Episodes

Nov. 17, 2016

School's In! Application Workshop: Countdown to January 1 and Listener Questions on College Finance and Admissions

With Thanksgiving only a week away, New Year’s Day is fast approaching. The holidays may mean gifts and family gatherings, but here at College Coach ‘tis the season for regular decision application deadlines. We’ll spend a li...

Nov. 10, 2016

The Pros and Cons of Not Applying for Financial Aid When Applying to College, School's In! Application Workshop: New University of California Essay Prompts

One of our most frequent questions revolves around whether or not to apply for financial aid when applying for acceptance. There are many factors to consider here, and we’ll try to cover as many as possible during today’s sho...

Nov. 3, 2016

School's In Application Workshop: What to Do After the Nov. 1 ED and EA Deadlines; Religion in Essays and Essays for Religious Colleges, The Benefits of a Part-Time Job

It’s November 3, and that can only mean one thing: all of the ED and EA applications with November 1 deadlines have been submitted. In this week’s show, we’re going to discuss what to think about and do next. We’re also going...

Oct. 27, 2016

'School's In' Application Workshop: Listener Questions

As we get closer to the fall and winter deadlines, we know you have lots of questions. We have lots of answers, and we’ll devote this week’s show to sharing them with you!

Oct. 20, 2016

The Danger of Missing a Deadline, School's In! Application Workshop: Submitting Test Scores, University of Michigan and University of Wisconsin, Madison Supplemental Essay Prompts

What are the consequences of missing a financial aid deadline? Does that mean you definitely won’t receive any money? Or is it not really a big deal? In this week’s show, we’ll answer these questions and more in our segment o...

Oct. 13, 2016

Filling out the CSS Profile, School's In! Application Workshop: Should You Disclose a Learning Difference?

Two weeks ago we focused an entire show around completing the FAFSA. In this week’s show, we’ll go through the CSS Profile, another financial aid document required by about 200 colleges and universities. In our weekly School’...

Oct. 6, 2016

School's In Application Workshop: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Completing the Common App

The Common App is accepted at close to 700 public and private colleges in the US, making it one of the most popular choices for one-stop-shopping in the admissions process. Every year, College Coach puts out a multi-part seri...

Sept. 29, 2016

School's In! Completing the FAFSA : Public Health Majors and Pre-Med Students

Ever wonder what public health majors are all about? Catherine Ettman, director of strategic initiatives at Boston University’s School of Public Health will join us to share more, including what the major entails, which schoo...

Sept. 22, 2016

School's In Application Workshop : Listener Admissions and College Finance Questions

A few weeks ago, we ran a Facebook contest asking for your most pressing college admissions and finance questions. Today, we’re going to answer as many of them as we can during our hour-long session.

Sept. 15, 2016

Paying Off Student Loans: One Student's Story: Schools In! Application Workshop: Drafting the Why This College Essay, including Penn, Brown, Pitt and Others

You may have read a recent article in Business Insider chronicling one graduate’s story about finishing school 113,000 dollars in debt back in 2009, and paying it off by November of 2016. We’re thrilled to welcome that gradua...

Sept. 8, 2016

School's In Application Workshop: Putting Together a College List at the Last Minute: Cambridge Program

Back to school and still don’t have a college list? You’re in luck! In this week’s School's In! Application Workshop segment, Ian, Julia Jones, and Laurie Peltier will discuss how to craft a college list if you’re getting a l...

Sept. 1, 2016

School's In! International Baccalaureate- Divorce and Paying for College

It’s September, and school is officially back in session. With that in mind, we’re shifting our summer application workshop series to the fall and relaunching it under the School’s In Application Workshop banner. But despite ...

Aug. 25, 2016

School's Out Application Workshop; Paying for Multiple Kids in College: First Generation Students on College Campuses

One of the scariest things about having more than one child close together is paying for all those diapers, but what happens when diapers turn into college tuition? We have some advice for those of you who will be in this sit...

Aug. 18, 2016

Athletic Recruitment and College Admissions, School's Out Application Workshop, Making the Financial Transition to College

Ever wonder how being an athlete can impact your chances of admission? In our next episode, we’ll take a look at athletic recruitment and college admission, and the ways in which the two processes will affect each other. We’l...

Aug. 11, 2016

School's Out Application Workshop: Applying for Scholarships, Learning to Live Like a College Student, Office Hours: Listener Questions

Enjoy sushi on the weekends, a pricey gym membership, and shopping at the mall at least once or twice a week? Wondering how this will all fit into your budget when you get to college? You may want to tune in for this week’s s...

Aug. 4, 2016

Office Hours, including Schools Out: Application Workshop - What to do with that Additional Information Section?, and Listener Admissions and College Finance Questions

The office is open this week, as we do an all Office Hours show. We’ll continue our work on the application process, and one of our focuses will be what students should include as part of the “additional information” section ...

July 28, 2016

Scholarship and Student Loan Scams, Schools Out Summer Application Workshop, Tips for Travelling to College

There are a lot of companies and organizations out there making big promises when it comes to scholarships and student loans. If something sounds too good to be true, guess what? It probably is. Join us as we take a closer lo...

July 21, 2016

School's Out Application Workshop; College Access Series: Massachusetts Education and Career Opportunities; How Debt Affects Financial Aid Eligibility

Worried that family debt might affect financial aid eligibility? Don’t miss our session discussing this very issue. Wondering how to present your extracurricular activities in the most impactful way on your college applicatio...

July 14, 2016

Do I Have a Chance of Getting into an Ivy League College?, School's Out Application Workshop, Quirky Scholarships

One of the questions we get very frequently is some form of, “Do I have a shot at getting into an Ivy League or highly selective college.” In this week’s show, we offer tips for students and families to help them evaluate the...

July 7, 2016

School's Out Application Workshop, How Much is Too Much to Borrow to Pay for College, and Office Hours Addressing Listeners' College Admissions Questions

Join us for segment two in our ongoing summer program, School’s Out Application Workshop. We’ll follow up on last week’s homework and talk a bit about getting started with putting together a college list. A college finance ex...

Inside the Yale Admissions Office, Help Choosing a Student Loan, and Introducing School's Out: Application Workshop

June 30, 2016