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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 AI and Admission Review - Emily Pacheco

    The Truth About AI and Admission Review - Emily Pacheco
    May 19 2026

    Brennan and Rick are joined by Emily Pacheco, a Community Organizer for Imperial College London, to talk about AI through the whole application and admission process from how students can use it, how parents should approach guiding their students through using, how admissions offices have found useful ways in the admission process, and how college level leadership has reacted to AI's adaption.


    LINKS:

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

    Private College 529 Plan

    Visit Brennan & Rick in Boston

    EdHub

    CalTech Ethical Use of AI Policy

    Georgia Tech First Year Application Review Policy

    The Truth About AI and Essay Reading - TACA with Juan Espinoza

    "Why Transparency is the White Whale of College Admissions" - Chronicle


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Emily Pacheco

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    39 mins
  • The Truth About The College Finder - Dr. Steven R. Antonoff & Jay McCann

    The Truth About The College Finder - Dr. Steven R. Antonoff & Jay McCann
    May 5 2026

    Rick is joined by Dr. Steven Antonoff and Jay McCann, the authors of the The College Finder, 5th Edition, to talk about the purpose of their book, how prestige impacts the college search process, recogizing what fit can mean for students, and why counselors are so valuable to the college search process.


    LINKS

    The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

    Private College 529 Plan

    College Finder

    The Application Trail

    College Admission Speaker Series - Khan Lab School


    Host: Rick Clark

    Guests: Dr. Steven R. Antonoff & Jay McCann

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    57 mins
  • The Truth About Choosing a College - Anna Follensbee

    The Truth About Choosing a College - Anna Follensbee
    Apr 13 2026

    Brennan and Rick are joined by Anna Follenbee, the Associate Director (and soon to be Director) of College Counseling at Gilman, to talk about the current period in admissions of students choosing a college, advice for what to do now in that selection process, what parents can do to be supportive, the dynamics of the waitlist, and the importance of college responsiveness in this period.


    LINKS

    Truth About College Admission Podcast

    Private College 529 Plan

    "Choosing a College: Is It Right?" - The Application Trail

    "Choosing a College: Advice From Admission Experts" - The Application Trail

    "Ask This Before You Choose a College" - The Application Trail


    Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

    Guest: Anna Follensbee

    Production: Jack Purdy
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    34 mins
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