About Admissions

Kirk and Drew welcome Clark Brigger, Asst. VP for Undergraduate Education and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Penn State University, to talk about Happy Valley, grilled stickies, and storytelling through the college essay.

Kirk and Drew invite Vern Granger, Ohio State’s Associate Vice President of Enrollment, to discuss the impact of financial aid on admission decisions, student debt, and a radical idea for new scholarships. ;)

About Admissions welcomes Beth Wiser, Executive Director of Admissions at the University of Vermont. Beth, Kirk, and Drew explore campus life in Burlington, and provide some key advice around submitting additional recommendation letters in college applications.

About Admissions welcomes Gil Villanueva, Associate Vice President and Dean of Admission at University of Richmond. Along with Kirk and Drew, Gil shares lots of laughs and even a little bit of sage wisdom when confronting the choice about where to go to college.

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Kirk and Drew welcome Ray Magliozzi, co-host of NPR's Car Talk, as a special guest to discuss what he learned in college. Then they all take a caller curious about the differences between the SAT and ACT.

We welcome special guest, Jeff Fuller, Director of Student Recruitment at the University of Houston as a guest host. We also take Estella's questions about college, college admissions, and student life in Houston.

Drew and Kirk discuss the agita associated with admissions decision week and take a call from Emily in Lincoln, Nebraska about her test anxiety.

We talk to Hannah about her anxiety about her daughter's applications to five "comfy" colleges.

Kirk and Drew take a call from Rush in Fairfax, VA. They give rush advice on how to make the move from a 2-year to 4-year college and how to keep his agita in check in the process.