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Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Thursday at 1 PM Pacific

November 19th 2015: Should Wealthy People Apply for Financial Aid?

You've run the numbers on the net price calculators and it's pretty clear--you're not going to qualify for any financial aid. Should you apply anyway? We'll tackle that question in this week's show. We're also going to ponder the pros and cons of befriending your admissions officer, including how much contact is too much contact and whether or not you should even try. If you or your student hasn't gotten very involved in extracurricular activities yet, we have some last minute ideas for seniors (and maybe even juniors) to jumpstart that resume.

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Ian Brook Fisher

Ian Brook Fisher comes to College Coach with a unique history as an educational advisor. A graduate of Reed College with a Masters from Stanford University, Ian discovered his passion for admissions work while still a student.
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Christine Kenyon

Christine Kenyons passion for education began while studying secondary education and history at Boston College. As a volunteer tour guide, Christine fell in love with the world of undergraduate admission. She went on to receive a graduate assistantship in Boston Colleges admission office while she completed her masters degree in developmental psychology. Christine then joined the office of undergraduate admission at Babson College, where she focused on scholarship review, transfer admission, and multicultural recruitment. Most recently, she served as an application reviewer and interviewer for highlyselective scholarships affiliated with UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University.
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Shannon Vasconcelos

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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Abigail Anderson

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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