The Truth about College Admission
The college admission experience can be overwhelming and complicated. This podcast helps students and the adults who support them cut through the noise around searching for, applying to, and deciding on a college. In each episode, you can expect guests who are national experts working in the field of college admission and enrollment who will give you honest takes, helpful perspective, and in many cases some much needed levity and solace. https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/
Podcasting since 2022 • 48 episodes
The Truth about College Admission
Latest Episodes
The Truth about Navigating the Application Process - Dr. Ramon Blakley
Rick is joined by the interim Director of Admissions at UT Austin, Dr. Ramon Blakley, to talk about UT Austin's Percentage Plan and how that impacts how they recruit + admit applicants. Then, a conversation about how juniors can best navigate t...
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34:30
2025 Preview Show
Rick and Brennan are back from holidays and are here with their hopes for 2025 in college admissions, what they're looking out for in the industry, and their timely tips for the January portion of the admissions calendar.Links:
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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30:46
The Truth About 2024: TACA's Year in Review
Rick and Brennan close out the 2024 calendar year to discuss their favorite guests and what they drew from those conversations. Then, a review of the big issues in college admission that stuck out to them in 2024 with a look ahead to what they'...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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28:43
The Truth About Leading a College - Dan Lugo
In one of our favorite episodes yet, Dan Lugo, current President of Queens University of Charlotte and future President at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, joins Brennan and Rick to talk about his unique admissions journey, how a college presid...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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45:59
The Truth About Admission at the Holidays - Dianne Campbell
Rick and Brennan are joined by Dianne Campbell, the Director of College Counseling at Liberty Common High School, where they talk about how to manage the conversations that are bound to come up for kids going through the college admissions proc...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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26:16