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Episode 18 – Graduation and Beyond You’ve heard the commencement speech, graciously accepted your diploma, and tossed your graduation cap into the air. Congratulations, college graduate!…
Posted on December 16, 2013Episode 14 – The Transition into College Let us point out the obvious: college is totally different from high school. “Come on, Admissionado,” you say, rolling…
Posted on November 18, 2013Episode 13 – After Acceptance Ah, the most glorious word in the entire admissions process: ACCEPTANCE. It feels good to be accepted to college, doesn’t it?…
Posted on November 11, 2013Episode 9 – Letters of Recommendation We get this a lot in the application world: “The AdCom wants to hear from me, so the letters of…
Posted on October 14, 2013Episode 8 – The Importance of Rewriting Essays You’ve mastered the art of emotional narrative and slain the first draft dragon. Now, you’re reading it over…
Posted on October 7, 2013Episode 5 – Choosing Your College Essay Topics It’s impossible to create an amazing movie on the foundation of a weak premise. Similarly, you CANNOT write…
Posted on September 16, 2013Episode 4 – Preparing for Your College Essays Great college essays require loads of preparation. We’re not just talking about prewriting either… we’re talking about what…
Posted on September 9, 2013Episode 2 – The Admissions Timeline An unknown genius said, “Timing is everything,” and this aphorism is particularly apropos (holy vocab!) when referring to college admissions….
Posted on August 26, 2013Episode 1 – Preparing to Apply The road to application success is a long one. It begins when you’re a wide-eyed freshman and ends when you…
Posted on August 26, 2013The League of Extraordinary Applicants is a 17-episode podcast available every Monday that takes you through the college application process from start to finish. Get to…
Posted on August 19, 2013