Johns Hopkins Press

The Truth about College Admission

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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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The Truth about "Safety Schools" - Rachelle Hernandez 12.10.2022 17:41

Rachelle Hernandez , vice provost for student affairs at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, joins the podcast to discuss helping students think about colleges where they will be "excited to go." In addition to her work in higher education over the last 25 years, Rachelle's own son is currently a senior in high school, so this conversation, and the terms often used in college adm...

The Truth about College Rankings 12.10.2022 12:58

In our kickoff episode, Brennan and Rick discuss the annual college rankings. What factors go into creating them? What do they and do they not indicate about the quality of a college? To what extent should students and families consider rankings in their admission experience? They also provide a few resources for further consideration: Listen : Revisionist History, "Lord of the Rankings"...

Introducing The Truth about College Admission Podcast 20.09.2022 1:29

We are excited to launch our new podcast, which will air every other week. In each episode, along with national experts in the field of college admission and enrollment, we'll bring you insight from working directly with high school students, an understanding of what is happening in colleges around the country as they recruit students, make admission decisions, and build their new class, as w...