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The Truth about College Admission

The Truth about College Admission

By: Johns Hopkins Press
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The college admission experience can be overwhelming and complicated. This podcast helps students and the adults who support them cut through the noise around searching for, applying to, and deciding on a college. In each episode, you can expect guests who are national experts working in the field of college admission and enrollment who will give you honest takes, helpful perspective, and in many cases some much needed levity and solace. https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/

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Episodes
  • The Truth About Season 3 - Finale

    The Truth About Season 3 - Finale
    Jun 17 2025

    In the Season 3 finale of The Truth About College Admission, Rick and Brennan go over their favorite episodes from the season, what news items in higher education have caught their eyes lately, and what this summer they will be keeping tabs on as we head into the 2025-2026 college admission cycle.


    Links:

    Loper

    Scoir

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

    June Essay webinar with Shereem Herndon-Brown and Allison Slater Tate

    The Truth About Navigating the Admission Process - Dr. Ramon Blakley

    The Truth About Value - Dan Porterfield

    The Truth About International Admission - Sara Riggs and Karen Bartlett

    "International Students By The Numbers" - Inside Higher Ed

    "A Call for College Application Innovation" - Inside Higher Ed


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    28 mins
  • The Truth About Summer - Diane Campbell & Allison Slater Tate

    The Truth About Summer - Diane Campbell & Allison Slater Tate
    Jun 3 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by returning guests Diane Campbell and Allison Slater Tate to run through their impressions of the last academic year and what the summer should look like for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.


    LINKS

    The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Applying to College

    Diane Campbell Bio

    The Truth About Admission at the Holidays

    Allison Slater Tate

    The Truth About Mindful Communication Between Families and Their Students

    Georgia Tech Admission Blog on summer

    Loper App

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guests: Diane Campbell, Allison Slater Tate

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    44 mins
  • The Truth About International Admission - Karen Bartlett and Sara Riggs

    The Truth About International Admission - Karen Bartlett and Sara Riggs
    May 20 2025

    Brennan and Rick are joined by a fantastic duo, Karen Bartlett (Associate Director of International Admissions at Middlebury College) and Sara Riggs (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Georgia Tech) to highlight what international students bring to American college campuses, what the enrollment trends have shown in the last decade, and how international students can find community at American colleges.


    LINKS:

    Loper

    Open Doors Report

    Common Data Set

    "The Two Most Important Letters in College Admission" - Clark

    The Truth About Institutional Priorities - TJ Snowden

    Truth About College Admission Newsletter


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guests: Karen Bartlett, Sara Riggs

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    35 mins
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