7th or 8th grader headed for college—you're probably wondering, "How are we going to pay for that?" You're especially...
About
Hi, I’m Jeannie Burlowski.
I am a full-time academic strategist, conference speaker, and author of the book “LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward.”
My writing and speaking provide parents a clear, step-by-step checklist so they can set their kids up to succeed brilliantly in college, graduate debt-free, and move directly into careers they excel at and love.
For more than 20 years, I’ve helped students apply to highly competitive law, medical, business, and grad schools. I still do that from my website GetIntoMedSchool.com.
I am married, and my husband and I have a son and a daughter. We live in Minneapolis.
Hi, I'm Jeannie Burlowski.
My background as an academic strategist provides ideal foundation for me to help parents of kids ages 12–26 set those kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love.
I do this primarily through my book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. LAUNCH provides parents clear, step-by-step instructions for this journey.
Regular readers of my free email newsletter get additional help from me. Gentle reminding about what to do when, and first access to my live and online sessions, strategy updates, and TRIBE Membership.
My team and I are leading a debt-free college revolution. We hope you'll join us!
Hi, I'm Jeannie Burlowski.
My background as an academic strategist provides ideal foundation for me to help parents of kids ages 12–26 set those kids up to graduate college debt-free, ready to jump directly into careers they excel at and love.
I do this primarily through my book LAUNCH: How to Get Your Kids Through College Debt-Free and Into Jobs They Love Afterward. LAUNCH provides parents clear, step-by-step instructions for this journey.
Regular readers of my free email newsletter get additional help from me. Gentle reminding about what to do when, and first access to my live and online sessions, strategy updates, and TRIBE membership.