About this episode

The episode discusses college enrollment trends for 2026 and 2027 with insights from educational consultants Aly Beaumont and Meg Joyce.

If you've been paying attention over the last year, you've observed tremendous change, chaos, and uncertainty roiling higher education. Behind the scenes, things are even crazier than they seem, which affects every single applicant. Amy and Mike invited educational consultants Aly Beaumont and Meg Joyce to unpack college enrollment trends for 2026 and 2027. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the big theme for college admissions right now? What two pathways do students need to decide between in selective admissions? How are adverse economic conditions affecting colleges and financial aid? What are the unforeseen benefits to applicants from the endowment tax? How can students and families navigate the current enrollment climate? MEET OUR GUESTS Aly Beaumont is the founder of Admissions Village , a family-focused, affordable, one-on-one college guidance consultancy. Aly is deeply committed to making the college admissions process less stressful, and her success in this objective can be measured by both the growing number of referrals she receives and the repeat business from family members. Aly is also a founder and advisor to The College T , a website…

People in this episode

Hosts: Amy Seeley, Mike Bergin

Guests: Aly Beaumont, Meg Joyce

Topics covered

• college enrollment trends
• higher education
• college admissions
• economic conditions
• financial aid
• student pathways

Keywords

• college admissions
• enrollment trends
• financial aid
• economic impact
• selective admissions
• student guidance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Admissions Village, The College T, Tufts University

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