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“Explain. Don’t Complain” and Other College Apps Tips 

By Alma_Matters

November 2, 2020

Podcast Episode #57

 Experts' Tips for College Applications 2021.

The calendar is racing towards the end of the year, which means the College Applications deadlines are fast approaching. COVID-19 has changed the contours of the College Applications. It is a good time to review the key College Application parameters.

For example, How should Applicants for Fall 2021 address COVID-19 on their Applications.

So, we asked a couple of experts.

Lisa Przekop, Admissions Director at University of California Santa Barbara asks applicants to write about COVID-19 only if it “significantly impacted you in some way”.

Cornell LeSane, Dean of Admissions at Allegheny had a simple answer - “Explain. Don’t Complain”.

We discussed this and other College Applications topics on a Podcast:

• What are Colleges looking for in their students?
• Second Look at your Target Colleges 
• Applying to Test Optional Colleges
• Looking for Financial Aid 

To get you the best reponses, in addition to Lisa Przekop and Cornell LeSane, we got Tips from the following Experts on this Podcast:

• Shveta Bagade, College Counselor in Silicon Valley California.
• Nitin Jain,  Co-founder Oncourse, Gurgaon India.
• Athena Lao, Head College Mentor at Admissionado, USA.
• Benjamin Stern, Founder and CEO of IvyAchievement, USA.

If you are serious about US Colleges, this Podcast is a must listen for their Tips for College Applications 2021.

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