444: Success in Admission Starts with the Right List of Schools [reprise]




The College Prep Podcast show

Summary: <br> This episode originally aired in September 2017. <br> <br> <br> <br> Most admission disappointment start now, with families who don’t take time to create the right college list.<br> <br> <br> <br> Listen in as Megan walks you through the 6 kinds of schools you should definitely apply to, to make sure that you get into a college that is right for you. She shares:<br> <br> <br> <br> * The top mistakes families make when compiling their own college list.* The six kinds of schools that should be on your list including: 1. the most affordable option, 2. the assured admission option, 3. good match schools, 4. the highly competitive option, 5. scholarship potential, and 6. and in-state option.* What order you should apply to those schools so that you don’t burn out.<br> <br> <br> <br> Megan also <a href="https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/college-search">shared a resource</a> for how to google a school to find out if it’s an “assured admission” or “highly competitive” option.<br>