Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

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School's In Application Workshop: My Applications are Submitted-Now What? Listener Questions Dec 29, 2016

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It can be tempting to take an extended break once you finally submit your last application. Guess what? Not a great idea! We'll offer some advice about what not to do now that apps are in, and how to best approach the remainder of senior year. We'll also be answering your college admissions and finance questions.

School's In Application Workshop - What to Do About Those Early Decision and Early Action Decisions; Trends in College Pricing Dec 22, 2016

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Most colleges have released their decisions for the early round, whether that is Early Decision or Early Action. We'll be discussing how to handle all possible outcomes in terms of what to do if you were admitted, deferred, or denied, including whether or not you should add additional schools to your list at this point. We're also going to look at recent trends in college pricing per a recent College Board report.

School's In! Application Workshop: Countdown to January 1 and Listener Questions on College Finance and Admissions Dec 15, 2016

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The last big deadline is approaching and we'll be offering tips and suggestions for making sure applications are ready to go. We'll also take another shot at answering your college finance and admissions questions.

School's In! Application Workshop: Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth Supplements: To Transfer or Not to Transfer Dec 08, 2016

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To transfer or not to transfer—that is the question! Meet Brooke, who came home from college after a few months determined to transfer. She's going to share why, what her research uncovered, and whether or not she ultimately decided to stay put or move on. In our weekly School's In! Application Workshop, we'll complete our tour of Ivy supplements with a deeper dive into Yale, Princeton, and Dartmouth's supplemental requirements.

School's In Application Workshop: Supplements for Penn, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, and Cornell: Keeping Track of Your Student Loans Dec 01, 2016

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If you've taken out a new student loan every year or even every semester, keeping track of them can be a herculean task. Tune in for tips on how to best do this. In this week's School's In Application Workshop session, we're going to talk through the supplements for Penn, Brown, Columbia, Harvard, and Cornell. With the January 1 deadlines approaching, you don't want to miss this!

School's In! Application Workshop: Countdown to January 1 and Listener Questions on College Finance and Admissions Nov 17, 2016

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With Thanksgiving only a week away, New Year's Day is fast approaching. The holidays may mean gifts and family gatherings, but here at College Coach 'tis the season for regular decision application deadlines. We'll spend a little time on planning now so that you're not writing at midnight instead of ringing in the new year. We'll also do our best to work our way through more of your college finance and admissions questions.

The Pros and Cons of Not Applying for Financial Aid When Applying to College, School's In! Application Workshop: New University of California Essay Prompts Nov 10, 2016

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One of our most frequent questions revolves around whether or not to apply for financial aid when applying for acceptance. There are many factors to consider here, and we'll try to cover as many as possible during today's show. Twenty days from our airdate of Nov. 10 marks the final deadline for the University of California, which started accepting applications for all its campuses on Nov. 1. If you're working on those essays, you don't want to miss this week's show, when we'll go through all eight of the new prompts as part of our School's In Application Workshop.

School's In Application Workshop: What to Do After the Nov. 1 ED and EA Deadlines; Religion in Essays and Essays for Religious Colleges, The Benefits of a Part-Time Job Nov 03, 2016

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It's November 3, and that can only mean one thing: all of the ED and EA applications with November 1 deadlines have been submitted. In this week's show, we're going to discuss what to think about and do next. We're also going to talk about religion in essays, both in terms of personal statements and supplemental pieces for religious schools. Finally, many students and parents think primarily about college prep coursework as the ideal groundwork for college. But there are benefits to working part-time that we'll share in this episode.

'School's In' Application Workshop: Listener Questions Oct 27, 2016

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As we get closer to the fall and winter deadlines, we know you have lots of questions. We have lots of answers, and we'll devote this week's show to sharing them with you!

The Danger of Missing a Deadline, School's In! Application Workshop: Submitting Test Scores, University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin, Madison Supplemental Essay Prompts Oct 20, 2016

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What are the consequences of missing a financial aid deadline? Does that mean you definitely won't receive any money? Or is it not really a big deal? In this week's show, we'll answer these questions and more in our segment on the importance of financial aid deadlines. Our School's In!: Application Workshop segment will cover test score submission—what to submit and when to submit, including what score choice means and how to decide when to submit scores to a test optional school. We'll also talk through the supplemental essays for Michigan and Wisconsin.