Admissions Beat
BookmarkLee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College
Admissions Beat is a news podcast hosted by Lee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College. It has 130 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
On the Admissions Beat, veteran dean of admissions Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College and a range of guests provide high school students and parents, as well as their counselors and other mentors, with "news you can use" at each step on the pathway to college. With a welcoming, reassuring perspective and an approach intended to build confidence in prospective applicants, Dean Coffin offers credible information, insights, and guidance—from the earliest days of the college search, to applications, decision-making, and arrival on campus. He does so by drawing on nearly 30 years of experience as an admissions leader at some of the nation's most prestigious institutions.
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AP or Honors, Which Looks Better for Colleges?
Navigating April
State You
March Madness Part 2: "How Do You Decide?"
March Madness Part 1: Reading Season
Follow Me!
Crunching Numbers
"Let's Just See What Happens..."
Everything Counts!
Discovery Starts With Program
Junior Kickoff!
A Primer on Financial Aid
After Early
Channel Your Main Character Energy
Strategies for the Road Ahead
College Is Opportunity
An Admissions Newsfeeding Frenzy
Admissions Quiz Bowl
Can I Afford It?!
Lessons from the Search: Parent POV
Data Dive into the Transcript and Testing
Let Your Life Speak in 650 Words or Fewer
Shaping Community, Finding Your Fit
The Enduring Value of 'Uni' in the U.S.
Headline Headaches? Don't Let Them Derail Your Search
Seniors, It’s Time to Pivot from Discovery to Applying!
Reflections from a Rookie Dean
Now What?
The Story of Luis: How One International Applicant Found His Own Route to College
The Mindy Project: Admissions Edition
"Trust Yourself": Advice from Applicants and Parents Who've Been Where You are Going
Lessons from the Stage
How Not to Get into the College of Your Choice
Children Will Listen
Good News/Bad News
Inside the Admissions Committee: The "Gatekeepers" in Action
Reading an Application: The Work of the Work
What Counts?
Junior Kickoff: It's Time to Discover!
Getting Started: Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan
Admissions Dean as Admissions Dad
Life in a Suburban Town
“Please Pass the Potatoes…” and Other Thanksgiving Advice
The Language of Financial Aid
History Lesson
“I’ve Never Heard of It…”
Globe Trotting: College Options Outside Your Country
Frosh Perspectives
“What’s Your Deal?”
All-Star College Advising Team, Part I
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