Month: September 2026

If you’re a senior and you haven’t opened a single college application yet, you might be feeling a little behind. If you’ve already submitted three applications, you might be wondering what else you could possibly need to do. Either way, this is a good week to figure out where you…

What happens when you leave the routines, people, and structure you’ve known for most of your life? Austin Gentry talks about what he learned when he went from a Christian school to a state university and found himself navigating new ideas, new experiences, and new responsibilities. Together, Tommy and Austin…

Build Your Senior Year Bucket List Okay, let’s make a senior-year bucket list. Not the Pinterest version. You don’t need 30 elaborate things you’ve never done before. You probably don’t even need to leave your hometown. Think about the things you actually want to do before you graduate. Maybe there’s…

How to Actually Enjoy Senior Year Senior year comes with a weird combination of things. You’re supposed to enjoy your last year of high school, but you also have college applications, deadlines, scholarships, grades, sports, activities, and about 47 people asking what you’re doing next year. It can start to…

In this episode of the Launch Mission Podcast, Russell encourages seniors to look beyond graduation and start taking ownership of the areas of life they will soon be responsible for on their own. Rather than coasting through senior year, students can be intentional with their faith, family, friendships, future, finances,…

You’re a senior. Which means you’re probably hearing a lot of questions about what you’re doing next year. Where are you going to college? What are you majoring in? Are you staying close to home? What are you going to do after graduation? Those are important questions. But there are…

You made it. You’re officially a high school senior. Maybe you’ve been waiting for this year forever. Maybe you’re excited. Maybe you’re a little overwhelmed. Maybe you have absolutely no idea what you’re doing yet. Honestly? All of those are pretty normal. And that’s exactly why we’re glad you’re here.…

Matt Douglas, author of Unlocking College Admissions: Your Step-By-Step Workbook For Finding The Right College And Getting In, joins Tommy to unpack the college admissions process and help students and families approach it with less stress and more intentionality. He explains how to identify the best-fit college by considering academics, location, campus…

What If Preparation Happened in Conversations? There are some conversations with your senior that you probably know you need to have. Money. College. Roommates. Time management. Academics. Faith. Independence. And then there are the conversations you keep thinking, We really need to talk about that. The good news? You probably…

Ready Isn’t the Same as Prepared Your senior is probably ready. Ready to graduate. Ready to be done with high school. Ready for more freedom. Ready to move out, meet new people, and start whatever comes next. And honestly? That’s a good thing. But there’s an important question hiding underneath…