Interview 253: Andy Strickler on “Insights into how decisions are made that are rarely shared in public”
Andy and Mark discuss how AP scores are factored into file reading at Connecticut College Andy and Mark discuss why some students get low AP scores and how this is interpreted Andy talks about what adjustments they make to support a student who had low AP scores when they arrive at Connecticut College [...]
Interview 252: Stephen Master on “Opportunities are Booming for jobs in Sports, tips how to break in and get employed”
Stephen shares his impressive resume, his background, and what he is doing now when it comes to careers in sports management Stephen tells us how he defines sports management He tells us how sports have become big business, and this has led to a range of jobs in sports careers that were unheard [...]
Interview 251: Carmen Chavez on “Reflecting on My 4 Years at Duke University”
Carmen gives her background; shares a major obstacle she encountered that really impacted her original plans while at Duke; she shares her career plans She shares what she feels Duke does exceptionally well Carmen tells us what she feels Duke needs to change to be an even better school Carmen continues to share [...]
Interview 250: Andy Strickler on “Which AP Courses Do Colleges Respect The Most”
All 39 AP courses are classified according to which ones colleges regard as the most rigorous Andy Strickler goes through all 39 AP classes, and he classifies them as most rigorous, rigorous, not enough information, or AP lite Andy gives the caveat that that is just his opinion, and others may differ. Mark [...]
Interview 249: Heath Einstein on “What colleges look for in teacher recommendations”
Heath gives updates on TCU Heath shares what he learned about admissions from being a parent Heath shares some significant changes happening at TCU Heath shares how you can know if a teacher's rec is important Heath shares why teacher recs are important Heath gives everyone writing recommendations some great advice, but if [...]
Interview 248: Samantha and Sam on “Two students speak out about the stress the faced in the college process”
Two students are interviewed about the stress they faced in their college search Lisa interviews two students, Samantha, a freshman in college from New Jersey, and Sam, a senior in high school from Metro Atlanta These students are open and transparent about the pressures they felt to attend an elite college Samantha talks [...]
Interview 247: Panel discussion on “What is the Secondary School Report and how to work more effectively with your school counselor”
Five panelists discuss the Secondary School Report: Susan Tree, Hilary Dickman, Julia Esquivel, and Mark Stucker Susan gives an overview of what the Secondary School Report is Susan talks about the software platforms that are part of the recommendation process Susan talks about the School Profile, the Counselor Recommendation, and the Transcript Susan [...]
Interview 246: “Parent Panel Discussion on Student Stress”
Lisa interviews five parents who are regular podcast listeners on the topic of student stress These parents are a diverse group by gender, geography, race, and socioeconomics Two of the parents have students who just completed the college admissions process; their students are freshmen in college Three of the parents have students who [...]
Interview 245: Dr. Sarah Sled on “My journey from a PHD at MIT to corporate America to college counselor”
Sarah is a podcast listener, and she reached out to Mark when he mentioned we are going to have a new listener survey Sarah was over all of the surveys at Netflix, Meta, Amazon, and Google. Sarah shares her experience working at Meta, Netflix, Amazon, and Google Sarah shares how she almost became [...]
Interview 244: Daniel Chambliss on “How College Works”
Dan gives his backstory Dan tells us why he decided to study how college works Dan shares the funding he got to do this 10-year project Dan shares the methods he used to do the study Dan shares the challenges involved in doing this study Dan shares the most surprising takeaways from the [...]
Interview 243: Grant Gosselin on “Understanding Boston College”
Grant shares his experience from his active role as a student in the admission office to graduating from the Caroll School of Management at BC to become the chief enrollment officer. Grant tells us how BC is different from the other many universities in the Boston area. Grant tells us how BC is [...]
Interview 242: Greg Zaiser on “Understanding Elon University”
Greg talks about what makes Elon distinctively special Greg talks about how Elon almost pioneered engaged learning Greg talks about the 5 Elon experiences Greg talks about the small class sizes Greg talks about the awards the Elon Faculty has received Greg talks about the engineering and nursing programs Greg talks about athletics [...]
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