In this week’s episode you will hear

Question #1 from a Listener (2:24): Julia joins me to answer a question from a dad from North Carolina who wants to know if there is a way of figuring out class rank or a proxy for it when it is not explicitly listed. (Length 14 minutes)

Question #2 from a Listener (16:20): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener who has heard that students should not mention their race in their Personal Statement (Length 8 minutes)

The 3rd and 4th Questions (24:41): 3rd and 4th questions are both about preparation for med school. Carter, a student from VA asks a question and we also have a question from an anonymous listener, both questions have to do with preparation for med school. Susan joins me to answer these questions, Part 1 of 2

Interview: Mark Stucker and Nate Haveman, VP of enrollment of Hope College – Preview of Part 4 of 4 (51:54):

• Nate explains the various reasons why HOPE loses students to their overlap schools
• Nate tells us what percentage of students are from Michigan, what percentage are from contiguous states and what percentage of students are International
• Nate tells us which sports Hope has had the most success in
• Nate tells us what two of his admissions pet peeves are
• Nate goes on the hotseat in our lightning round

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