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Making a College Choice Based on Finances, Resources for Admissions Questions, and College Sports Culture

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On our last episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation, host Ian Fisher and his guests covered a variety of topics for students and parents in different phases of the college search. Seniors in the midst of making their college decision will enjoy hearing the first segment about “rah rah” schools (i.e. schools with strong school spirit). Juniors who are just starting their college search process will not want to miss Ian and Tova Tolman’s in-depth conversation about how to research colleges. And, finally, senior parents who want to learn about how to talk to their kids about making the final college decision based upon finances will want to tune in for the last segment of this week’s show.

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April 12, 2017by Kathy Ruby
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[Video] How Many AP Classes to Take

How many AP classes should you take? The answer, like many in the college admissions world is, “It depends.”  In this installment of the College Coach video series, Ask the College Admissions Expert, former Reed College admissions officer, Ian Fisher, guides students and parents through how to answer this question for themselves.

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April 12, 2017by Ian Fisher

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