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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
  • The Truth About International Admission - Karen Bartlett and Sara Riggs

    The Truth About International Admission - Karen Bartlett and Sara Riggs
    May 20 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by a fantastic duo, Karen Bartlett (Associate Director of International Admissions at Middlebury College) and Sara Riggs (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Georgia Tech) to highlight what international students bring to American college campuses, what the enrollment trends have shown in the last decade, and how international students can find community at American colleges.


    LINKS:

    Loper

    Open Doors Report

    Common Data Set

    "The Two Most Important Letters in College Admission" - Clark

    The Truth About Institutional Priorities - TJ Snowden

    Truth About College Admission Newsletter


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guests: Karen Bartlett, Sara Riggs

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    35 mins
  • The Truth About The Waitlist - Eva Blanco Masias

    The Truth About The Waitlist - Eva Blanco Masias
    May 6 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by Eva Blanco Masias, the VP for Enrollment Management at Santa Clara University, for a deep dive into why schools use waitlists and their purpose on the admissions front, how schools pick from a waitlist, and what to do as a student currently on a waitlist.


    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Eva Blanco Maisas

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    38 mins
  • The Truth About The College Search - Sam Bernstein and Eric Menna

    The Truth About The College Search - Sam Bernstein and Eric Menna
    Apr 22 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by Sam Bernstein and Eric Menna, the cofounders of Loper, to talk through how their college admission journeys influenced the creation of Loper, how the app provides assistance during the college search process, and what data from users has shown in giving a more complete picture of needs and wants for students figuring out their next steps in higher education.


    LINKS:

    Loper

    The College Admission Blind Taste Test - Forbes

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guests: Sam Bernstein, Eric Menna

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    45 mins

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