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What Colleges Are Looking For: Facts & Myths About the Application Process
What Colleges Are Looking For: Facts & Myths About the Application Process
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
The college admission process can be long, bewildering and anxiety-producing for students and their families. Many are looking for the secret formula for getting admitted to the “right” school where a student can grow, learn and thrive. How does a student find that right school? And what are colleges really looking for in an applicant? What really goes on “behind the curtain” when college admissions offices consider a student’s application? In this episode, two experienced professionals take on these questions and try to separate some of the facts and the myths in the college admission process. College Admissions Decoded is sponsored by NACAC's National College Fairs. Start your college search for free at a National College Fair, hosted annually in over 90 cities across the country and internationally. Learn more at nacacfairs.org.
Released:
Dec 10, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (43)
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