Radio Episodes
12/15/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Early admissions decisions are in—what’s next? Whether you were admitted, deferred, or denied, we have information on how to handle each option. Listen Now
10/6/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
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9/15/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
If you’ve been looking at college price tags and wishing you’d started saving earlier, you might want to tune in to today’s show. Listen Now
5/19/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
No summer plans? No problem! There are so many interesting things students can do with their summers that don’t need to be planned way in advance. Tune in to learn more. Listen Now
5/5/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
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3/17/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Many students with top choice colleges feel like they should attend a summer program at that college. We’ll talk about the pros and cons of that decision and share our bottom line on this. Listen Now
3/10/2022
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
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12/16/2021
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
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10/28/2021
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Wondering why you might want to consider a liberal arts college? Tune in this week for our thoughts on the benefits and the potential return on investment you can see from a liberal arts degree. Listen Now
12/31/2020
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Just in time for the new year, we have some new year’s resolutions for college admissions. We’re also sharing two team stories this week: attending college as an adult and paying for college as an adult. Listen Now
10/8/2020
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7/16/2020
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
One of the most important parts of the Common App is the section in which students list their activities. Listen Now
5/14/2020
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
With schools closing and COVID-19 impacting high school instruction across the country and world, some secondary schools are moving to a pass/fail grading scale for the second half of the year. Listen Now
4/2/2020
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
In a world in which everything seems to have changed overnight, what you have available to pay for college may have shifted drastically over the last few weeks. Listen Now
1/2/2020
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Post-January 1 can be super challenging for seniors. After the crush of finalizing and submitting applications, have nothing left to do but wait—and that can be tough. We have some suggestions for actions you can take once all of your apps are in. Since it’s the new year, we are all about resolutions—and we have thoughts about some good resolutions you can make related to college admissions and finance. Listen Now
12/5/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
mental health support in college, college mental health support, regular decision applications, regular decision application deadline Listen Now
10/3/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Love watching blooper reels for your favorite TV shows? We’re offering our own blooper reel of mistakes we saw students and parents making when we were admissions officers. Listen Now
8/8/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
There are a lot of early admissions deadline options, early action, early decision one and two, priority admissions, restrictive early action, etc. Listen Now
1/10/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Seniors are now in what can be the toughest part of the process: waiting to get an answer from colleges. Is there anything you can do now that the applications are in? Listen Now
12/6/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
The results from early decision, early action, and priority admissions programs are starting to come in, and we’re here to help! Listen Now
9/27/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
We’re all about early action on today’s first segment. Listen Now
6/7/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Summer is a very important time in the college process. Two very important items to focus on: planning and making the most of college visits, and getting started on your main essay. Listen Now
5/17/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
If you aspire to one of the most selective colleges in the country, you must have something that takes you from competitive to compelling. Listen Now
4/19/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
As the world becomes more global and a greater number of students look for college options farther from home, we’re seeing lots of interest in the UK university system. Listen Now
1/18/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
If you’re trying to decide between saving for college in a 529 plan or a prepaid tuition plan, this is the show for you. Listen Now
1/4/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Early action results are coming in, and we have some insight into the trends we seeing at places like Stanford, Harvard, and other highly selective schools, as well as some of the publics like Michigan. Listen Now
12/21/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
You were deferred. Wondering what to do next? Listen Now
8/24/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
We often focus on the cost of college, but rarely do we think about the costs associated with applying to college. Listen Now
5/4/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
There has been a lot of conversation in the traditional media and social media around the type of education students pursue in college. Should students pursue more pre-professional degrees such as business or physical therapy? Listen Now
4/6/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Many students come to us looking for a “rah rah” environment in their college—or convinced that a sports culture will negatively impact their college experience. Listen Now
12/3/2015
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Much of the college process seems to focus on either getting into college or paying for it, as if these two things are mutually exclusive. Listen Now
10/29/2015
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
If you follow admissions in the news, you might be under the assumption that all students earn As and get rejected from every college to which they apply. Listen Now
10/1/2015
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
You may have heard about how important it is to have a balanced list of colleges that includes some reaches, some matches, and some safeties. Listen Now
7/2/2015
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Many colleges require a personal essay in which applicants share something important about themselves. Listen Now
4/9/2015
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Worried about the college admissions essay? Unclear about how to use the prompts provided on the Common App? Listen Now