In the final episode for Season 3, we’re joined by our admissions colleague, Paul Sunde. Paul is the Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Dartmouth College, a role he’s held for more than a decade as part of his 20+ years working at Dartmouth. We dive into the key components of admissions packages, ways veterans can demonstrate academic preparedness, the role of non-academic learning, dispel college admissions myths, and more. No matter what stage of the admissions process you are in or what schools you are considering, this conversation will empower veterans and service members to understand what admissions officers are looking for and how to put their best application forward.
Main Topics
Paul’s intro & background (0:33)
How do students apply to Dartmouth, transfer application built for veterans (3:27)
Definition of transfer applicant at Dartmouth, flexibility for veteran admissions (5:25)
Admissions offers, financial aid & transfer credit evaluation (9:05)
Key components of an admissions application, the importance of academic preparedness & how to demonstrate it, institutional academic priorities (11:00)
Letters of recommendation & speaking to non-academic learning & engagement in references (19:50)
Dispelling admissions myth #1 - “Applying earliest in application window & admissions officer seeing package first increases chances of admission” (22:39)
Dispelling admissions myth #2 - “I’m not going to compare well against other veterans; I don’t have flashy awards or didn’t go on high visibility deployments” (25:45)
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