Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Latest Episodes:

Office Hours: Summer College Visits; Evaluating College Career Services Offices; Your College Finance Questions Jul 27, 2017

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In this week's Office Hours segment, we'll be offering tips for making the most of your college visits this summer. While you're visiting schools, you might consider a stop at the Career Services office. Michael Sherman of Graduate to Employment will offer tips to best evaluate how much support a college will offer in terms of finding a job. Finally, we'll be answering your college finance questions.

Admissions Trends; Making the Most of College Fairs; College Loans with Bad Credit Jul 20, 2017

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Whether you're getting ready to attend your first college fair or already have walked through a few, we have tips for making the most of that time. We'll also be reviewing some of the trends we saw this past admissions cycle and thinking about how that might impact the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Finally, we'll look into where people with bad credit can go to find college loans.

Office Hours: Getting Started on a College List; College Payment Plans; Inside the Admissions Office of the University of San Francisco Jul 13, 2017

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Calling all rising seniors: join us this summer for Office Hours segments covering the college process. We'll be helping you get a jump start on application work, from essay writing to presenting your extracurricular activities to visiting colleges. In this week's segment, we'll be helping you get started on your college list. In other segments, we'll discuss college payment plans and take you inside the admissions office and practices at the University of San Francisco.

Applying to College as an LGBTQ Student; Office Hours: Your College Finance Questions Jul 06, 2017

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In this week's episode, we welcome Point Foundation program manager Jonathan Rosales and student scholar Bryce Celotto to the show to discuss applying to college as a LGBTQ student. In Office Hours, we'll be answering listener questions regarding college finance.

Scholarships with Summer Deadlines; Inside the Admissions Office at Georgetown University; Value of Summer Reading in the Admissions Process Jun 29, 2017

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Faced with the first tuition bill and wondering how you're going to pay it? Don't miss our segment on scholarships with deadlines in July, August, and September—it may not be too late to get some more money. Office Hours will take a look at summer reading and its long-term value in the admissions process. Finally, our latest installment looking at the admissions practices at the institutions where College Coach educators previously worked takes us inside the admissions office at Georgetown University.

How to Choose the Best 529 Plan; Planning Ahead for Acceptance to a Top MBA Program; How Does Your Undergraduate College Choice Affect Getting Into Medical School? Jun 22, 2017

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A lot of our listeners have graduate school on their minds, concerned about how their undergraduate choices will affect their chances of acceptance to MBA programs and medical school. This week we welcome experts in both fields to discuss how important where you go your undergraduate work is to medical school acceptance, including how that decision is factored into the med school admissions process. We'll also cover the steps students should be taking during their undergraduate years if the ultimate goal is to earn an MBA. For those focused on saving for the undergraduate program, we'll offer advice on choosing the best 529 plan.

Inside the Admissions Office of Tufts University; Preparing Financially for a Semester Abroad; Office Hours Jun 15, 2017

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Can your social media presence affect your offers of acceptance? On the heels of Harvard's decision to rescind 10 offers of admission over the students' unsavory social media activities, we're talking about how what you do online can negatively impact your college plans. In another of our series looking at admissions practices at a variety of institutions, we'll be walking through the admissions process at Tufts University with two former Tufts admissions officers who now work at College Coach. Finally, for all students and families hoping to spend a semester or year studying abroad, we'll be discussing how to financially prepare for this goal.

Inside the Admissions Office of Reed College: Listener Questions on College Finance and Admissions Jun 08, 2017

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Ever wonder how a college like Reed goes about making admission decisions? This week we have two former Reed admissions officers taking us through Reed's process as part of our ongoing series Inside the Admissions Office. We're also answer listener questions on college finance and admissions.

Questions You Should Never Ask an Admissions Officer: How Much Should I Save for College, General Services for Students with Learning Differences Jun 01, 2017

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Every college in the US is happy to answer your questions, and we frequently encourage students to approach colleges to get more information and address their concerns. But have you ever wondered if there are questions that you shouldn't ask? We'll give you our thoughts. Last week we tackled the question of whether or not you should save for college. This week we'll discuss how much you should save. Finally, we'll explore general services on college campuses for students with learning differences.

Inside the University of Southern California Admissions Office: Why Should I Save for College? First Generation Students and Applying to College May 25, 2017

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You may have heard people talking about college savings interfering with financial aid eligibility. Maybe you're wondering if it even makes sense to save for college, or if it would be better to simply rely on financial aid and loans. We're going to try to clear up any confusion around the question of saving for college in this week's show. In another in our series taking listeners inside the admissions process at colleges across the country, this week offers a peek at University of Southern California. And finally, we'll look at the challenges (and advantages) of applying to college as a first generation student.