Introduction : Jennifer Mandel, a college counselor with Mark at School Match 4U, joins Mark to discuss how college policies differ when it comes to requiring you to sign up for their health care plan, or how to notify them that you already have health care coverage.

Peter Pitts interview-Part 2 of 3 :

• Peter shares the number one thing he feels allow colleges to have a distinctive experience unmatched elsewhere
• Peter talks about how his book, “Small College Magic” is different from some other books on colleges
• Peter has a beef with something that Jeff Selingo said, so we talk about it in this segment
• Peter talks about how he decided to include some colleges and omit others in his books

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