PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black
PrepWell Podcast with Phil Black
Phil Black
Ep. 335 | Students Can No Longer Sleep-walk Through College
21 minutes Posted Sep 20, 2026 at 7:28 am.
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In this week's podcast, I argue that students can no longer afford to sleep-walk their way through college. 

It is no longer a 4-yr, extended vacation, built around fun, frivolity, promiscuity, and beer. 

Why the sudden change?

  • cost of attendance
  • broken public trust
  • employment landscape
  • behavioral minefield
  • curriculum
  • opportunities to cheat
  • distractions
  • being left behind
  • campus unrest
  • major choice
  • imposter syndrome

Before your child goes off to college, please review these factors. 

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