In this week’s episode you will hear

Introduction :

• Mark shares six Higher Ed updates on topics as wide-ranging as Rick Singer, Hillary Clinton, Ron DeSantis, US News and World Report and Columbia University
• Mark interviews Hillary Dickman, the Assistant Director of Admissions at Colorado College on the topic of how the Early Decision 2 round is different from the Early Decision 1 round

Preview Part 1

• Hillary shares the various jobs she has had in education before transitioning to admissions
• Hillary shares why schools usually have a higher ED1 admit rate vs the weaker ED2
• Hillary shares how the Early Decision 1 (ED 1) applicant pool differs from the Early Decision 2 (ED2) pool
• Mark and Hillary discuss a few other reasons why schools usually have a lower acceptance rate for ED2 vs ED1
• Hillary explains why there is a higher admit for Early Action vs Regular Action

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