Keep calm amidst chaos: advice for the class of 2021
Keep calm amidst chaos: advice for the class of 2021
College admissions 2020-21 is characterized by surging applications from a shrinking pool of college-bound students. Wh... Read more
16 Feb 2021
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43mins
Achievers, artists, and elites: a conversation with Bill Deresiewicz
Achievers, artists, and elites: a conversation with Bill Deresiewicz
Episode #14 of the Real College Matters podcast Is heavy on the "real" and a little lighter on the "podcast"--an uncut, ... Read more
7 Dec 2020
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58mins
Cultivating gratitude amidst APs, applications, and anxiety
Cultivating gratitude amidst APs, applications, and anxiety
For our Thanksgiving week podcast, we were joined by Vanderbilt University sophomore Harrison Stuart. Ginger and Leigh ... Read more
24 Nov 2020
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19mins
Controlling the College Search, Covid-19 Style
Controlling the College Search, Covid-19 Style
2020 has taken a lot from us, even if we have been able to dodge the Covid-19 virus itself. College applicants and thei... Read more
5 Nov 2020
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42mins
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Honors programs and colleges--What are they, and how can we evaluate them?
Honors programs and colleges--What are they, and how can we evaluate them?
(Want to queue to a topic of choice? Go to "chapters.") We hear a lot about honors programs at large public universitie... Read more
26 Oct 2020
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38mins
Demystifying boarding school--why residential programs survive recessions and even pandemics
Demystifying boarding school--why residential programs survive recessions and even pandemics
Why do people send their kids to boarding schools? Joining us as we pose this question are boarding school consultant ... Read more
5 Oct 2020
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47mins
Beyond AP and IB: what makes an education "good?"
Beyond AP and IB: what makes an education "good?"
As the saying goes, the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. Too often, we talk about achievement instea... Read more
25 Sep 2020
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39mins
Evaluating college career centers
Evaluating college career centers
"Real college" consists not only the few years spent on a college campus but also the lifelong dividends reaped from the... Read more
22 Sep 2020
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42mins
Five college admissions myths to debunk in 2020
Five college admissions myths to debunk in 2020
Hello, faithful listeners!Listen in as Leigh, Dana, and Ryan depart from the usual format with a very casual, team-only ... Read more
7 Sep 2020
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43mins
Rewriting the playbook: advising student athletes in the midst of a pandemic
Rewriting the playbook: advising student athletes in the midst of a pandemic
Ryan and Leigh welcomed Katie Andersen to the podcast today to address the growing number of questions faced by athletic... Read more
18 Aug 2020
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38mins
