In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (2:38) : Mark Stucker moderates a discussion between Susan Tree and Mark Hatch, the VP of enrollment at Colorado College. Susan and Mark Hatch walk us through all the major changes in admissions and college counseling, decade by decade from the 1980’s all the way up to the 2020’s. This is a riveting two-part discussion. Part 1 aired on 8/31 and it focused on the 1980’s and the 1990’s. This final segment will focus on 2000-2023 (Length 39 minutes)

This week’s question (41:04) : Mark and Julia answer a question from Brandy who wants advice for her son who will be transitioning from a small high school to a large university.

(Length 20 minutes)

This week’s interview (1:01:48): Mark and Julia continue their interview with Lee Coffin, the Vice Provost of enrollment at Dartmouth College. Mark and Julia ask Lee tough questions about the current landscape of college admissions. Each segment is around 20 minutes. This is part 3 of 4. After this series is over, for the following three weeks, Lee does a College Spotlight on Dartmouth College. Preview of Part 3:

• Julia asks if a student should only submit their test scores if their scores are at the median test scores or would Lee recommend they submit test scores if they are anywhere in the middle 50% of the testing profile
• Lee explains one of the biggest misperceptions about test optional applicants and he shares what their initial observations are for those who are not submitting test scores
• Are you seeing more non-competitive applicants now that students don’t have to submit test scores (Length 19 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week (1:09:43): Recommended Resource: The Macleans Education website, has been a staple for decades for research on Canadian universities, Visit education.macleans.ca

College Spotlight (1:20:38): For our College Spotlight, Kevin Newton talks how European colleges look at the SAT, ACT and AP Scores. Part 2 of 2

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