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Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Thursday at 1 PM Pacific
September 14th 2017: Admissions Myths; Office Hours; Inside BU's Financial Aid Office
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There are few phrases more common in college admissions than, “I heard that…”Most of what follows will be half-truths, innuendo, or information that is flat out wrong. In this week’s show, we’ll talk through the myths and realities of as many of those phrases as possible. We’ll also go inside BU’s financial aid office with a current College Coach finance expert who used to work there, and discuss which supporting documents will be required as part of the college admissions process and who is responsible for submitting them in Office Hours.
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Thursday at 1 PM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel
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Abigail Anderson
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Abigail Anderson has devoted her career to education, both in the collegiate and secondary school settings. Most recently, she worked in the office of admissions at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, where she directed multiple domestic and international recruitment territories, including New England, MidAtlantic, Europe, and the Americas, read thousands of applications, and managed both student employees and the alumni interviewing process. Abigail began her career in the admission office of her secondary school alma mater, Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. During her time at Emma Willard School, she oversaw multicultural and firstgeneration student recruitment, participated in admissi
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Shannon Vasconcelos
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Shannon Vasconcelos has worked in student financial assistance at Boston University and Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where she served as the assistant director of financial aid. At Tufts, she was responsible for reviewing financial aid applications, determining financial aid awards, and helping families through the college financing process. In addition, Shannon has served as an active member of the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Early Awareness and Outreach Committee, as a trainer for the Department of Educations National Training for Counselors and Mentors, and as a volunteer for FAFSA Day Massachusetts. She has a BA in economics from the U
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Steve Fernandez-Brennan
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Mr. Fernandez-Brennan has many years of college counseling experience in both college and secondary school environments. Most recently, Mr. Brennan was Associate Dean of Admission at Occidental College, where he coordinated international admissions and worked most closely with students from the Midwest, Hawaii, and California, while also cochairing the admissions committee. Before starting at Oxy, Mr. Brennan served as the Director of College Counseling for College Connections Hawaii, a nonprofit agency in Honolulu that focused on helping first generation, Native Hawaiian, and other students access higher education. Mr. Brennan also worked for Marquette University as a regional representa
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