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Welcome back to College Charge in 2023!This week, Dan is joined by Chip Timmons, the Dean for Enrollment Management at Wabash College. Wabash offers unique educational opportunities as a small liberal arts college. As an institution, its mission is to educate young men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively, and live humanely. Dean Timmons joins us to talk in general about the benefits of attending a small liberal arts college, but especially at a single gender institution. Lo...

It is such an exciting time in the college process! Students are beginning to hear back from many of the schools that they've applied to as early action and early decision schools, and it is so gratifying to be able to celebrate with these students as they receive good news! In this episode, Dan Burkett takes a moment to thank all of the wonderful college admissions professionals who joined College Charge throughout this semester, but also acknowledges the many parties invested in seniors' co...

In the conclusion of the special Affording College Week series, Director of College Counseling at Shorecrest Preparatory School Myra Simpson joins Dan Burkett to discuss an important aspect of financing a college education: scholarships! Ms. Simpson gives valuable insight into the various sources of scholarships available, outlines the process for competitive scholarships, and gives perspective on what it takes to be awarded coveted scholarship money. Join us for the conclusion of Affording C...

In today's special Affording College Week episode, Senior Associate Director of College Counseling at Shorecrest Preparatory School, John Fanning, joins Dan Burkett to discuss an important tool students can use in estimating the actual cost of attending a college or university: the Net Price Calculator. Required by federal law, each college or university will have a net price calculator that enables students to input some basic financial information to be able to estimate their actual cost of...

On this week's College Charge, host Dan Burkett is joined by Associate Director of College Counseling at Shorecrest Preparatory School, Meghan Schneider. Mrs. Schneider is here to kick off Shorecrest's Affording College Week by giving an overview of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, which incentivizes academic performance in high school by rewarding Florida high school graduates for high academic achievement. In this episode, Mrs. Schneider covers the primary benefits of the Flo...

ED vs. EA vs. RD - you are sure to hear these acronyms frequently as you progress through your college process. In this episode, Anna Lee Buehn joins Dan Burkett to discuss what these mean in regards to the application process. Applying to a college early decision, early action, or regular decision could impact how your application is read, what information will be available to the colleges and universities to which you apply, and will certainly impact your own decision process. Additionally,...