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The Truth about College Admission

The Truth about College Admission

By: Johns Hopkins Press
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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/

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Episodes
  • Special Edition: Brennan Barnard on Scholarship360's Office Hours

    Special Edition: Brennan Barnard on Scholarship360's Office Hours
    Dec 2 2025

    Today we highlight Brennan Barnard's visit to the Office Hours podcast where him and host Will Geiger talk about the myth of the "dream school" and how to frame the college search process before diving into the AI transformation happening in the college admissions world.


    LINKS:

    Truth About College Admissions Newsletter

    Office Hours Podcast


    Office Hours Host: Will Geiger

    Office Hours Guest: Brennan Barnard

    TACA Host: Rick Clark

    TACA Production: Jack Purdy
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    34 mins
  • Special Edition: Rick Clark on Palisades Hudson’s Something Personal Podcast

    Special Edition: Rick Clark on Palisades Hudson’s Something Personal Podcast
    Nov 13 2025

    Today, we divert off the beaten path for The Truth About Admission Podcast as we highlight Rick Clark's appearance on the Something Personal podcast, where he goes into his lessons learned from multiple decades of working in college admissions, how to pay for college, and his advise on keeping perspective during the college search process.


    LINKS:

    Truth About College Admission Newsletter

    Something Personal Podcast Feed


    Something Personal host: Amy Laburda

    Something Personal guest: Rick Clark

    TACA Production: Jack Purdy
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    49 mins
  • The Truth About ROI - Emily Roper Doten

    The Truth About ROI - Emily Roper Doten
    Oct 28 2025

    Rick and Brennan are joined by Emily Roper Doten, Dean of Admissions at Brandeis University, to talk about her experiences in helping develop liberal arts programs for the current job economy and how her career leading up to Brandeis has influenced her ability to be a leader in her space.


    LINKS:

    Truth About College Admissions Newsletter

    "Brandeis Pours $25M Into Careers-Focused Liberal Arts" - Inside Higher Ed


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Emily Roper Doten

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    35 mins
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