Let's Talk About Admission Committees
#admissionchat
#admissionchat episode 14 welcomes admission professionals from three private schools—Dana Brown, interim dean of enrollment management at The Lawrenceville School (NJ), Adam Choice, director of enrollment management at The Bush School (WA), and Janet Lien, assistant head of school and director of enrollment at The Browning School (NY).
Together, they help us demystify the admissions decision-making process.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About Finding the Right School
#admissionchat
#admissionchat episode 13 welcomes NAIS President Debra Wilson to discuss criteria for families to consider in the private school application process to help them select the right school for their child.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Standing Out in the Application Process
#admissionchat
Janet Lien, assistant head of school and the director of enrollment at The Browning School in New York City, addresses questions on how students can stand out in the application process, offers admissions tips on what to do—and, perhaps more importantly, what not to do—and provides insight into how schools view application criteria, such as the SSAT and teacher recommendations.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About Fairness in Standardized Testing
#admissionchat
Dr. Keith Wright from the Enrollment Management Association, creator of the SSAT, joins the podcast to discuss questions about fairness in standardized testing.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Admission Decisions
#admissionchat
Listed to Kitsana Salyphone from the Enrollment Management Association and Randie Benedict from St. Anne's-Belfield School in Virginia field parent questions on making admission decisions. The topics run the gamut on everything from getting waitlisted and what to do about it to the etiquette for making financial aid appeals.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About Getting Waitlisted
#admissionchat
Educational consultant Cammie Bertram joins the podcast to discuss the various waitlist scenarios families may encounter when applying to private schools and the options available to them.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About Rolling Admissions
#admissionchat
Learn about the different ways that private schools utilize rolling admissions, what it means for families, and what to plan for in this #admissionchat episode featuring Keri Allard, associate director of enrollment at Madison Country Day School in Wisconsin, and John Barrengos, director of admission and financial aid at The Putney School in Vermont.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About College Planning
#admissionchat
Dr. Aviva Legatt, author of Get Real and Get In: How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self, shares advice for secondary school families thinking ahead to the college application process.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About the Standard Application Online (SAO)
#admissionchat
Learn about the time-saving benefits of applying to private schools using the Standard Application Online, and hear Jeanne Crowell from Princeton Day School discuss why her school encourages applicants to use it.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About the Character Skills Snapshot
#admissionchat
Listen to admissions and enrollment leaders at Durham Academy in North Carolina and Marlborough School in Los Angeles discuss how their schools utilize the Character Skills Snapshot and why applying students should take it.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Interviewing
#admissionchat
Admissions leaders from Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall and The Bolles School join #admissionchat to discuss what they're looking for in private school interviews.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let’s Talk About American and International Schools
#admissionchat
Joshua Clark from TASIS The American School in England joins #admissionchat to discuss the differences between and the benefits of American and international schools.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
#admissionchat
Dr. James Greenwood from Western Reserve Academy is featured on #admissionchat discussing diversity, equity, and inclusion in private schools.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Financial Aid
#admissionchat
Kristen Carey Power from the Enrollment Management Association joins #admissionchat to discuss common questions that families have about the private school financial aid process.
Visit Admission.org to catch up on all #admissionchat episodes and for more resources on the private school application process.
Let's Talk About Admission Committees
58:46
Let’s Talk About Finding the Right School
39:01
Let's Talk About Standing Out in the Application Process
50:57
Let’s Talk About Fairness in Standardized Testing
38:00
Let's Talk About Admission Decisions
50:31
Let’s Talk About Getting Waitlisted
27:08
Let’s Talk About Rolling Admissions
35:56
Let’s Talk About College Planning
23:25
Let’s Talk About the Standard Application Online (SAO)
42:29
Let's Talk About the Character Skills Snapshot
30:52
Let's Talk About Interviewing
48:46
Let’s Talk About American and International Schools
41:25
Let's Talk About Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion
50:30
Let's Talk About Financial Aid
37:58