In the Season 3 finale of The Truth About College Admission, Rick and Brennan go over their favorite episodes from the season, what news items in higher education have caught their eyes lately, and what this summer they will be keeping tabs on as we head into the 2025-2026 college admission cycle.

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Loper

Scoir

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

June Essay webinar with Shereem Herndon-Brown and Allison Slater Tate

The Truth About Navigating the Admission Process - Dr. Ramon Blakley

The Truth About Value - Dan Porterfield

The Truth About International Admission - Sara Riggs and Karen Bartlett

"International Students By The Numbers" - Inside Higher Ed

"A Call for College Application Innovation" - Inside Higher Ed

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by returning guests Diane Campbell and Allison Slater Tate to run through their impressions of the last academic year and what the summer should look like for rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

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The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Applying to College

Diane Campbell Bio

The Truth About Admission at the Holidays

Allison Slater Tate

The Truth About Mindful Communication Between Families and Their Students

Georgia Tech Admission Blog on summer

Loper App

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guests: Diane Campbell, Allison Slater Tate

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by a fantastic duo, Karen Bartlett (Associate Director of International Admissions at Middlebury College) and Sara Riggs (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Georgia Tech) to highlight what international students bring to American college campuses, what the enrollment trends have shown in the last decade, and how international students can find community at American colleges.

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Loper

Open Doors Report

Common Data Set

"The Two Most Important Letters in College Admission" - Clark

The Truth About Institutional Priorities - TJ Snowden

Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guests: Karen Bartlett, Sara Riggs

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by Eva Blanco Masias, the VP for Enrollment Management at Santa Clara University, for a deep dive into why schools use waitlists and their purpose on the admissions front, how schools pick from a waitlist, and what to do as a student currently on a waitlist.

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Eva Blanco Maisas

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by Sam Bernstein and Eric Menna, the cofounders of Loper, to talk through how their college admission journeys influenced the creation of Loper, how the app provides assistance during the college search process, and what data from users has shown in giving a more complete picture of needs and wants for students figuring out their next steps in higher education.

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Loper

The College Admission Blind Taste Test - Forbes

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guests: Sam Bernstein, Eric Menna

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by Angel Perez, the CEO of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), to talk about the current landscape in Washington, D.C. amidst uncertainty with the Department of Education, who NACAC is working with to improve college admissions, what could be innovated in the future in the profession, and the overflowing hope found on college campuses in improving student lives.

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Angel Perez Bio

NACAC Action Alerts

"NACAC begins search for director of Center for Innovation in College Admission"

Loper

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

The Truth About College Admission Resources

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Angel Perez

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by Mark Salisbury, founder and CEO of TuitionFit, to detail for families why college sticker prices are so high, what to look for in a financial aid award, what kinds of financial aid tools are out there, and what they mean in simple terms. 

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Newsletter:  https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/contact

Tuitionfit.org

goppi.org

Prior episodes on financial aid and paying for college: 

Ron Lieber: Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

John Leach (Emory): Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

Jackie Copeland (UNC): Podcast | The Truth About College Admission

College Admission Grown & Flown Free Trial Offer

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Mark Salisbury

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick have an epic pod this week joined by Melodie Baker (Founder & Executive Director of ImpactSTATS Inc.) and Akil Bello (Senior Director of Advocacy and Advancement at FairTest) for a massive deep dive into Melodie's research into what the current role of calculus in college admissions is, how it's used as a date point at selective colleges, and then talk on College Board's role in pre-calculus.

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Impact Stats

Akil Bello's website

Merit: Myths and Money - Bello

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

College Admissions Grown and Flown Free Trial Offer

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guests: Melodie Baker, Akil Bello

Production: Jack Purdy

Rick and Brennan are joined by Heath Einstein, the Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Texas Christian University, to go over what a deferral means in the admissions process, what students should do in response to the decision and while they wait for the next decision to come, and the mentality to take on when your top school sends a deferral decision.

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Deferred Admission - Georgia Tech

Heath Einstein Named Vice Provost for Enrollment Management - TCU

Truth About College Admissions Newsletter Signup

Grown and Flown Free Trial Offer

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Heath Einstein

Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and Rick are joined by Sacha Thieme, Assistant Vice Provost and Executive Director of Admissions at Indiana University, to talk about best practices for visiting colleges, the preparation that is useful before going for a campus visit, and what college visits can do as for high schoolers evolving their thinking in the college search process.

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Ask The Same Questions, again and again… - Clark

Throw a Dart, Drop a Pin - Truth About College Admissions Workbook

Don’t Waste Your College Visit: Ask The Right Questions - Forbes

Grown & Flown Free Trial Offer

Truth About College Admissions Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Sacha Thieme

Production: Jack Purdy