In this week’s episode you will hear

Mark shares his thoughts on the election and then he shares the great debate that is emerging about the requirement for students to submit a letter from their college counselor. :

Mark interviews David Hawkins. Factors in the Admission Decision – National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). High School Students perceptions of the College Process

Preview Part 3:

• David talks about the first ever high school NACAC has authorized to survey high school students about their experience in college admissions and college in general
• Dave shares some of the main takeaways from the student survey when it comes to things like diversity and the value of college
• Dave talks about a half dozen of the questions that they asked the students
• Dave talks about whether they will do the survey again
• Dave talks about who provided the funding for this survey
• Dave talks about some of the key findings in the survey
• David talks about one surprising finding that emerged from the survey

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