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Starting College Strong; Listener Questions
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Attention college freshmen: starting strong is one of the keys to a successful college experience. We have some best practices to help students get off to a good first semester. We’re also answering your college admissions and finance questions. Listen Now
Advice for Students Going to College Abroad
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Today’s show is all about attending college in a place other than your home country. Listen Now
Summer Campus Visits; Meeting Financial Need
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UC Essays; Repaying Federal Student Loans; Stories From Our Team
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Who Gets In and Why: A Year In College Admissions
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Fifth Anniversary Show!
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If you can believe it, we’ve been bringing college finance and admissions information to you every single week since we launched Getting In: A College Coach Conversation on February 5, 2015. Join us for a celebration as we share stories from our time working in admissions and financial aid, along with some cautionary tales and highlights from a few of our favorite students and parents. Listen Now
College Admissions Scandal: What Happened and What Can You Do Now?
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We interrupted our regularly scheduled programming to focus an entire episode on the scandal rocking the admissions world involving wealthy parents, corrupt coaches and standardized test proctors, and a villain for the ages in the form of Rick Singer. Listen Now
Bad Essay Ideas; Princeton Supplemental Essays; Finance Questions
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Working on an essay and wondering if your idea is a good one? Listen Now
Comparing Financial Aid Offers
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It should be an easy thing to compare financial aid offers from different schools. But between loans, grants, merit scholarships, work study, and other different components, it can often feel like comparing apples to oranges. Listen Now
Finding Money for College After You've Filed the FAFSA
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Once you file the FAFSA, it may feel like all you can do is sit and wait to find out how much money the colleges on your list will offer in their packages. Listen Now
Not a Joiner?: Extracurricular Activity Ideas for the Kid Who Hates Clubs
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Extracurricular activities are important. After course selection, grades, and test scores, applicants' activities outside of the classroom can be a significant factor in admissions process at many colleges. Listen Now
Submitting Test Scores: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know, And More!
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You may have thought that the most challenging thing about standardized testing was taking the actual tests. Many families are discovering that submitting the scores can be even tougher. Listen Now
Need Blind and Need Aware: Financial Aid and Admissions
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Ever wondered what colleges mean when they say they are need blind or need aware? Or, more importantly, how those terms affect admissions chances? Listen Now
One Student's Story: What Happens When You DON'T Get Into Your First Choice College
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You may have heard about how important it is to have a balanced list of colleges that includes some reaches, some matches, and some safeties. Listen Now
College for C/D Students: Are There Even Options?
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Early decision is a way for students to show commitment to their top choice college and get an early answer at the same time. Listen Now
Answers to Your College Admissions and Finance Questions
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Do you have college admissions and finance questions? We have answers! Join us on June 18, when we invite our listeners to call in Listen Now
Admissions Stress and the High School Student
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Ask any high school junior how they're feeling, and the almost inevitable reply will be, "Stressed." Listen Now
College Admissions by the Numbers: Learn How to Put Together a College List Based on Your Numbers
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There are a lot of numbers involved in the admissions process: GPAs, standardized test scores, admit rates, class rankings, etc. Listen Now
What's Better: An A in College Prep or a B in Honors?
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