The Truth about College Admission Podcast
1) The Truth About Choosing a College - Anna Follensbee
Brennan and Rick are joined by Anna Follenbee, the Associate Director (and soon to be Director) of College Counseling at Gilman, to talk about the current period in admissions of students choosing a c...Show More
2) The Truth About College Pathways - Kelley Lips
Brennan and Rick are joined by Kelley Lips, Associate Vice Provost of Enrollment at Emory University, to talk about how Emory's pathways provide more opportunities for students to start and finish col...Show More
3) Special Edition: Rick Clark on the College Admissions Process Podcast
In a cross-post special, Rick heads to the College Admissions Process Podcast hosted by John Durante to talk about building a class, AI, how to best use the Common Application, and other tools familie...Show More
4) The Truth About Scoir - Gerry McCrory & Ashley Smith
Rick and Brennan are joined by Gerry McCrory and Ashley Smith from Scoir to talk about the platform, their recent data reports, advice for juniors beginning the admission process, and tools on Scoir t...Show More
5) The Truth About Dream Schools - Jeff Selingo
Brennan and the new Vice Provost of Enrollment Management at Georgia Tech, Rick Clark, are joined by friend of the podcast Jeff Selingo to talk about his new book, Dream School. Their conversation det...Show More
6) 2026 Preview Show
Returning from their winter breaks, Brennan and Rick go through their items to watch for in 2026, books they're reading, tips for the current application cycle, their words for the year, and preview a...Show More
7) The Truth About Success - Denise Pope
Brennan and Rick are joined by Denise Pope, Ph.D., the co-founder and Strategic Advisor at Challenge Success (and Senior Lecturer at Stanford University) to talk about her work in researching student ...Show More
8) The Truth About Exploring Schools - Lisa Keegan
Brennan and Rick are joined by Lisa Keegan, Vice Provost for Enrollment Strategy at William & Mary, to talk about her role at William & Mary and how they approach admissions in their context, understa...Show More
9) Special Edition: Brennan Barnard on Scholarship360's Office Hours
Today we highlight Brennan Barnard's visit to the Office Hours podcast where him and host Will Geiger talk about the myth of the "dream school" and how to frame the college search process before divin...Show More
10) 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
Special Edition: Rick Clark on Palisades Hudson’s Something Personal Podcast
49:11 | Nov 13th, 2025