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/
Episodes
43 episodes
The Truth About Early Decision - Adam Miller
Rick is joined by Adam Miller from the beautiful Whitman College to give a rundown of the kinds of responses students may get for their early action/decision applications and what do to in each situation, whether it be admitted, deferred, or de...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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29:25
The Truth About Application Review - Liz Cheron
Brennan and Rick are joined by Liz Chreron, CEO of the Coalition for College Access and proud Boston College graduate, to go over what application review looks like, why it's done the way it's done, how it's done, and how to best approach this ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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33:04
The Truth About Value - Dan Porterfield
Dan Porterfield, author and President + CEO of the Aspen Institute, joins Rick and Brennan to dive into the value of college from different perspectives (family, individual, societal, financial), some stories from Dan's time as a college presid...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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43:21
The Truth About Financial Aid - Jackie Copeland
Brennan and Rick are joined by the Associate Provost and Director of the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid at UNC, Jackie Copeland, to talk through a primer of the FAFSA (both what it is and why to fill it out), the cost of college (and wh...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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32:50
The Truth about Mission and AI - Juan Espinoza
For the first interview of season 3, Rick and Brennan are joined by Juan Espinoza, the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at Virginia Tech to discuss his admission journey from applying to schools to becoming Vice Provost, how the mission o...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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27:20
The Truth about Season 3
We're back! Season three of The Truth about College Admission is here as we recap our summers and look ahead to what this season of the podcast will bring us.Subscrib...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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19:40
The Truth About College Admissions - Season 2 Finale
To close season 2, we have a role reversal with producer Jack Purdy interviewing Rick and Brennan to talk about learnings from this season's guests, their work outside the podcast, some thoughts on AI afterApple's big WWDC announcements, and wh...
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36:31
The Truth About the College Transition - Harlan Cohen
For our final guest of season 2, Rick and Brennan are joined by Harlan Cohen, author of multiple books including WIN or LEARN: The Naked Truth About Turning Every Rejection Into Your Ultimate Success. The trio goes ove...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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31:36
The Truth About the College Admission Landscape - Michael Horn
Rick and Brennan are joined by Michael Horn (author of multiple books, Forbes contributor, host of multiple podcasts, and writer of the Substack newsletter The Future of Education) to discuss making dual enrollment class choices, evaluating int...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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32:59
The Truth About College Admission and Wellness - Dr. Beth Cabrera
With finals season approaching at colleges across the country, Rick and Brennan are joined by Dr. Beth Cabrera, an organizational psychologist and author specializing in positive psychology and well-being, to go through her admission journey, h...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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36:13
The Truth About College Admission and Athletics - Tony Altimore
Rick and Brennan are joined by experienced strategy consultant and master of college sports data graphics on Twitter, Tony Altimore, to discuss the landscape of college athletics in relation to admission, how the transfer portal can help or hur...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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41:18
The Truth About the Admissions Landscape - David Hawkins
With Brennan on vacation, Rick gets his first one on one interview of season 2, talking with David Hawkins from NACAC about his admission experience, the lastest effects from the FAFSA delay, and how to frame to the general public why college i...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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38:00
The Truth About Family and College Admission - Dr. Lisa Damour
With Rick out chauferring a youth soccer team, Brennan gets a one on one with Dr. Lisa Damour, clinical psychologist, 3x New York Times best seller, host of the Ask Lisa podcast to talk about the added stress the college search process brings, ...
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30:13
The Truth About The College Search - Candice Mackey
Rick and Brennan this week are joined by Candice Mackey, College Counselor atLos Angeles Center for Enriched Studies and Co-Chair of the National Association for College Admission Counseling’s Public School Counselor Group. They talk about ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:13
The Truth About Institutional Priorities - TJ Snowden
TJ Snowden, the Chief of Staff for the President of Morehouse College in Atlanta, joins Rick and Brennan to go through his admissions experience when he was choosing a college, explaining what institutional prorities are and how to find them, a...
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32:22
The Truth About College Interviews - Gloria Crawford
Rick and Brennan are joined by one of Intialview's co-founders, Gloria Crawford, to discuss how the platform has been instrumental in the admissions space, how to approach their interviews, what to focus on, and advice for parents navigating th...
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29:57
The Truth About Covering College Admission - Eric Hoover
Eric Hoover, senior writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education, joins Brennan and Rick to talk about his first impressions of college counseling during his high school days, stories of how he's seen counseling impact people at the ground leve...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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33:13
The Truth About Admission and Parenting - Lisa Heffernan
To open the spring 2024 episode slate, we welcome Lisa Heffernan, New York Times best selling author of Grown and Flown: How to Support Your Teen, Stay Close as a Family, and Raise Independent Adults, as well as the co-founde...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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26:27
The Truth About Admission and Mattering - Jennifer Wallace
To wrap up the 2023 slate, Jennifer Wallace, award-winning journalist and author of the New York Times bestselling book Never Enough: When Achievement Pressure Becomes Toxic – and What We Can Do About It, joins Rick and Brennan to talk about ac...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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33:09
The Truth about Course Choice, Access, Math, and More - Ashley Pallie
Ashley Pallie, Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions and Chief Admissions Officer at Caltech, joins Rick and Brennan this week to talk about her introduction to higher ed admissions, what she's done to help bring equitable admissions i...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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33:40
The Truth About Learning Disabilities and Applying to College - Elizabeth Hamblet
Rick and Brennan are joined by Elizabeth Hamblet learning disabilities Consultant and author of “Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities.” The trio discuss her college journey, what they would prioritize and see...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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26:16
The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Applying to College - Jeff Neill
Rick and Brennan are joined by Jeff Neill, Director of College Counseling at Graded, the American School of São Paolo, to discuss how he has begun to interweave AI into his work life, what it's meant for how he manages his time, and how others ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:35
The Truth About The Price You Pay For College - Ron Lieber
Rick and Brennan this week welcome Ron Lieber, the bestselling author of “The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Roadmap for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make,” and New York Times “Your Money” colu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:36
The Truth about Early Action and Rankings - Eric Maguire
Rick and Brennan are joined by Eric Maguire, the Vice President for Enrollment at Wake Forest University to discuss the initiatives Eric has undertaken to expand early decision options for first generation students, how he approaches college ra...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:06
The Truth about the Common App and Applying - Jenny Rickard
This week, President and CEO of the Common Application, Jenny Rickard, joins Rick and Brennan to talk about how her career path lead her into admissions, what the Common Application is doing to identify trends in their data sets, expanding dire...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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26:13