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 the admissions space. Links: Initialview Home Page Chinese Students and U.S. Universities Connect Through a Third Party (2016) - New York Times College Admission Wrapped 2023 - Forbes THE TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION HOMEPAGE -- to learn more about our book...
Feb 06, 2024•30 min
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 level, the varying levels of transparency in college aid, and some big admissions items to lookout for in 2024. Links: Articles by Eric The Verification Trap - The Chronicle for Higher Education Eric Hoover on College Admissions and Standardized Testing Change...
Jan 23, 2024•33 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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-founder of Grown and Flown. Rick, Brennan, and Lisa cover how teenagers can navigate potentially toxic questions about their college future, what Grown & Flown can provide in terms of expert opinions about the college search, along with some current trends happening in the adm...
Jan 09, 2024•26 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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 achievement pressure, creating a haven within the home during important times in a child's life, and why mattering matters. Links: Jennifer Wallace's Website The Mattering Movement VIA Character Strength Survey Brennan's Admission Guides A Relative's Guide t...
Dec 12, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 8
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 intiatives to the forefront, why they do holistic review at Caltech, and the early returns on doing test-free application reviews. Links: Why Calculus Remains a Math Flash Point - EducationWeek No calculus? No problem at Caltech - Inside Higher Ed THE TRUTH...
Nov 28, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 7
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 seek out during a college search, and their recommendations for engaging with disabilities services at your campus. Links: Elizabeth's Website (Consulting, Books, etc.) Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities ebook TRUTH ABOUT...
Nov 14, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 6
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 can approach AI as a thought partner. Links: Tech-Neill-ogy Newsletter How to use an AI chatbot to help you get into college - Khan Academy How to use an AI chatbot to help you draft a college admissions essay - Khan Academy TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION H...
Oct 31, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 5
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” columnist. The trio discuss how Ron got into the world of college financial aid, the secret of merit aid, and how he would approach defining success parameters for those making a college selection. Links: Ron Lieber's Website "How Do I Pay for College?" - NYT Merit Aid Cours...
Oct 17, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 4
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 rankings, and gives his advice about diving into the college selection process. Links: Wake Forest's new First Gen Early Action Option GT Blog on Admission DEADlines I'm First - resources for First Gen students. TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION HOMEPAGE -- to l...
Oct 03, 2023•34 min•Season 2Ep. 3
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 direct admissions standards to more colleges, and how they plan to address AI. Links: https://www.diverseeducation.com/reports-data/article/15543809/new-study-explores-the-25-of-students-who-start-but-never-finish-the-common-app Common App Blog Common App Rese...
Sep 19, 2023•26 min•Season 2Ep. 2
To open season 2 of The Truth about College Admission, Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark are joined by Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, to discuss the current state of how AI is impacting the college admissions process, how currently it is being implemented in admissions reading rooms, how it can be effectively used to improve essays, and what the future might hold with better trained AI. Links: https://www.khanacademy.org/khan-labs https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/ https://www.theg...
Sep 06, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 of The Truth about College Admission podcast is here! This season, our hosts Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark bring on another great roster of guests to discuss many of the current topics dominating the college admissions space, from AI to testing to the recent Supreme Court case. Along with those topics, this season will once again bring insight from working face to face with high school students and counselors, advice on how to understand what colleges are thinking and doing when they r...
Sep 05, 2023•12 min0
Join hosts Rick and Brennan in an engaging episode of "The Truth About College Admission" as they're joined by David Joyner to delve into the fascinating and ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) and its use in academics and college admission. David Joyner is Executive Director of Online Education & OMSCS in Georgia Tech's College of Computing. | https://www.davidjoyner.net/ Read David's recent tweet thread about the language he's adopting in his course syllabi regarding AI...
Jun 08, 2023•35 min
This week, Jeff Selingo joins Brennan and Rick to discuss return on investment and value across types of colleges, degrees, and skill-building opportunities in college. Burning Glass Report, Making the Bachelor's Degree More Valuable. College Scorecard See more from Jeff here...
May 03, 2023•24 min
John Leach, Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment and University Financial Aid at Emory University, joins Rick today to break down college financial aid. He discusses financial aid terminology and the basic calculations that go into determining a package, as well as how and when students and families can discuss and anticipate cost of attendance. Additionally, John shares what students can anticipate when appealing financial aid or receiving a package after admission from a waitlist....
Apr 13, 2023•27 min
This week, Rick and Brennan are joined by Jon Boeckenstedt, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at Oregon State University. Jon shares thoughts and data on test optional policies as well as behind the scenes insights on admission decision making, that put into perspective why it's so important to focus on the things you can control in your college application and decision. https://jonboeckenstedt.net/2022/12/13/why-you-were-denied/ @JonBoeckenstedt https://www.highereddatastories.com/ Paradox...
Mar 22, 2023•20 min
This week Angel Pérez, CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), joins Rick and Brennan for a conversation about his personal journey of experiencing burnout and a discussion of his article where he shared how he found personal and professional joy again. Angel shares insights for college applicants, parents, and professionals who may also be experiencing burnout, and important reminders and resources (see below) for those learning to put themselves first again as...
Mar 08, 2023•20 min
This week, Allison Slater Tate joins Rick and Brennan to gives tips on supportive messaging and expectation setting between families and their students, as well as reminders about reprioritizing student contentment in college selection. Allison Slater Tate is a college counselor and a freelance writer and editor in Florida specializing in parenting and college admissions. Check out these pieces on Grown & Flown and MSNBC for more from Allison....
Feb 22, 2023•21 min
In this episode, Rick and Brennan are joined by Angela Duckworth, co-founder, chief scientist, and a board member of Character Lab and Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor at University of Pennsylvania. Angela shares insights on character development for high school students and finding inner confidence in times of self-doubt, as well as important reassurances for students in the midst of receiving college admission decisions. Learn more about Angela's work...
Feb 01, 2023•19 min
This week, Rick and Brennan discuss their goals and priorities for the year, as well recent pieces on priorities juniors might have as they prepare for their admission experience ahead. College Admission Year In Preview: A Playlist Juniors, College Admission Is A Stereogram email your questions: holisticadmission@gmail.com...
Jan 18, 2023•11 min
Happy Festivus 2022! In our final episode of 2022, we walk through a few of the issue as we see them in college admission, including: College Search Grade Inflation Self- Reported Grades More on our two different perspectives on a variety of issues: Forbes 2022 HuffPost 2017...
Dec 27, 2022•16 min
Co-authors Tim Fields (Senior Associate Dean, Emory University ) and Shereem Herndon-Brown (CEO and Founder, Strategic Admissions Advice ) join the podcast to discuss their new book: The Black Family's Guide to College Admission: A Conversation about Education, Parenting, and Race. Shereem and Tim have extensive experience working with families on the high school side, and making admission decisions in colleges and universities. In this conversation, they do a phenomenal job laying out good ques...
Nov 30, 2022•18 min
This week University of Pennsylvania's Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions, Whitney Soule shares insights on the intentions behind schools' carefully crafted essay prompts, and how students can approach those essays as a way to introduce their character. She discusses Penn's new short answer prompt that invites students to express gratitude to someone that they haven't thanked, an exercise intended to provide Penn a glimpse of how the student relates to others, and to provide students a feel-goo...
Nov 17, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 5
This week, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Director of Admissions, Andy Borst shares insights on how academic major plays into the review of an application, the shaping of an incoming class, and a Kung Fu Panda spoiler. He points students to the importance of asking their questions of the schools they are considering- and encourages colleges to display more detailed and differentiated data. One of the best in the business, we hope you will enjoy this one. Inside Higher Ed article featu...
Nov 02, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
This week, Agnes Scott College's Director of Admissions, Miya Walker shares insights on how students can think about not only where they will succeed, but more importantly where they will thrive . She helps students and families focus on getting a sense of belonging by pausing to ask what is most important to them-- and looking for a true community, i.e. a place where they will find clubs, organizations, faculty, and other support. And some truly phenomenal advice for parents and supporting adul...
Oct 19, 2022•18 min•Ep. 3
Rachelle Hernandez , vice provost for student affairs at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, joins the podcast to discuss helping students think about colleges where they will be "excited to go." In addition to her work in higher education over the last 25 years, Rachelle's own son is currently a senior in high school, so this conversation, and the terms often used in college admission, are personal. Rachelle discusses the concept belonging , and focuses on the importance of choices and optio...
Oct 12, 2022•18 min•Ep. 2
In our kickoff episode, Brennan and Rick discuss the annual college rankings. What factors go into creating them? What do they and do they not indicate about the quality of a college? To what extent should students and families consider rankings in their admission experience? They also provide a few resources for further consideration: Listen : Revisionist History, "Lord of the Rankings" Malcolm Gladwell College Guidance Network, Best Rankings Webinar EVER! Read : Top Three Reasons NOT to Trust ...
Oct 12, 2022•13 min•Ep. 1
We are excited to launch our new podcast, which will air every other week. In each episode, along with national experts in the field of college admission and enrollment, we'll bring you insight from working directly with high school students, an understanding of what is happening in colleges around the country as they recruit students, make admission decisions, and build their new class, as well as timely advice for your family so you can have healthy conversations about searching for, applying ...
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