Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Latest Episodes:

Filling out the CSS Profile, School's In! Application Workshop: Should You Disclose a Learning Difference? Oct 13, 2016

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Two weeks ago we focused an entire show around completing the FAFSA. In this week's show, we'll go through the CSS Profile, another financial aid document required by about 200 colleges and universities. In our weekly School's In! Application Workshop series, we'll discuss the pros and cons of disclosing a learning difference on your college applications.

School's In Application Workshop: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Completing the Common App Oct 06, 2016

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The Common App is accepted at close to 700 public and private colleges in the US, making it one of the most popular choices for one-stop-shopping in the admissions process. Every year, College Coach puts out a multi-part series with tips for filling it out. The author of our yearly blog, Elyse Krantz, will join us to share her insights on this year's version.

School's In! Completing the FAFSA : Public Health Majors and Pre-Med Students Sep 29, 2016

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Ever wonder what public health majors are all about? Catherine Ettman, director of strategic initiatives at Boston University's School of Public Health will join us to share more, including what the major entails, which schools offer it, why students interested in pre-med should consider it, and what a career in public health looks like. In this week's School's In! Application Workshop, we will be discussing everything you ever wanted to know about filling out the FAFSA -starting with the fact that it's due on October 1 this year!-.

School's In Application Workshop : Listener Admissions and College Finance Questions Sep 22, 2016

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A few weeks ago, we ran a Facebook contest asking for your most pressing college admissions and finance questions. Today, we're going to answer as many of them as we can during our hour-long session.

Paying Off Student Loans: One Student's Story: Schools In! Application Workshop: Drafting the Why This College Essay, including Penn, Brown, Pitt and Others Sep 15, 2016

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You may have read a recent article in Business Insider chronicling one graduate's story about finishing school 113,000 dollars in debt back in 2009, and paying it off by November of 2016. We're thrilled to welcome that graduate, Jessica Elberfeld, to the show to tell us a bit more about how she wound up in debt, what prompted her to pay it off in record time, and how she did that. In this week's School's In! Application Workshop, Kara Courtois will join me to discuss how to approach the Why This College essay, a common prompt presented in different ways on many applications. We'll offer some general tips and review questions at some institutions, including Penn, Carnegie Mellon, Wellesley, Brown, Delaware, Pitt, and others.

School's In Application Workshop: Putting Together a College List at the Last Minute: Cambridge Program Sep 08, 2016

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Back to school and still don't have a college list? You're in luck! In this week's School's In! Application Workshop segment, Ian, Julia Jones, and Laurie Peltier will discuss how to craft a college list if you're getting a late start, including where to start and making sure that finances are part of the process. In our ongoing series on international education systems, Zaragoza Guerra will offer his insight into the Cambridge Program—what it is and how the results are evaluated as part of the admissions process.

School's In! International Baccalaureate- Divorce and Paying for College Sep 01, 2016

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It's September, and school is officially back in session. With that in mind, we're shifting our summer application workshop series to the fall and relaunching it under the School's In Application Workshop banner. But despite the name change, our focus remains the same: helping students to master their applications in a timely and more methodical manner. Divorce can be challenging under the best of circumstances, but it gets even more complicated when it comes to applying for financial aid and-or paying for college. We'll offer some tips on how to navigate this issue. We'll also introduce a new series on international programs starting with the International Baccalaureate.

School's Out Application Workshop; Paying for Multiple Kids in College: First Generation Students on College Campuses Aug 25, 2016

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One of the scariest things about having more than one child close together is paying for all those diapers, but what happens when diapers turn into college tuition? We have some advice for those of you who will be in this situation shortly. We'll also explore predictors for success and discuss resources for first generation students heading off to college. And we'll feature another of our School's Out Application Workshop sessions.

Athletic Recruitment and College Admissions, School's Out Application Workshop, Making the Financial Transition to College Aug 18, 2016

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Ever wonder how being an athlete can impact your chances of admission? In our next episode, we'll take a look at athletic recruitment and college admission, and the ways in which the two processes will affect each other. We'll also go over tips for making a strong financial transition to college. Finally, don't miss our weekly School's Out Application Workshop session.

School's Out Application Workshop: Applying for Scholarships, Learning to Live Like a College Student, Office Hours: Listener Questions Aug 11, 2016

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Enjoy sushi on the weekends, a pricey gym membership, and shopping at the mall at least once or twice a week? Wondering how this will all fit into your budget when you get to college? You may want to tune in for this week's segment on learning to live like a college student. Hint: you may have to forgo a few things… If you're hoping to maintain a similar lifestyle, then you'll definitely want to tune in for the School's Out Application Workshop series, since applying for scholarships are on the docket this week. And we'll try to get to more of your listener questions in Office Hours.