In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News : Mark and Andy Stricker (Dean of Admissions at Connecticut College) discuss how does athletic recruiting work for students who are applying to selective colleges. 5 of 7

This week’s question : Kevin Newton answers a question from Dale from Virginia about how International Universities look at IB courses

This week’s interview : David Graves, a 27-year veteran of the admission office at the University of Georgia does a 2-hour deep dive into helping us understand the University of Georgia

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : returns in October

College Spotlight : The University of Georgia

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