Admissions Beat
Hosted by Lee Coffin · Lee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College
4.7from 187 ratings
- 137
- Episodes
- 75
- Transcribed
- 187
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Admissions Beat
On the Admissions Beat, veteran dean of admissions Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College and a range of guests provide high school students and parents, as well as their counselors and other mentors, with "news you can use" at each step on the pathway to college. With a welcoming, reassuring perspective and an approach intended to build confidence in prospective applicants, Dean Coffin offers credible information, insights, and guidance—from the earliest days of the college search, to applications, decision-making, and arrival on campus. He does so by drawing on 30 years of experience as an admissions leader at some of the nation's most prestigious institutions.
- Publisher
- Lee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College
- Category
- education · kids & family · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 19 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 6 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
75 of 137 episodes have a transcript.
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A Translation Guide for "Ed-Speak” in a College Search
Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And again, most families say, well, what's a typical asset? The term typical assets is there to protect a college or university. And let me explain. If there's a family making $65,000 and they have assets of $1.5 million dollars, You have to say, is that normal for that income group of $65,000 to have $1.5 million in assets? How could that example be true? It can be true because when you look at assets, some schools will be looking at savings accounts, investments accounts, checking accounts, and real estate. both primary home and investment properties. So it's very possible that you bought a home for 500,000. […]
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- Jenny Rickard
- Jen Simons
- Jacques Steinberg
- Admissions Dean
- College admissions deans
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 108 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 79 ratings
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- YouTube
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- Engagement
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Lee Coffin host the show. Published by Lee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College.
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