The Admit Report Podcast pulls back the curtain on college admissions. We discuss application strategy, concepts, and advice. All episodes are geared towards high school students and their families who are preparing for college admissions.
The host, Ben Bousquet, is a former Assistant Director of Admissions at Vanderbilt University, Resident Director of the Harvard Pre-College Program, and Admission Officer at University of Mary Washington. Ben is now a writer at AdmitReport.com and the Director of College Consulting at Sierra Admissions.
Connect with Ben: ben@sierraadmissions.com
This episode is a companion to our popular article on the same topic (https://admitreport.com/blog/cohesive-application). In it, Ben discusses:
How admission officers are trained to look for stories in your application
...and how to tell your story
Questions to ask yourself when you are preparing to write your essays
What a "thesis statement" of your application is, examples of good ones, and how to build your application around yours
Plus tons of insight into highly selective admissions from Ben's own experience
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Check out our website, (https://admitreport.com/)admitreport.com (http://admitreport.com/) (https://admitreport.com/), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
19 Apr 2023
Demonstrated Interest in Admissions
In this episode of the Admit Report Podcast, Ben discusses how demonstrated interest factors into admissions. He covers:
What demonstrated interest is and examples of how it is used
How to increase your chances of admission by demonstrating interest when it matters
How schools may sneakily track demonstrated interest
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!
Check out our website, (https://admitreport.com/)admitreport.com (http://admitreport.com/) (https://admitreport.com/), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
19 Apr 2023
Early Decision in Admissions
In this episode of the Admit Report Podcast, Ben discusses the role of Early Decision (ED) in college admissions, and various strategies around ED. He covers:
The definitions of ED, ED2, EA, and RD... a lot of acronyms!
When to apply ED
How you might strategize using your ED
And the three-pronged test to decide if ED is right for you
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!
Check out our website, (https://admitreport.com/)admitreport.com (http://admitreport.com/) (https://admitreport.com/), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
19 Apr 2023
The Extracurriculars Episode
In this episode of the Admit Report Podcast, Ben dives into:
How extracurricular activities are assessed and "scored" in admissions
What types of activities "count" in college admissions
Several ideas on how to level up your extracurriculars
And an example of a student with seemingly great extracurriculars who was denied... and what you might do differently
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!
Check out our website, admitreport.com (https://admitreport.com), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
19 Apr 2023
How Do Admission Offices Review 50k+ Applications?
This episode of the Admit Report Podcast is a companion podcast to this popular article (https://admitreport.com/blog/50-thousand-applications).
In it, Ben discusses a common question he received at Vanderbilt: how the heck do you possibly review almost 50,000 applications every year? Ben breaks down admissions decisions into the components schools care about most including academics, extracurriculars, and fit for major. He discusses how admission officers make the tough admissions decisions that can seem random when so many highly-qualified students are denied from competitive schools.
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!
Check out our website, (https://admitreport.com/)admitreport.com (http://admitreport.com/) (https://admitreport.com/), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
19 Apr 2023
Three-and-a-half lessons I learned in admissions
This episode of the Admit Report Podcast is a companion episode to one of our most popular articles (https://admitreport.com/blog/reading-5k-essays-in-a-top-15-admissions-office). In it, Ben discusses 3 (...and a half!) lessons learned from his time in highly-selective admissions. Give it a listen to learn what they are!
Subscribe to the Admit Report Podcast for more admissions content!
Check out our website, (https://admitreport.com/)admitreport.com (http://admitreport.com/) (https://admitreport.com/), for hundreds of articles on admissions as well as courses, strategy guides, data, and private consulting.
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