In this week’s episode you will hear

Question #1 from a Listener (1:45): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener who wants to know how AI is being used in admissions (Length 16 minutes)

Question #2 from a Listener (17:33): Barry from New Jersey wants to know more about dual enrollment, and especially how dual enrollment classes are interpreted by colleges for a physical applicant (Length 25 minutes)

This week’s interview: Mark Stucker and Nate Haveman, VP of enrollment of Hope College – Preview of Part 3 of 4 (42:20):

• Nate tells us about why he is so impressed with President Scoggin
• Nate tells us about the Racquet Sports management program that Hope offers
• Nate tells us about the most popular majors at HOPE
• Nate tells us about what it means that HOPE is a “Colleges That Change Lives” school
• Nate talks about the outstanding art music, dance and theater programs at HOPE
• Nate answers the question, would a student who a Christian is not fit in at HOPE
• Nate talks about the political affiliation of the students at HOPE
• Nate talks about who the small colleges they overlap with are.
• Nate talks about the things that when he is reading an admissions file makes them pop and stand out
• Nate explains why students pick HOPE over there other cross-apps

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