In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (3:45): Mark and Julia discuss waitlists and then they discuss an article by Jeff Selingo entitled, “The New Trick Families are using to Lower Tuition” Part 2 of 2 (Length 23 minutes)

This week’s question (26:57): Our roundtable is back (Hillary, Susan, Julia, Vince and Mark) and we discuss a question from a listener in Narobi, Kenya about the Common App. The roundtable then discusses the Additional Information Section of the Common App. (Length 12 minutes)

This week’s interview (38:20): Mark interviews Matt Carpenter on the topic of, “Understanding College Aid Pro” Part 2 of 2. Preview of Part 2

• Matt goes over the three different levels of service that they provide
• Matt talks about how to effectively use College Aid Pro
• Matt talks about their “Wake me up when its over” service
• Matt goes on the hotseat
• Matt shares a special offer for our clients to take advantage of their services at reduced pricing (Length 23 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week (47:34): AXS Companion – Open Resource – Oregon State University

College Spotlight (1:01:33): Mark interviews Martha Stolze, the Director of Admissions at Beloit College-2 of 3

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