ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. Some are nearing the summit. Some are already there. But how did they get there? And what can other climbers learn from their mindsets, habits, and experiences? © Ken Anselment 2024
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Andy Borst
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Andy Borst, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, shares tips on nurturing and managing relationships with the media (with hat-tips to Scott Jaschik and Eric Hoover). Andy also shares his morning routine (itself a pro tip) as well as the origins of his name, which we somehow accidentally trip over early in the episode.
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: Know Your Enemy by Green Day
- Best recent read: The Black Family's Guide to College Admissions by Tim Fields and Shereem Herndon-Brown
- Eager to read next: Campus Economics: How Economic Thinking Can Help Improve College and University Decisions by Sandy Baum and Michael McPherson
- Favorite podcast(s): The Truth About College Admission, the new podcast by Rick Clark and Brennan Barnard.
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Crab boil
- What he uses to take and keep notes: leather-bound notebook stuffed with Post-it notes.
- Memorable bit of advice: No-one owns the university loyalty.
- Bucket list: Write a book about college admission.
Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.
The ALP is supported by RHB, a division of SIG. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment