Brennan and Rick wrap up season three of The Truth About College Admission Podcast with their favorite moments from the season, what they are looking forward to this summer, what they want to see change in the next year in the college admission landscape, and their words of the year. LINKS: The Truth About College Admission Newsletter Private College 529 Plan The Truth About College Admission w/Juan Espinoza The Truth About College Admission w/Emily Pacheco Mattering - Wallace The Value of ...

Rick is joined by Moira McKinnon (Director of College Counseling and Postecondary Planning at Burwick Academy), Pamela Tan (Director of Admissions at Cornell University), and Gary Clark (Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at UCLA) to talk about the unique benefits that summer college visits can provide and how as parents being in the college admissions world has affected their outlook on the process. LINKS: Truth About College Admission Newsletter Private College 529 Plan ...

Brennan and Rick are joined by Emily Pacheco, a Community Organizer for Imperial College London, to talk about AI through the whole application and admission process from how students can use it, how parents should approach guiding their students through using, how admissions offices have found useful ways in the admission process, and how college level leadership has reacted to AI's adaption. LINKS: The Truth About College Admission Newsletter Private College 529 Plan Visit Brennan & R...

Rick is joined by Dr. Steven Antonoff and Jay McCann, the authors of the The College Finder, 5th Edition, to talk about the purpose of their book, how prestige impacts the college search process, recogizing what fit can mean for students, and why counselors are so valuable to the college search process. LINKS The Truth About College Admission Newsletter Private College 529 Plan College Finder The Application Trail College Admission Speaker Series - Khan Lab School Host: Rick Clark Guests:...

Brennan and Rick are joined by Anna Follenbee, the Associate Director (and soon to be Director) of College Counseling at Gilman, to talk about the current period in admissions of students choosing a college, advice for what to do now in that selection process, what parents can do to be supportive, the dynamics of the waitlist, and the importance of college responsiveness in this period. LINKS Truth About College Admission Podcast Private College 529 Plan "Choosing a College: Is It Right?" -...

Brennan and Rick are joined by Kelley Lips, Associate Vice Provost of Enrollment at Emory University, to talk about how Emory's pathways provide more opportunities for students to start and finish college compared to the normal four-year track, why colleges offer different tracks, and advice for high school juniors and seniors considering different start term options. LINKS Truth About College Admission Newsletter Emory University and Oxford College Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark Gues...

In a cross-post special, Rick heads to the College Admissions Process Podcast hosted by John Durante to talk about building a class, AI, how to best use the Common Application, and other tools families can use in the admissions process. LINKS CAP Episode Link Truth About College Admissions Newsletter Host: John Durante Guest: Rick Clark TACA Production: Jack Purdy

Rick and Brennan are joined by Gerry McCrory and Ashley Smith from Scoir to talk about the platform, their recent data reports, advice for juniors beginning the admission process, and tools on Scoir that everyone from families to counselors can use. LINKS: Truth About College Admission Newsletter "Getting into college is getting easier" - The Hechinger Report Scoir Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark Guests: Gerry Mcrory, Ashley Smith Production: Jack Purdy

Brennan and the new Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Georgia Tech, Rick Clark, are joined by friend of the podcast Jeff Selingo to talk about his new book, Dream School. Their conversation details why Jeff was inspired to write the book, how to get a sense of the resources on campus when visiting schools, misconceptions about college value, and how life has been going through the college admissions process with his daughter. LINKS: The Truth About College Admission Newsletter "...

Returning from their winter breaks, Brennan and Rick go through their items to watch for in 2026, books they're reading, tips for the current application cycle, their words for the year, and preview a couple guests who will be on the show this semester. LINKS: Brennan Barnard on Forbes The Application Trail 12-Hour Walk "AI is scoring college essays" – LA Times Truth About College Admission Newsletter Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark Production: Jack Purdy