YCBK 627: How Can My Student Stand Out in a Competitive Admission Pool
In this week’s episode you will hear
This week’s question (3:04): In our Question from a Listener-Susan joins Mark to answer a series of questions about the role of the territory manager in admissions decisions (Length 26 minutes)
This week’s interview (29:28): Mark and Susan and Carter continue their discussion about some of the intangibles that make a student stand out in a competitive admissions process-2 of 5
o We have a robust conversation between the difference between a resume application and a representational application
o We talk about how colleges assess impact, and how it is often different from how students and even counselors envision
o Carter, Susan and I share why we hate the term “passion project”
(Length 21 minutes)
Mark’s recommended resource of the week : Guide to help first year students complete the Common Application- Application guide for first-year students
College Spotlight (50:58): Grace Robertson-Lloyd, an Associate Director of Admission at Grinnell College, and a regional admission officer stationed in Denver, helps us to understand Grinnell College
Part 3 of 3
o I continue by sharing perceptions I have of Grinnell and Grace gives her amplification and clarification of my perceptions
o Grace tells us whether Grinnell uses demonstrated interest in their evaluation
o We close by Grace goes on the hotseat in our lightning round
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