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The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions

The College Essay Guy Podcast: A Practical Guide to College Admissions

De: Ethan Sawyer
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Practical, up-to-date interviews with experts in college admissions, financial aid, personal statements, test prep and more. Ethan Sawyer (aka College Essay Guy), interviews deans of admission, financial aid experts, and veterans of the admissions field to extract, then distill their advice into practical steps for students and those guiding them through the process. From creating an awesome college list to appealing a financial aid letter, Ethan skips the general advice and gets right to the action items, all in an effort to bring more ease, joy and purpose into the college admissions process.Copyright College Essay Guy LLC Ciencias Sociales
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  • 614: 13 Mistakes High School Students Make When Creating Their College List

    614: 13 Mistakes High School Students Make When Creating Their College List
    Sep 3 2025

    Welcome back to the podcast. It’s September, which means many students are building the list of colleges they’re applying to.

    Today I’m joined by New York Times Bestselling Author, Harlan Cohen, who walks us through his 13 most common mistakes students make when they’re creating their college list.

    • We cover, among other things:
    • The importance of shifting from what “they” want… to what you want
    • The problem with rankings
    • The importance of doing “future math”
    • Why treating college as a one-year experiment can lower the stakes
    • And more

    Harlan Cohen is the New York Times bestselling author of The Naked Roommate: And 107 Other Issues You Might Run Into In College and six other titles (over 1 million copies in print). His social media accounts have over 1.5 million followers and he hosts a popular podcast. He is the founder of Best First Year, a college success coaching program for students and parents. Harlan lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife and three children.

    Harlan also has a wonderful college readiness and success program called Best First Year. His coaching guides parents and students from college search all the way through the first year on campus. You can use code CEG for a nice little discount.

    We hope you enjoy.

    Play-by-Play:

    • 3:12 – Understanding the importance of college choices
    • 5:54 – Mistake #1: Focus on being wanted
    • 12:12 – Mistake #2: Start with rankings
    • 16:45 – Mistake #3: Let scarcity and fear guide you.
    • 19:56 – Mistake #4: Make this about the rest of your life.
    • 23: 11 – Mistake #5: Don’t have a plan (SEPFA).
    • 27:21 – Mistake #6: Expect instant access to clubs and activities.
    • 34:01 – Mistake #7: Don’t look for merit aid and financial aid.
    • 38:21 – Mistake #8: Don’t do future math.
    • 41:26 – Mistake #9: Don’t talk to current students on campus.
    • 44:02 – Mistake #10: Want to impress friends and family.
    • 46:06 – Mistake #11: Don’t visit at the best time.
    • 47:01 – Mistake #12: Follow friends and significant others to campus.
    • 47:54 – Mistake #13: Assume everyone graduates (nope).
    • 54:38 – What does Harlan hope students and families will keep in mind as they go through this process?



    Resources:

    • Harlan Cohen’s Best First Year (enter the code “CEG” for a discount)
    • CEG Podcast Episode 207: 17 Things to Do Before Going to College
    • CEG Podcast Episode 109: How to Figure Out Which School is Right for You
    • CEG Podcast Episode 121: Which Schools Are the Most Generous With Financial Aid? (US Version)
    • Murphyjitsu: an Inner Simulator algorithm
    • College Essay Guy’s Personal Statement Resources
    • College Essay Guy’s College Application Hub
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    56 m
  • 613: Inside the Application (Part 6): Making the Decision with Cassidy, Class of 2025

    613: Inside the Application (Part 6): Making the Decision with Cassidy, Class of 2025
    Aug 19 2025

    Hi friends, and welcome back to the podcast.

    This one’s going to be short—and honestly, it’s an episode I didn’t think I was going to record. Why? Well, if you’ve been following along with Cassidy’s journey over the past year, you know we’ve covered a lot: from brainstorming her personal statement, to revising her supplements, to weighing her college acceptances.

    And when we wrapped Part 5, I figured we could leave it there. I thought it might be enough to know she had some great options.

    Silly me.

    You wrote in. You wanted to know: Where did she end up?

    So here we are: the final chapter (well, really the beginning) of Cassidy’s college journey. In this quick update, Cassidy shares where she’s heading this fall, why she chose it, and how she’s getting ready for this next step. Huge thanks to Cassidy for letting us in on the process.

    I hope you enjoy.

    Play-by-Play

    • 1:45 – How has Cassidy been spending the summer and preparing for college?
    • 2:36 – Cassidy shares which school she will be attending this Fall
    • 4:03 – What factors influenced Cassidy’s final decision?
    • 7:37 – What advice would Cassidy share with students and families going through this process?
    • 8:43 – Closing thoughts

    Resources:

    • How to choose which college to attend: Key factors to consider
    • College Essay Guy’s Personal Statement Resources
    • College Essay Guy’s College Application Hub
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    10 m
  • 612: Admission Nutrients (Part 6 of 6: Intellectual Curiosity): Important Ingredients for a Well-Balanced College Admission Process—And Life with Hillary Dickman

    612: Admission Nutrients (Part 6 of 6: Intellectual Curiosity): Important Ingredients for a Well-Balanced College Admission Process—And Life with Hillary Dickman
    Aug 5 2025
    Welcome back to the podcast! This is our sixth and final chapter of our series on admission nutrients — qualities that can make for a healthier, more meaningful college admission process… and life. In case you missed it, we started with collaboration, with Raissa Diamante (Director of admission from Harvey-Mudd College), then I sat down with Deanna Dixon, (Dean of Admission at Smith College) to talk about leadership, then Tom met with Dysean Alexander (Assistant Director for West Coast Admission at Lafayette College) to talk about consistent engagement and Nathan Faust (Loyola Marymount University) to talk about service to others. Today we conclude the series by talking about intellectual curiosity with Hillary Dickman from Colorado College. In our conversation, Hillary and I cover a lot of ground, including: What is intellectual curiosity in the context of the college admission process?Where does intellectual curiosity show up in a student’s application?Why is it important in the admissions process at Colorado College and how does their approach to identifying intellectual curiosity differs from other liberal arts colleges?What is Colorado College’s latest supplemental essay prompt?Advice for both students and parents as they navigate this processAnd more! Hillary Dickman is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area and holds a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Speech Communication from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She began her career in higher education teaching public speaking, interpersonal communication, and intercultural communication at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. Since 2021, she’s been part of the admission team at Colorado College, where she’s worked on scholarship programs, the counselor advisory board, and now focuses on print and email marketing. She’s also navigated the college admission process as a parent — her older child is a recent graduate of Wellesley College, and her younger one is a student at Colorado College. I hope you enjoy this conversation. I certainly did. Play-by-Play: 3:09 – What do college admission counselors do during the summer? 4:55 – What are some of the roles that Hillary plays at Colorado College? 8:56 – What makes Colorado College a unique school?10:39 – What is intellectual curiosity in the context of the college admission process?17:43 – Where does intellectual curiosity show up in a student’s application?22:29 – What are some examples of intellectual curiosity from over the years? 32:29 – What do students or parents misunderstand about intellectual curiosity?40:01 – Why is intellectual curiosity important at Colorado College? 48:22 – What is Colorado College’s latest supplemental essay prompt?57:10 – What if the thing I’m curious about has nothing to do with my major?1:00:18 – What advice does Hillary give to students for writing their personal statement?1:04:03 – How long does Hillary spend reading an essay and the application as a whole?1:09:54 – How does Hillary recommend students get started with the writing process?1:13:58 – What are Hillary’s thoughts on using ChatGPT in the application process?1:18:16 – What is demonstrated interest and why is it important to Colorado College? 1:24:00 – What does Hillary hope that students and parents will keep in mind throughout this process? Resources: College Partnerships with CEGMihaly Csikszentmihalyi: Flow, the secret to happiness (TED) CEG Podcast Episode 506: Demonstrated Interest: What Is it, Why Is it Important, and How Do You Show it? with Dean of Enrollment Christine Bowman What is Demonstrated Interest? A Practical How-To GuideCollege Essay Guy’s Personal Statement ResourcesCollege Essay Guy’s College Application Hub
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    1 h y 27 m
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