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Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Getting In: A College Coach Conversation

Thursday at 1 PM Pacific

September 2nd 2021: UC Essays; Repaying Federal Student Loans; Stories From Our Team

Starting the University of California application and wondering how to tackle those essays? We’ll discuss how to approach them in this week’s podcast. In another in our series on our team’s own college stories, Lisa Albro shares the challenges she faced as a first generation college student and then as a graduate entering the work world during a recession. Finally, we’ll update you on mandatory administrative forbearance and when you’re likely to have to restarting federal loan repayments.

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Sally Ganga

Sally Ganga's most recent college admissions role was at the University of Chicago, where she was associate director of admissions and ran the application reading and scholarship process. Previously she had worked at Whittier College in the Los Angeles area as an associate director of admissions. She graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon with a B.A. in history, beginning her admissions career there first as a tour guide and then as an intern in the admission office before being hired after graduation as an assistant dean of admission. After leaving college admissions, Sally became the director of college counseling at both the Archer School for Girls and Chadwick School in the Lo
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Lisa Albro

Lisa Albro brings a wealth of knowledge to College Coach in both secondary and postsecondary education. She served as the Associate Director of Admissions for her alma mater, Goucher College, where she was responsible for recruitment of students from New York, New Jersey and twenty other states. At Goucher, she oversaw the student, alumni and parent volunteer admissions programs. Lisa also served as Director of College Counseling at Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in West Orange, NJ, and as Director of College Counseling at Xavier High School in Manhattan. Lisa has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Goucher College, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from Gouc
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Stacey MacPhetres

Stacey MacPhetres has devoted her professional career to education finance. With extensive experience in financial aid administration at Emerson College and Elms College, she has counseled thousands students and families through the financial aid process.
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Gabbi Tobias

Gabbi Tobias comes to College Coach from High Point University, where she served as the senior regional admissions counselor for the greater Los Angeles area. She has worked with students from across the country, with a specific focus on the West Coast and Midwest. During her time at High Point, Gabbi implemented and co-chaired the university’s Diversity Recruitment Board, which focused on recruitment, yield, and retention of students from underrepresented communities. While leading the board, she developed High Point’s Diversity Mentorship Program. Designed to build intentional community for prospective students from historically underrepresented communities, the program pairs the students
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