Interview 183: Liz Hamlet on “Pathways for Success for Students with Disabilities”
Liz shares her backstory from special ed teacher to author and success advocate for students with learning disabilities. Liz talks about the range of disability accommodations that colleges provide, and she talks about how those accommodations differ from high school accommodations. Liz talks about what colleges are legally bound to provide versus what is optional [...]
Interview 182: Chris Gage on “Understanding Belmont University”
How they utilize Nashville Chris explains what Belmont East and Belmont West and Belmont Atlanta is? Chris talks about where students stay for Belmont East, Belmont West and Belmont Atlanta Chris explains what “Be well/Be You means” Chris talks about Music Row, the Music Business program and he talks about the Nursing program Chris talks [...]
Interview 181: Jeremy Lowe on “Understanding American University”
Jeremy shares what he feels separates American University from other schools Jeremy talks about how AU students benefit from AU’s education Jeremy highlights what he regards as AU’s strongest programs and you may be surprised by some of the ones he shares Jeremy shares some of the statistics about AU Jeremy talks about internships Jeremy [...]
Interview 180: Jed Applerouth on “What you need to know about the ACT and the SAT”
Jed gives his background, and he tells us a little bit about Applerouth Jed talks about the work Applerouth does for students with executive functioning. Jed and I talk about public flagship colleges and their insane out-of-state selectivity. Jed gives us the history of the ACT and tells us what is happening with it. Jed [...]
Interview 179: Jeremy Lowe on “Understanding Direct Admissions”
Jeremy shares his background and how it impacts him to this day Jeremy explains what Direct Admissions Is Jeremy talks about how Direct Admissions helps the Institutions that offer it Jeremy talks about how Direct Admissions helps students Jeremy talks about the scalability of Direct Admissions Jeremy talks about Common App’s pilot program for Direct [...]
Interview 178: Chris Gage on “Is College worth it?”
Chris gives his backstory Chris shares the value proposition for why college is a good investment Chris goes a level deeper and explains what it is that makes the magic work Chris talks about the role of faculty and administrators Chris talks about the role of the student body Chris talks about the role of [...]
Interview 177: Marjorie Betley on “STARS College Network”
Marjorie gives her backstory. Deputy Director of Admissions at the University of Chicago Marjorie shares statistics of rural students at U Chicago Marjorie explains what the history of the STARS (Small Town and Rural Students) College Network is Marjorie explains what the Emerging World Leaders Program is Marjorie gives an overview of the Small Town [...]
Interview 176: Andy Strickler on “Understanding Connecticut College”
Andy tells us how the mission statement impacts the student experience. Andy answers the question, “Why come to Conn College" Andy tells us how the honor code impacts the experience at Conn College Andy talks about how they create community at Connecticut College How does the history of formerly being a women’s college impact the [...]
Interview 175: Lydia Dagenais on “How Law School Admissions work”
How does Law school admissions work? Lydia tells us what LSAC is, and she talks about the central role of LSAC in law school admissions Lydia talks about the requirements for the law school application Lydia talks about the role of the American Bar association Lydia talks about how the role of testing differs for [...]
Interview 174: Lydia Dagenais on “Haverford and Swarthmore colleges”
Lydia shares her backstory I ask Lydia, the students that pick Swarthmore over Haverford, why do they do it, and the students that pick Haverford over Swarthmore, why do they do it? Julia, so what do you want our listeners to know about Lydia that she didn’t share? Julia, explain the bi-co and tri-co consortium [...]
Interview 173: Matt Bonser on “Answers to 20 FAQ about Gap Years”
Matt shares a trend he is observing in admissions this year. Matt tells us what his role is for Gap year applicants to Colorado College Matt tells us what a Gap year is. Matt tells us what percentage of students take a gap year. Matt shares the reasons why students request to take a gap [...]
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