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This is Episode #8 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear an interview with a college student, Brandon, who shares his experience bringing his incredible dance background to college.

Written by Lisa Bleich and Stefanie Forman As we walked around campus amidst gothic architecture and beautiful quads in bloom, you could feel the history of Yale oozing from the university. The [...]

This is Episode #7 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear Dr. Jed Applerouth talk all things grade inflation and standardized testing.

This is Episode #6 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear a panel of college students and recent alums share their experience finding a queer-friendly college.

I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love to write. At my eighth-grade graduation, my English teacher gave me a book of Emily Dickinson’s poetry, which I pored over, almost liturgically, during [...]

I grew up in the wilds of Morris County, New Jersey, and took the commuter train daily to attend Kent Place School. After graduating in 2011, I deferred my acceptance to Yale University so I [...]

This is Episode #5 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear special guest Dr. Andrea Malkin Brenner share how to make sure students and parents have the smoothest transition to college [...]

This is Episode #4 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear how to perfect the Personal Statement and our interview with a student, Alexandra, who shares her experience writing a stellar [...]

This is Episode #3 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear Early Decision vs. Early Action and our first interview with a student, Zoe, who shares her experience not getting into her [...]

This is Episode #2 of the College Bound Mentor podcast. You’ll hear the ins and outs of college waitlists and our first Case Study: Jack for The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.