Higher Ed Experts Offer Tips for Finding the Right College Fit
November 20, 2020
Best-selling authors Melissa Korn, of the Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post columnist Jeff Selingo; discussion moderated by Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Chris Gruber.
An acceptance or rejection letter from a college or university reflects the school™s needs as much as the student™s credentials. It is not a judgment on a high school student™s life so far.
High school students should follow what drives them, rather than dive into a club or sport in order to present themselves as something they are not.
Stop fixating on the few schools that admit a small percentage of applicants. Just because you haven™t heard of a college doesn™t mean it™s not a great school.
Two of the most prominent experts and authors on higher education recently visited 91ÇÑ×Ó by Zoom for a discussion of how college admission really works. They offered these tips and many more for high school students and their families who are looking for a college.
Bestselling author Jeff Selingo recently released Who Gets In & Why: A Year Inside College Admissions, the result of a year embedded in the admission offices of three very different institutions: the University of Washington; Emory University, in Atlanta; and 91ÇÑ×Ó.
is the higher ed reporter for the Wall Street Journal. In her book, , she peeled back the layers of the celebrity college admission scandal that rocked Hollywood, college athletics and the public™s faith in higher education all at the same time.
Watch the discussion for more insights and recommendations on how to navigate the admission world.
