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Episodes
Jan 20, 2020
Jan 20, 2020
45 min
On today's episode, we talk to Adrienne Gilbert, a former high school college counselor and a Former Admissions Officer from Rice University. Adrienne talks about the importance of counselors in the college admissions process and how you can take advantage of the counselors and resources you have.
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Jan 6, 2020
Jan 6, 2020
28 min
On today's episode, we talk to Yosepha Greenfield, a Yale alum and Co-Founder of InGenius Prep, all about Yale University. She discusses what she did in high school to help her gain admission and her experience as a varsity athlete.
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Dec 16, 2019
Dec 16, 2019
19 min
On today's episode, we talk to Samantha Shepard-Guerinoni, a Former Admissions Officer from Stanford, about last-minute application tips! From polishing your supplemental essays to checking that your transcript has been sent, you have a lot to do before your January deadlines.
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Dec 2, 2019
Dec 2, 2019
35 min
On today's episode, we talk to Nikki Champlin, a writing expert from Yale and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, about creating the most effective supplemental essays. She gives her advice on how to answer the most common supplemental prompts and discusses the importance of these essays.
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Nov 18, 2019
Nov 18, 2019
28 min
On today's episode, we talk to Marianna Apostolakis, an admissions expert from Smith College, about what it takes to get into an elite university. From the personal statement to SAT scores to school lists, Marianna talks about what her students have done to get accepted.
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Nov 4, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
29 min
On today's episode, we sit down with Liz Culliton, a Former Associate Director of Admissions at UPenn, to talk about what it really takes to get into this elite university.
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Oct 21, 2019
Oct 21, 2019
26 min
On today’s episode, we sit down with Hannah Smith, a writing expert from Stanford, to talk about the personal statement. Hannah discusses the importance of the personal statement, as well as editing advice that she gives to all of her students.
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Oct 7, 2019
Oct 7, 2019
28 min
On today’s episode, we sit down with Ben Schwartz, a Former Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth, to talk about early decision and early action applications. Ben gives his thoughts on whether early rounds give students an advantage, goes over tips for choosing your early school, and much more.
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Sep 20, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
27 min
On today’s episode, we sit down with Heather McCutchen, a Former Admissions Reader from Dartmouth to talk about what it’s like working in an Ivy League admissions office, what it takes to get into one of these schools, and what can make or break a student’s application.
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Sep 20, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
27 min
On today’s episode, we sit down with Joel Butterly, Co-Founder and CEO of InGenius Prep, to talk about college admissions trends, the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal, and advice for current students.
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