In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (10:05): In this week’s news segment, an article from listwithclever.com, “Reality Check: Exploring Unrealistic Undergraduate Salary Expectations”, by Thomas O’Shaughnessy. Recent graduates are entering the workforce and facing a rude awakening as to what their early and mid-career salaries are actually panning out to be. (Length 21 minutes)

https://listwithclever.com/research/college-student-salary-expectations-study/

Chapter 139 of 171 Answers (31:34): Mark dives deep into how regional college tuition discounts work.

What are these tuition discounts? Who is eligible for them and how do you get them? (Length 22 minutes)

This week’s question (53:51) is from Annalisa from New York.

She noticed Mark quoted what percentage of applicants were test-optional per college and she wants to know how she can get this information for each college. (Length 17 minutes)

This week’s interview (1:10:36) with Sam Prouty, Director of Admissions at Middlebury College in

‘debunking stereotypes about more remote college’

Mark’s recommended resource of the week (1:21:02) Recommended resource: Mark’s favorite website for researching the surrounding area around the college: https://www.city-data.com/

College Spotlight: Resumes with Middlebury College next week

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