The Truth about College Admission

By: Johns Hopkins Press
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  • Summary

  • 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/
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Episodes
  • The Truth About Scholarships, Loans, and Financial Aid Packages - Mark Salisbury

    The Truth About Scholarships, Loans, and Financial Aid Packages - Mark Salisbury
    Mar 25 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by Mark Salisbury, founder and CEO of TuitionFit, to detail for families why college sticker prices are so high, what to look for in a financial aid award, what kinds of financial aid tools are out there, and what they mean in simple terms.


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    Newsletter: https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/contact

    Tuitionfit.org

    goppi.org

    Prior episodes on financial aid and paying for college:

    Ron Lieber: Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

    John Leach (Emory): Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

    Jackie Copeland (UNC): Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

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    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Mark Salisbury

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    55 mins
  • The Truth About Math, Equity, & Admission - Melodie Baker & Akil Bello

    The Truth About Math, Equity, & Admission - Melodie Baker & Akil Bello
    Mar 11 2025

    Brennan and Rick have an epic pod this week joined by Melodie Baker (Founder & Executive Director of ImpactSTATS Inc.) and Akil Bello (Senior Director of Advocacy and Advancement at FairTest) for a massive deep dive into Melodie's research into what the current role of calculus in college admissions is, how it's used as a date point at selective colleges, and then talk on College Board's role in pre-calculus.


    Links:

    Impact Stats

    Akil Bello's website

    Merit: Myths and Money - Bello

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

    College Admissions Grown and Flown Free Trial Offer


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guests: Melodie Baker, Akil Bello

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    57 mins
  • The Truth About Deferrals - Heath Einstein

    The Truth About Deferrals - Heath Einstein
    Feb 25 2025

    Rick and Brennan are joined by Heath Einstein, the Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Texas Christian University, to go over what a deferral means in the admissions process, what students should do in response to the decision and while they wait for the next decision to come, and the mentality to take on when your top school sends a deferral decision.

    Links:

    Deferred Admission - Georgia Tech

    Heath Einstein Named Vice Provost for Enrollment Management - TCU

    Truth About College Admissions Newsletter Signup

    Grown and Flown Free Trial Offer


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Heath Einstein

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    29 mins

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