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Ep. 83 | A Blessing In Disguise

The craziness of this year's admissions cycle was a blessing in disguise. It dealt the final death blow to an already insane process. Now it's time to re-group. Find out how.

Show Notes:

In this episode, I argue that this year's ridiculous admissions cycle is actually a blessing in disguise. It should cause us to take stock of where we are, where we're going, and how to get there.

0:01:23 Admissions as we know it - is broken
0:03:55 The new mindset
0:05:10 How to optimize for the new reality
0:06:00 The old-fashioned strategy
0:08:00 We must think differently
0:08:10 Hard-charger or status quo?
0:09:15 Motivation and ambition
0:10:37 Status quo students
0:11:45 What to do with a status quo student
0:12:45 What to do with a hard-charger
0:13:20 Institutional priorities
0:13:50 The athletic profile
0:14:48 Other profiles?
0:15:45 Will your child own a viable profile?
0:16:20 Summary review
0:18:15 What's the through-line? Follow us:

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