The Truth about College Admission Podcast
1) Special Edition: Rick Clark on Palisades Hudson’s Something Personal Podcast
Today, we divert off the beaten path for The Truth About Admission Podcast as we highlight Rick Clark's appearance on the Something Personal podcast, where he goes into his lessons learned from multip...Show More
2) The Truth About ROI - Emily Roper Doten
Rick and Brennan are joined by Emily Roper Doten, Dean of Admissions at Brandeis University, to talk about her experiences in helping develop liberal arts programs for the current job economy and how ...Show More
3) The Truth About Standardized Testing in 2025
Rick and Brennan are joined by Jed Applerouth, founder of Applerouth Education, to talk about the origins of Applerouth, the differences and simlarities between the SAT and ACT, how to decide when is ...Show More
4) The Truth About Admission Strategies - Ken Anselment
Rick and Brennan are joined by Ken Anselment, Vice President for Enrollment Management at RHB, to talk about his journey in higher ed, learnings at RHB, how schools approach early decision, and how hi...Show More
5) The Truth About AI and Essay Reading - Juan Espinoza
To kick off the season, Brennan and Rick are joined by returning champion, Juan Espinoza (Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at Virginia Tech), to dive into how Virginia Tech has adopted artificia...Show More
6) Season 4 Trailer
Rick and Brennan are back from summer vacation and ready for the FOURTH(!) season of The Truth About College Admission Podcast. Today, the pair recap their summers, preview a format update to the epis...Show More
7) Season 3 Summer Bonus with College Parent Central
In our Season 3 bonus episode, Rick and Brennan visit the College Parent Central podcast with Elizabeth Hamblet and Vicki Nelson to talk about communication during the college search, realistic expect...Show More
8) The Truth About Season 3 - Finale
In the Season 3 finale of The Truth About College Admission, Rick and Brennan go over their favorite episodes from the season, what news items in higher education have caught their eyes lately, and wh...Show More
9) The Truth About Summer - Diane Campbell & Allison Slater Tate
Brennan and Rick are joined by returning guests Diane Campbell and Allison Slater Tate to run through their impressions of the last academic year and what the summer should look like for rising high s...Show More
10) The Truth About International Admission - Karen Bartlett and Sara Riggs
Brennan and Rick are joined by a fantastic duo, Karen Bartlett (Associate Director of International Admissions at Middlebury College) and Sara Riggs (Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at ...Show More