YCBK 624: 15 Questions to Ask When Deciding Who To Ask for a Teacher RecYCBK 625: Does Taking a Gap Year Increase Your Chances of Getting in College
In this week’s episode you will hear
This week’s question (2:35): In our Question from a Listener-Carter joins me to ask a question from a college counselor from New York who wants to know if taking a gap year increases a student’s chances of college admission. (Length 27 minutes)
This week’s interview (29:02): Mark interviews Barbara Kalmus about how the words we often use when describing our college list are detrimental to student mental health
Part 2 of 2
o Barbara talks about how things have changed since the 1990’s
o Barbara talks about institutional priorities
o We close where we started, talking about how students have to protect their mental health in this college process
(Length 16 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 (45:34): 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 2 of 3
o Grace talks about some distinctive programs that Grinnell offers
o Grace talks about the Grinnell endowment enhances the student experience
o I share approximately 10 perceptions I have of Grinnell that I have formulated over the years, and Grace comments on each of my perceptions; this covers the rest of this segment and it is also forms the lion share of we cover in the final part next Thursday
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