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Navigating College Admissions

4 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -

In this show we walk you through each step of the college admissions process and, hopefully, answer some of you questions along the way.

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Episodes

Writing College Essays

October 22, 2020 19:23 - 23 minutes - 42.7 MB

The grades are in. The teachers have “recommended”. Your membership in the juggling club is accounted for. Now it’s time to sit down, put finger to keyboard, start writing those college essays, and, most importantly, not panic.

Visiting Colleges

January 15, 2020 17:25 - 27 minutes - 38 MB

Quadrangles, libraries, classrooms . . . oh my! We all have a picture in our minds of what a college campus looks like. We sat down with Zach Evans, Deputy Director of Admissions at UChicago, to talk about why you should visit a campus yourself before you apply.

College Applications (Part 2)

January 15, 2020 17:12 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB

The conversation with Grace Chapin James continues.

College Applications (Part 1)

January 15, 2020 17:02 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MB

There's a lot that goes into a college application. Each part is one piece of the puzzle. Grace Chapin James, Deputy Director of Admissions at UChicago, talks about the best ways to "cook up" your college application

Building a College List

January 07, 2020 22:24 - 10 minutes - 13.8 MB

Before you go to college, you have to apply to college. And before you apply to college, you have to decide which colleges to apply to. Jack Wanberg sits down with Veronica Hauad to learn what to watch out for when building a college list.