478: College Applications Series: Family Information

We are continuing with our shorter summer episodes and with Megan’s series highlighting the components of the typical college application. Today’s topic: family information. Why do colleges ask for household information and a list of all siblings? Why do they want your parent / guardian information, including their occupation, colleges attended, and degrees? Megan explains why these questions are asked and the best strategy for answering them. If you are curious to see what a college application looks like these days, you can find a PDF of the Common App HERE.