In this week’s episode you will hear

In the News (1:58): In The News, Part 2 of 3. We welcome a new member to our podcast, Carter Delloro, Co-Director of College Counseling at the Marymount School of New York. Carter will discuss a New Yor Times article, “The Early Decision Option Is a Racket. Shut It Down” and then a listener, Sean Elliott sends in a message in support of Early Decision and Carter shares his perspective on Sean’s perspective. (Length 24 minutes)

This week’s Interview (1) (25:18): Matt Carpenter interview, Part 2 of 3

• Matt gives examples of colleges who almost never lead with their best offer
• Matt and I discuss now hard the job of a financial aid officer is
• Matt calls for greater transparency
• Matt and Mark discuss the kinds of colleges that are notorious for giving poor aid awards and gapping students
• Matt and I transition to discussing the different types of appeals and we will pretty much stay on the appeals topic until the end of part 3 of the interview
• We discuss why the high tuition, high tuition discount model is so popular
• Matt and I discuss the need-based appeal, and Matt tells us what the starting point is for him for the need-based appeal (Length 25 minutes)

This week’s Interview (2) (50:28): Interview: Mark interviews Kev Sanders, Associate Director of Admissions, University of Utah – Preview

• Kev Sanders shares his interesting background, explaining he got into the field of admissions
• Kev answers the question, If he was in an Uber Drive in Loudoin county Virgina, what would he say someone asked him, “Help me understand the University of Utah
• Kev tells us what U Online is
• Kev explains why the University of Utah is growing so fast and he shares the states where they are experiencing the largest increase of applications
• Kev lets us know which programs at Utah attract the most students
• Kev explains to use what WUE is?
• Kev explains how there is a potential for students coming from a WUE state to get in state residence, and he tells listeners what they need to do to get in-state tuition

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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