On today’s episode, we welcome the Director of Student Success at S2S, Annie Behari. Annie has more than a decade of experience working in higher education. After earning her Masters in Higher Education at Harvard University, she began her career as an Assistant Director of Admissions at Lafayette College & then at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, and most recently a college counselor, helping students apply to undergraduate programs across the world. In this episode, Annie helps to bust common college admissions myths, with specific focus on myths centered on the veteran student experience. Find out if applying to more schools will increase your chances of admission or whether there’s a benefit to submitting standardized test scores with your application.
Main Topics
Annie’s introduction & background (0:33)
Myth 1 - “I heard veterans have a higher chance of getting into an Ivy league college, is that true?” (3:24)
Myth 2 - “Heard there is a set number of seats for veterans at X school” (6:00)
Myth 3 - “I have a low high school GPA then served in the military; can I still get into a good college,” focus on school fit vs generic “good school” label (9:10)
Myth 4 - “Applying to every Ivy league college will increase my chances of being accepted by one” (13:20)
Myth 5- “Colleges won’t admit me because they know that I’m applying to their peers” (18:49)
Myth 6 - “I have to go to an Ivy league school to go on to have a successful career or go to a top grad school” (20:56)
Ways applicants can strengthen their application (26:45)
“Should I take the ACT or SAT for my application?” (29:13)
How do you navigate letters of recommendation with veteran applicants (32:06)
Advice for applicants (36:26)
Additional Resources
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