Radio Episodes
5/20/2021
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
As frequent listeners to our program know, the best sources of scholarship money are the colleges themselves. But there is more money out there for students willing to put the time in to look. We’ll offer tips on doing those outside scholarship searches. 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
2/28/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Ever wonder how many AP courses colleges want to see—or if colleges even do expect to see them? Tune in to our segment on course selection for answers to these questions and insight into how to make the best curriculum choices for you and your journey to college. Listen Now
1/3/2019
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Colleges do not consider retirement savings in their financial aid calculations, but you can use a Roth IRA to pay for college. Listen Now
10/11/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Last week we covered the FAFSA, and this week we’re diving into what you need to know about completing the CSS Profile, required in addition to the FAFSA by a number of colleges. Listen Now
8/16/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
We’re excited to welcome a current college student to the podcast to share her reflections on her college admissions process—what went well, what went wrong, and how it all ended up. Listen Now
7/12/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
We often think of social media as a negative element of the college process, but what if there was a way to use it to your advantage? Listen Now
6/21/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
STEAM is a new acronym that has been tossed around quite a bit recently. In this week’s show, we’ll explain what it is and which colleges offer programs in this area. Listen Now
4/12/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
There are two important parts of every college lists: finding the best fit colleges where the student can get in and pay for. Listen Now
4/5/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
We’re tapping our colleagues’ experience this week to offer insight into Goucher College and how they approach admissions and Babson’s financial aid process. Listen Now
3/1/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Whenever major changes are made to a standardized test, there’s a transition period during which colleges are receiving scores from both the old and new tests. Listen Now
2/1/2018
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
The latest segment in our Getting In series on summer programs focuses in on all the options available to students interested in sports, whether playing, refereeing, managing, etc. Listen Now
11/16/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Net price calculators are an important part of figuring out if a college is a good fit—it doesn’t make sense to consider a school if you can’t afford it without going into debt. Listen Now
10/5/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
The University of California system has its own application that takes a slightly different approach than the Common Application. Listen Now
7/13/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Calling all rising seniors: join us this summer for Office Hours segments covering the college process. Listen Now
5/25/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
You may have heard people talking about college savings interfering with financial aid eligibility. Listen Now
4/20/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Every year we read a handful of stories about students who are accepted to all eight Ivies and a few other highly selective schools AND hear about students who apply to all of the Ivies and get into none. Listen Now
1/26/2017
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
You may have heard that if you want to apply for scholarships to help pay for college, the key is to start early. Listen Now
12/8/2016
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
To transfer or not to transfer—that is the question! Meet Brooke, who came home from college after a few months determined to transfer. Listen Now
11/3/2016
Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
It’s November 3, and that can only mean one thing: all of the ED and EA applications with November 1 deadlines have been submitted. In this week’s show, we’re going to discuss what to think about and do next. Listen Now