Sep 12, 2020
In this episode we cover, among other things:
- Ways that students of Color can advocate for themselves while in high school
- How to research Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Ways to learn more about fit at colleges that are not minority-serving
- Where to find more financial aid after you’ve been accepted
- How...
Sep 2, 2019
My guest for this first episode is Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, Professor of Higher Education Policy & Sociology at Temple University, author of Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. On this episode we discuss:
- Why has paying for college become such a problem?
- Which students...
Aug 26, 2019
On this episode, which is part 3 of 3 in my series on access and equity in the college admissions process, I sit down with their Chief Strategy Officer of Strive for College, Matt Rubinoff, who for years has been advocating for first-generation and low-income students. We discuss, among other things:
- What’s so...
May 27, 2019
Hi friends! This is the first time on the podcast that I discuss the “what comes next” of the college admissions process--and who better to do it than Harlan Cohen, author of the NY Times bestseller, The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College--a book I’ve had on my bookshelf for many...
Feb 11, 2019
For this episode, which is Part 2 of 3 on my series on access and equity, I interview Marie Bigham of ACCEPT. Marie and I jam on 30 practical ways that you can increase your participation in equity and justice in the world of college admissions and beyond.
Whether you’re a parent, student, counselor, or admissions...