In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (3:12): Mark and Julia discuss, what do you do if you found out that you were deferred or waitlisted from a college (Length 36 minutes)

This week’s interview (39:38): Interview: Mark interviews Kev Sanders, Associate Director of Admissions, University of Utah – Preview of Part 3

• Kev addresses one other concern that a pacific northwest family has about the University of Utah
• Kev addresses one concern that one of my families who visited Utah had after leaving their visit
• We transition and discuss the admission process and the scholarships that students are eligible for
• Kev talks about some of the trends he is seeing at the University of Utah
• Kev explains whether a student is applying into a major, into the college, undeclared, etc.
• We discuss the roll of test scores in the admissions process
• We close by Kevin going on the lightning round

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : Recommended Resource Guide to help first year students complete the Common Application- Application guide for first-year students

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