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Admissions Beat — 136 episodes
Odds and Ends
The Initial Friendship Market
The Transition from Home to College
The Things I Wish I'd Known...
Guiding the Voyage of Discovery: The College Finder
Once a High School Principal, Now an Admissions Officer
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
The Essay: The Fine Art of Telling Your Story
Start Your Engines: Accelerating from Discovery to Application
Keep Calm and Carry On: A Prologue to the New Admissions Season
Finishing Strong: Year-End Thoughts and Summer Homework for Rising (and Graduating) Seniors
“I’m good at math…”
Admissions Beat Live: Parents and Seniors Take the Mic
Dialogue
Choosing Your Senior Year Courses and Why That Matters
A Degree In Thinking
Navigating April: Thoughts for Seniors and Juniors
Interpreting Testing: Your Scores May Be Stronger Than You Think
Learning to Read
Inside the Admissions Selection Committee
Is College Worth It?
Admissions Moms Who Know Too Much?
Keep Calm and Carry On: Navigating the FAFSA Rollout
Take an 'Existential Selfie'
Searching
High School Juniors: Your College Search Begins
Season 4 Finale: ‘Twas Two Weeks Til the Deadline
Take an ‘Existential Selfie,’ Through a Rural Lens
Interview Tips: Let Your Life Speak
One-on-One with the Nation’s ‘Chief Admissions Counselor’
Navigating Thanksgiving Queries from Curious Relatives
Fifty Podversations! An Admissions Beat Anniversary Highlight Reel
College Affordability? Ignore the Sticker Price!
Data Dive, Part 2: Standardized Testing
Data Dive, Part 1: The High School Transcript
Acceptance: A Conversation with Author Emi Nietfeld
Let Your Life Speak Through Your College Essay
Inside the Admissions Process: A Senior Speaks
An Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 2
Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 1
A Guide to Navigating the Admissions News Beat
Season 4 Teaser!
Bonus Episode: The Supreme Court, Race, and Admissions
Season 3 Finale: Live With Parents!
For Seniors: It’s The Home Stretch
Academic Lessons from the First Year of College
Major Minor
The Intersection of Athletics and Admissions
Seniors: The Next Decisions are Yours
Inside the Admissions Selection Committee
Take an ‘Existential Selfie’: International Edition
How Will We Pay For It?
Easing the Stress of the Search
Your Campus Visit Roadmap
Imagining Your College List
Filtering Your Admissions Newsfeed
Take an ‘Existential Selfie’
Overture: Your College Search Begins
Final Tips for Seniors, Part 2: Making Sense of Early Decisions
Final Tips for Seniors, Part 1
Decoding Transcripts
What We Wish We Knew: Advice for Today’s College Applicants from Three College Students
‘One Factor Among Many’
Dollars and Sense: A Financial Aid Primer
Finding Your Place
The Pull of Prestige
Telling Your Story
A Road Map through the Testing Landscape
A High School Senior Interviews the Dean
Welcome to Senior Fall: It’s College Application Season!
Decisions Are Out!
Marching Forward
Let's Hear It for the Humanities
Junior Kickoff Part 2
Junior Kickoff Part 1
Playbook for Athletic Recruitment
Family Reunion
Expanding Global Access
The College Conversation With Jacques Steinberg
'Twas Two Weeks Till the Deadline
Today in College Counseling Land
Decoding Transcripts and School Profiles
Expanding Access
The Common App
So Many Questions
Once a Dean
What's Next