Podcast Episodes

Introduction : Mark interviews Andy Strickler-Everything you need to know about Early Decision 1 and Early Decision 2-Part 1 of 4 Preview Part 1 of 4: Andy answers 20 frequently asked questions about Early Decision in this interview Andy shares how Early Decision helps colleges Andy tells us whether having 45-48% of the class coming [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:37) : Hillary and Mark examine why some high schools may have a very poor track record of sending kids to a particular college, but how students and parents have to be very careful to not misinterpret what this means. (Length 11 minutes) This week’s [...]

In this week's episode you will hear Mark shares his thoughts on the election and then he shares the great debate that is emerging about the requirement for students to submit a letter from their college counselor. : Mark interviews David Hawkins. Factors in the Admission Decision - National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:29): Julia and Mark discuss an Inside Higher Ed Article by Liam Knox, entitled, “Higher Ed’s Antitrust Problem’ (Length 23 minutes) This week’s question (26:48): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener, and they share tips for when an admission officer comes to [...]

Mark and Susan discuss the history of NACAC and Susan shares what stood out to her at the NACAC conference. Mark interviews David Hawkins of NACAC, about factors 5-15 of the things that matter the most when admission decisions are made. : Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (1:48): How does a transcript get to the colleges and whose responsibility is it to get the transcript to the colleges (Length 18 minutes) This week’s question (19:50): Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener, and they discuss who a student should ask [...]

Mark explains how Canadian universities are different from American universities: Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to you in a college Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus Campus Setting (large city, small city, suburban, college town, remote) [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (2:20): Mark and Julia discuss whether a student needs to tell a college if they drop a course in the senior year after reporting that they would be taking the course in the 12th grade? (Length 6 minutes) This week’s question (8:22): Our Roundtable is [...]

Mark explains the different versions of Direct Admissions. Direct Admissions had so much buzz at the NACAC conference.: Rank these from 1 to 30 according to what is most important to you in a college Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus Campus Setting [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (3:36): Mark and Julia discuss whether colleges see your senior year grades when they made admissions decisions (Length 14 minutes) This week’s question (17:26): Our Roundtable is back; this time it is Hillary Dickman, Vince Garcia, Susan Tree and Mark Stucker and they answer a [...]

Introduction : Mark explains the different versions of Direct Admissions. Direct Admissions had so much buzz at the NACAC conference. Rank these from 1 to 29 according to what is most important to you in a college: Area Surrounding the College Campus Beauty- Campus is contained, protected, and distinct from the area outside the campus [...]

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (10:50): Mark and Julia discuss SlideRoom, what is it and what tips do we have for students using SlideRoom? (Length 11 minutes) This week’s question (21:40): Our Roundtable is back; this time it is Hillary Dickman, Vince Garcia, Susan Tree and Mark Stucker and they [...]