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Dialogue
Admissions Beat - April 23, 2024 08:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsThe conversations, debates and diverse voices that animate a college campus are essential elements of an undergraduate experience. As seniors visit campuses for accepted student open houses and as juniors follow tour guides for introductory visits, AB host Lee Coffin shares an essay he wrote on ...
Choosing Your Senior Year Courses and Why That Matters
Admissions Beat - April 16, 2024 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratings“’How will this look for colleges…?’ is the most common question I get from juniors as they select senior year courses,” reports longtime college counselor Eric Monheim. For sure, the quality of an applicant’s senior year program—and the grades achieved in that course of study—is a foundational ...
A Degree In Thinking
Admissions Beat - April 09, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsFor centuries, the liberal arts have been foundational to the mission of higher education. But trying to explain the concept of this course of study — and the multifaceted roadmap a liberal arts degree provides for one’s life and work in the 2020s and beyond—can be challenging. And so AB host Le...
Navigating April: Thoughts for Seniors and Juniors
Admissions Beat - April 02, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAdmissions Beat host Lee Coffin considers April the “13th month” of the college admissions calendar. For many high school seniors, April brings a sense of closure, as they move from receiving their admissions decisions to weighing (and deciding) where to enroll. For many high school juniors, Apr...
Interpreting Testing: Your Scores May Be Stronger Than You Think
Admissions Beat - March 26, 2024 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsWhat constitutes a strong SAT or ACT score? What do admissions officers mean when they say they consider scores in context? If a college is test-optional, should you submit your scores, or if it requires testing, are your scores strong enough to apply? The answers may surprise you. To talk throu...
Learning to Read
Admissions Beat - March 19, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsWhat’s it like to read applications at a highly selective college or university for the first time? Not so long after their own college graduations, Dartmouth admissions officers Clarissa Hyde, Will Kieger, Laura Rivera-Martinez, and Jackie Pageau have spent the last few months reading and evalu...
Is College Worth It?
Admissions Beat - March 05, 2024 09:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsPublic opinion polls reveal a surprising shift in American views on higher education: roughly half of the parents surveyed imagine a four-year college degree as the educational goal for their child, down from near-universal support for that same goal when that question was posed a decade ago. Wh...
Admissions Moms Who Know Too Much?
Admissions Beat - February 27, 2024 09:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsWhat would it be like to be a former admissions officer guiding your own child through a college search? While they know a lot more than most parents, the emotions they experience as parents—paired with the lessons they learned from inside an admissions committee—are likely relatable (and instru...
Keep Calm and Carry On: Navigating the FAFSA Rollout
Admissions Beat - February 20, 2024 14:12 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsThis week, Admissions Beat wades into the topic of college affordability. For high school seniors, we provide up-to-the-minute insight and tips on navigating the rollout of the new FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is causing delays in award calculations. For high school...
Take an 'Existential Selfie'
Admissions Beat - February 13, 2024 09:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsHow might a high school junior begin the journey of self-discovery that is the bedrock of the college search? In an encore episode of Admissions Beat, host Lee Coffin of Dartmouth recommends that prospective applicants point a virtual camera at themselves and snap an "existential selfie." It's a...
Searching
Admissions Beat - February 06, 2024 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsThroughout this winter, 11th graders will find themselves seated across from a college counselor in their high school, perhaps for the first time. The topic: kicking off a process of search and discovery intended to yield a college list by the start of senior year. But where and how to begin? T...
High School Juniors: Your College Search Begins
Admissions Beat - January 30, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsFor our Season 5 premiere, Admissions Beat turns its attention to high school juniors. Host Lee Coffin, dean of admissions at Dartmouth, previews what prospective applicants can expect in the months ahead. He encourages them to start with an “existential selfie” to understand what they’re seekin...
Season 4 Finale: ‘Twas Two Weeks Til the Deadline
Admissions Beat - December 19, 2023 09:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the Season 4 finale, Admissions Beat host Lee Coffin reaches into his holiday grab bag for a handful of end-of-year topics. First up, a visit to the Admissions Beat newsroom with journalist Charlotte Albright and Darryl Tiggle, director of college counseling at the Friends School of Baltimore...
Take an ‘Existential Selfie,’ Through a Rural Lens
Admissions Beat - December 12, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAdmissions Beat host Lee Coffin encourages applicants to periodically snap an “existential selfie,” an exercise to zoom in on their values and priorities. This week, he and his guests train that metaphorical lens on high school students from rural backgrounds. For many, that upbringing can be a ...
Interview Tips: Let Your Life Speak
Admissions Beat - December 05, 2023 09:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsSometimes it's required, sometimes it's recommended, sometimes it's optional. Sometimes it's conducted on campus by an admissions officer or college senior, while at others it’s at a library or Starbucks with an alumnus. It’s an admissions interview. It’s also an opportunity to build life skills...
One-on-One with the Nation’s ‘Chief Admissions Counselor’
Admissions Beat - November 28, 2023 09:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIf anyone could lay claim to the title of “chief admissions counselor” for the nation’s millions of college-bound students, it would probably be Angel B. Pérez. A first-generation college student from the South Bronx and longtime admissions dean, Perez currently serves as CEO of the National Ass...
Navigating Thanksgiving Queries from Curious Relatives
Admissions Beat - November 21, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIf you’re a high school senior in the United States, you may be seated around a Thanksgiving table where the turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce is accompanied by a heavy dollop of questions served up by relatives curious about your college admissions process. Fear not: this week on Admissions ...
Fifty Podversations! An Admissions Beat Anniversary Highlight Reel
Admissions Beat - November 14, 2023 09:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsTo commemorate the 50th episode of Admissions Beat, a milestone we reached earlier this season, host Lee Coffin and producer Charlotte Albright revisit some of the podcast’s most practical and enduring advice for students, families, and counselors. Their tour guide for this auditory look back is...
College Affordability? Ignore the Sticker Price!
Admissions Beat - November 07, 2023 09:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsWellesley economist Phil Levine and Dino Koff, Dartmouth’s director of financial aid, join host Lee Coffin for insights on college affordability and the net price calculators that often guide families through that complicated but essential question. Levine advises families to ignore the sticker ...
Data Dive, Part 2: Standardized Testing
Admissions Beat - October 31, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the conclusion of their two-part conversation, Yale’s Jeremiah Quinlan and Emily Roper-Doten from Clark continue their conversation with host Lee Coffin about the academic data that populates an application. This week, the group of deans focus on the role of standardized testing as part of th...
Data Dive, Part 1: The High School Transcript
Admissions Beat - October 24, 2023 08:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the first of a two-part conversation about the academic data that populates an application, Yale’s Jeremiah Quinlan and Emily Roper-Doten from Clark join host Lee Coffin to discuss the high school transcript as “the foundational element” of an application. The trio reflects on an admission of...
Acceptance: A Conversation with Author Emi Nietfeld
Admissions Beat - October 17, 2023 08:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAuthor and mental health activist Emi Nietfeld visits Admissions Beat for a thought-provoking and candid conversation with host Lee Coffin about her 2022 memoir, “Acceptance.” Named one of the Best Books of the Year by National Public Radio, “Acceptance” recounts Emi’s journey from foster care a...
Let Your Life Speak Through Your College Essay
Admissions Beat - October 10, 2023 08:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the 50th episode of Admissions Beat, host Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College welcomes college counselors Sherri Geller from Gann Academy in Waltham, Mass., and Ronnie McKnight from Atlanta’s Paideia School for a timely conversation about the college admissions essay as an essential component o...
Inside the Admissions Process: A Senior Speaks
Admissions Beat - October 03, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAdmission Beat host Lee Coffin, Dartmouth’s dean of admissions and financial aid, meets “Matt,” a senior at a public high school in suburban New England, for a first-hand, student perspective about life inside this year’s college admissions process.
An Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 2
Admissions Beat - September 26, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsPicking up where last week’s episode left off, Admissions Beat host Lee Coffin and his guests continue their conversation about the ways high school seniors (and parents, too) can address feelings of uneasiness as their college application process gets underway. Coffin, Dartmouth’s Dean of Admis...
Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 1
Admissions Beat - September 19, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the first of a two-part episode, Admissions Beat host Lee Coffin turns his attention to the high school graduating class of 2024, who may be feeling uneasy about the college admissions process as their senior year gets underway. Coffin, Dartmouth’s Dean of Admissions, imagines them in this “b...
A Guide to Navigating the Admissions News Beat
Admissions Beat - September 12, 2023 08:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsIn the Season 4 premiere of Admissions Beat, host Lee Coffin, dean of admissions at Dartmouth, assesses the extraordinary and ongoing college admissions news cycle in recent months. He also provides practical advice for applicants, parents, and counselors on how to understand the news and steer ...
Season 4 Teaser!
Admissions Beat - September 05, 2023 07:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAdmissions Beat will return for its fourth season on Sept. 12. Whether you’re new to the podcast or a past listener, our goal endures: to support applicants, as well as their parents and counselors, through the search, application, and financial aid process. Host Lee Coffin, Dean of Admissions a...
Bonus Episode: The Supreme Court, Race, and Admissions
Admissions Beat - August 08, 2023 07:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsOn June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina. In this special edition of the Admissions Beat, host Lee Coffin, the Dean of Admissions at Dartmouth, explains the practical implications of the dec...
Season 3 Finale: Live With Parents!
Admissions Beat - May 02, 2023 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 64 ratingsAs the 2022-23 college admissions cycle draws to a close, Admissions Beat host Lee Coffin is joined by an audience of parents for the recording of the Season 3 finale. Gathered together on the campus of Dartmouth College for an admitted student open house, the parents of current high school seni...
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