81. You Can't Handle The Truth: Secrets Of College Admissions
You may have heard the saying, "Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made." Does that advice apply to admissions decisions as well? Amy and Mike invited college admissions expert Parke Muth to reveal the real secrets of college admissions. Can you handle the truth?
What are f…
107: What I've Learned from Reading Over 10,000 College Essays
I chat with Parke Muth, former Associate Dean of Admissions at UVA. We cover, among other things:
What Parke has learned reading over 10,000 college essays
We'll go behind-the-scenes to look at how close decisions are sometimes made by committees at highly-selective universities (and why essays…
9D: The True Value of SAT II and AP Scores + Why Volunteering Matters
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admission officer at the University of Virginia, answer listener questions. How important are SAT II scores to admissions officers? Which is more valuable a good grade in an AP class or the score on the exam? What's your advice to st…
9C: Tips for Athletes, Summer Essay Writing, and Our Take on Test Prep
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admission officer at the University of Virginia, answer listener questions. When you're a student athlete, what are the pros and cons of attending Division 1 and Division 3 schools? Is summer really the best time to start working on …
6C: Tips for Non-Traditional Students
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Getting In expert Parke Muth answer more listener questions. Parke is a private college counselor and a former admission officer at the University of Virginia.This week's questions include one from a dad who wonders how attending a vocational high school might affect c…
6B: Likely Letters, Tuition Discounts, and Small Schools Strong in STEM
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Getting In expert Parke Muth answer more listener questions. Parke is a private college counselor and a former admission officer at the University of Virginia.Julie and Parke talk about some interesting admission trends he's seen this spring --including the prevalence …
Ep 2: The College Essay
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims checks in with our group of seniors about how their college essays are coming along. The personal statement might be only 650 words, but these paragraphs have the power to make a student stand out to the admissions office, or get lost in the pack.New Jersey twelfth-grader …
Ep 3A: Competing With Your Classmates
Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admission officer at the University of Virginia, answer two listener questions. A mother of a high achieving student wonders which colleges offer full-ride merit scholarships. And a teacher asks if students at elite high schools reall…
292. IEC PROFILE: Parke Muth
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Meet Parke Muth, who has worked in education for over 35 years. Most of that time he served as a Dean at the University of Virginia in the admissions office and in the English…
615. THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLEGE INTERVIEWS
How odd is it that one of the most effective ways to learn about college applicants tends to be among the least frequent steps in the process. How valuable is direct conversation for evaluating prospective members of an educational community and what might the future hold? Amy and Mike invited coll…
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