In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (1:53): Mark and Andy Stricker (Dean of Admissions at Connecticut College) discuss how does athletic recruiting work for students who are applying to selective colleges. 3 of 9 (Length 17 minutes)

This week’s question (18:44): Lisa joins Mark to discuss how students should respond to a request to do a video submission with their application (Length 16 minutes)

This week’s interview (34:46): Mark interviews Carlynn Greene, AKA, “the Scholarship Guru” on the topic of, How to Win Outside Scholarships, 4 of 4. Preview of Part 4

• Carlynn shares her tips for handling rejection
• Carlynn tells us how many scholarships she applied for
• Carlynn talks about whether the scholarship interview
• I share the success rate my students have had
• Carlynn shares any tips she has for students in college who are applying for scholarships
• Carlynn talks about how important GPA and test scores are for scholarships
• I ask Carlynn what success she has seen with workplace scholarships, scholarships for businesses you are affiliated with, and scholarships for students with health conditions
• Carlynn shares some more great resources for us, especially for the person with health conditions
• Carlynn goes on the hot seat (Length 19 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week (45:00): Guide to using Slideroom for artistic submissions

College Spotlight (53:18): University in London with Kevin Newton-3 of 4

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