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Admissions Beat

Lee Coffin • Vice President and Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid at Dartmouth College

On the Admissions Beat, veteran dean of admissions Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College and a range of guests provide high school students and parents, as well as their counselors and other mentors, with "news you can use" at each step on the pathway to college. With a welcoming, reassuring perspective and an approach intended to build confidence in prospective applicants, Dean Coffin offers credible information, insights, and guidance—from the earliest days of the college search, to applications, decision-making, and arrival on campus. He does so by drawing on 30 years of experience as an admissions leader at some of the nation's most prestigious institutions.

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144 episodes

  1. “This Club Looks Good for College..." 55:27
  2. When a Dean Meets a High School Principal in a Hotel Lobby... 50:40
  3. "AI Can't Feel..." 1:08:34
  4. Channel Your Main Character Energy 40:14
  5. Here We Go Again 51:27
  6. A Translation Guide for "Ed-Speak” in a College Search 53:38
  7. Misinformation on the Suburban Social Circuit 48:49
  8. One App, Many Options 52:36
  9. Odds and Ends 38:54
  10. The Initial Friendship Market 50:06
  11. The Transition from Home to College 41:17
  12. The Things I Wish I'd Known... 59:45
  13. Guiding the Voyage of Discovery: The College Finder 57:41
  14. Once a High School Principal, Now an Admissions Officer 46:09
  15. AP or Honors, Which Looks Better for Colleges? 50:59
  16. Navigating April 34:34
  17. State You 48:14
  18. March Madness Part 2: "How Do You Decide?" 40:43
  19. March Madness Part 1: Reading Season 47:36
  20. Follow Me! 46:27
  21. Crunching Numbers 54:54
  22. "Let's Just See What Happens..." 50:43
  23. Everything Counts! 45:31
  24. Discovery Starts With Program 54:06
  25. Junior Kickoff! 49:46
  26. A Primer on Financial Aid 21:15
  27. After Early 55:17
  28. Channel Your Main Character Energy 40:37
  29. Strategies for the Road Ahead 55:41
  30. College Is Opportunity 51:16
  31. An Admissions Newsfeeding Frenzy 57:25
  32. Admissions Quiz Bowl 1:00:59
  33. Can I Afford It?! 48:01
  34. Lessons from the Search: Parent POV 56:56
  35. Data Dive into the Transcript and Testing 53:51
  36. Let Your Life Speak in 650 Words or Fewer 49:35
  37. Shaping Community, Finding Your Fit 1:07:17
  38. The Enduring Value of 'Uni' in the U.S. 44:44
  39. Headline Headaches? Don't Let Them Derail Your Search 47:26
  40. Seniors, It’s Time to Pivot from Discovery to Applying! 51:00
  41. Reflections from a Rookie Dean 48:24
  42. Now What? 51:33
  43. The Story of Luis: How One International Applicant Found His Own Route to College 25:38
  44. The Mindy Project: Admissions Edition 49:30
  45. "Trust Yourself": Advice from Applicants and Parents Who've Been Where You are Going 44:21
  46. Lessons from the Stage 52:11
  47. How Not to Get into the College of Your Choice 41:39
  48. Children Will Listen 41:40
  49. Good News/Bad News 49:37
  50. Inside the Admissions Committee: The "Gatekeepers" in Action 44:31