Admissions Beat

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

Categories:

Education Kids & Family

90 Episodes

  1. Inside the Admissions Process: A Senior Speaks

    Published: 10/3/2023

  2. An Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 2

    Published: 9/26/2023

  3. Admissions Checklist for Jittery Seniors, Part 1

    Published: 9/19/2023

  4. A Guide to Navigating the Admissions News Beat

    Published: 9/12/2023

  5. Season 4 Teaser!

    Published: 9/5/2023

  6. Bonus Episode: The Supreme Court, Race, and Admissions

    Published: 8/8/2023

  7. Season 3 Finale: Live With Parents!

    Published: 5/2/2023

  8. For Seniors: It’s The Home Stretch

    Published: 4/25/2023

  9. Academic Lessons from the First Year of College

    Published: 4/18/2023

  10. Major Minor

    Published: 4/11/2023

  11. The Intersection of Athletics and Admissions

    Published: 4/4/2023

  12. Seniors: The Next Decisions are Yours

    Published: 3/28/2023

  13. Inside the Admissions Selection Committee

    Published: 3/21/2023

  14. Take an ‘Existential Selfie’: International Edition

    Published: 3/14/2023

  15. How Will We Pay For It?

    Published: 3/7/2023

  16. Easing the Stress of the Search

    Published: 2/28/2023

  17. Your Campus Visit Roadmap

    Published: 2/21/2023

  18. Imagining Your College List

    Published: 2/14/2023

  19. Filtering Your Admissions Newsfeed

    Published: 2/7/2023

  20. Take an ‘Existential Selfie’

    Published: 1/31/2023

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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 nearly 30 years of experience as an admissions leader at some of the nation's most prestigious institutions.