Admissions to Mars Brian Eldridge II

There's no secret sauce, so be generous with the grains of salt when watching some of those college advice videos.

It's never really fair, but that's that test-optional policies have effectively done with inflated SAT/ACT score ranges. What's a student to do? Check out the ranges from 2019 and then decide if your score is worth submitting. It's a judgement call, but context should matter.

Before you put the time & effort into going after outside scholarships, be sure to look at how the schools on your list handle them. Some will reduce your financial aid package, leaving you with a net gain of zero.

Anyone else feel like we're planning for college at the end of the world? More Parts per Million / the soundtrack of the summer:
"Count the numbers and the words And the numbness in return... They go 4−3-2−1."

I don't always answer listeners' questions, but when I do I'll turn it into an episode.

Exploiting adversity, inflating credentials, pretending you're part Cherokee -anything for an edge when it comes to elite college admissions. The incentives make the behavior as unsurprising as it is unpalatable. That needs to change, but how?



https://www.intelligent.com/34-of-white-college-students-lied-about-their-race-to-improve-chances-of-admission-financial-aid-benefits/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CLying%20on%20a%20college%20application,lied%20during%20the%20application%20process.%E2%80%9D