36 episodes

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/

The Truth about College Admission 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/

    The Truth About the College Transition - Harlan Cohen

    The Truth About the College Transition - Harlan Cohen

    For our final guest of season 2, Rick and Brennan are joined by Harlan Cohen, author of multiple books including WIN or LEARN: The Naked Truth About Turning Every Rejection Into Your Ultimate Success. The trio goes over lots of Harlan's story of going to and transferring colleges, how to build resilience during these transformative years, and the main takeaways from WIN or LEARN. Links:Harlan's websiteThe Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into in College -&nbsp...

    • 31 min
    The Truth About the College Admission Landscape - Michael Horn

    The Truth About the College Admission Landscape - Michael Horn

    Rick and Brennan are joined by Michael Horn (author of multiple books, Forbes contributor, host of multiple podcasts, and writer of the Substack newsletter The Future of Education) to discuss making dual enrollment class choices, evaluating intellecutal safety on campuses, and how he likes to approach evaluating a college when deciding where to go.Links: Michael Horn's websiteFuture U PodcastFrom Reopen to Reinvent: (Re)Creating School for Every Child - HornMichael's Twitter accountTHE ...

    • 32 min
    The Truth About College Admission and Wellness - Dr. Beth Cabrera

    The Truth About College Admission and Wellness - Dr. Beth Cabrera

    With finals season approaching at colleges across the country, Rick and Brennan are joined by Dr. Beth Cabrera, an organizational psychologist and author specializing in positive psychology and well-being, to go through her admission journey, her advice on how to maintain healthy relationships during the college application process, and practical ways to make that process smoother for kids and families. Links:Beth's TEDx Talk at George MasonBeth Cabrera's websiteBeth's Twitter PageWhere You'l...

    • 36 min
    The Truth About College Admission and Athletics - Tony Altimore

    The Truth About College Admission and Athletics - Tony Altimore

    Rick and Brennan are joined by experienced strategy consultant and master of college sports data graphics on Twitter, Tony Altimore, to discuss the landscape of college athletics in relation to admission, how the transfer portal can help or hurt students in their academic journey, and what the oncoming demographic cliff can mean for schools that rely on athletics.Links:Tony Altimore's Twitter pageDemographic Cliff chart - Tony AltimoreTHE TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION HOMEPAGE -- to learn mor...

    • 41 min
    The Truth About the Admissions Landscape - David Hawkins

    The Truth About the Admissions Landscape - David Hawkins

    With Brennan on vacation, Rick gets his first one on one interview of season 2, talking with David Hawkins from NACAC about his admission experience, the lastest effects from the FAFSA delay, and how to frame to the general public why college is an important piece to a functioning community. Links:David Hawkins' profileJust EquationsTHE TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION HOMEPAGE -- to learn more about our books, speaking engagementsGrown and Flown Admission -- Free Trial OfferHosts: Brennan Barna...

    • 38 min
    The Truth About Family and College Admission - Dr. Lisa Damour

    The Truth About Family and College Admission - Dr. Lisa Damour

    With Rick out chauferring a youth soccer team, Brennan gets a one on one with Dr. Lisa Damour, clinical psychologist, 3x New York Times best seller, host of the Ask Lisa podcast to talk about the added stress the college search process brings, how to deal with that stress, and where families can potentially be freed up to be more happy during and after the process.Links:Lisa Damour's websiteLisa's early admission Instagram videoA panel on supporting youth mental health (feat. Lisa) - Harvard ...

    • 30 min

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