About this episode

Mark and Anna discuss how to identify the best colleges for students during the college application season.

It's college application season! Building of school lists is into the final push for November 1st - Early Action/Decision. As students/families look for schools to apply to, there are some general but very important guiding questions to consider: What IS a GOOD school? What is a GOOD school….for YOU? Join Mark and Anna as they discuss factors to consider and how to identify which schools should make the final cut on your college list.

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Hofer, Anna Ren

Topics covered

• college admissions
• school selection
• early action
• decision making
• college application process

Keywords

• college applications
• good school
• school lists
• early action
• decision

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