The Truth About College Admissions (Brennan Barnard and Rick Clark)

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Chapters 00:00 Intro 05:59 The emotions of college admissions 09:12 It’s not where you go, it’s what you do there 17:42 American College Health Association data 21:34 The pressure to be perfect 29:26 Having room to struggle 33:35 Expectations 41:32 College admissions FAQ 48:20 Outro - Brennan and Rick’s resources

ABOUT BRENNAN: Brennan Barnard, M.Ed is the Director of College Counseling and Outreach at Khan Lab School, CA. He is also the College Admissions Program Advisor with the Making Caring Common, a project of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Director of College Counseling for the College Guidance Network. He was the founding Director of College Counseling for US Performance Academy, an on-line independent high school for elite athletes.

Brennan serves on the Executive Committee for the Character Collaborative, and was a member of the Advisory Board for the New Hampshire College and University Council’s New Hampshire Scholars Program. He presents regularly on character, athletic recruiting, mindfulness, discipline and other topics in college admission. A contributing writer for Forbes.com, he has written about college admission for the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Thrive Global, HuffPost, San Francisco Examiner, New York Times, Concord Monitor, Journal of College Admission and other publications.

He is co-author of, "The Truth About College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together" and the new companion guide “The Truth about College Admission Workbook: A Family Organizer for Your College Search.”

Twitter: @BarnardBrennan LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brennan-barnard-18665713

Forbes.com/sites/brennanbarnard/ www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/

ABOUT RICK: Rick Clark is the AVP of Enrollment Management and Executive Director of Undergraduate Admission at Georgia Tech. In this role, he directs the Institute’s recruitment and enrollment efforts, manages the review and selection of all undergraduate applications, and leads the admission team. Under his leadership, the Institute has dramatically increased brand awareness, improved overall academic class profile, and exceeded strategic goals. Over the last eight years he has written a regular blog on the college admission process. He is the co-author of the book and workbook The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together, and co-hosts a podcast under the same name. Rick has served on regional and national councils and boards. He is currently a member NACAC’s Committee on Leadership in College Admission, and Past Chair of both the national Government Relations Committee and Georgia Tech’s Staff Council. Rick travels annually to U.S. embassies through the Department of State to discuss the admission process and landscape of higher education. He is part of Leadership Georgia, an organization that seeks to cultivate and connect leaders across the state.

Twitter: @clark2college LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/raclarkatl www.admission.gatech.edu/blog www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com

Check out Rick and Brennan's Podcast: https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/podcast https://www.truthaboutcollegeadmission.com/podcast/episode/7d993d1a/the-truth-about-the-price-you-pay-for-college-ron-lieber

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