Episode Synopsis "The Search: Episode 6: What Counts?"

Lee Coffin, vice provost for enrollment and dean of admissions and financial aid at Dartmouth, talks with Leigh Weisenburger, dean of admissions and financial aid at Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine, and Sonia Bell, director of college counseling at St. Luke’s School, in New Canaan, Ct., about evaluating student applications “holistically,” considering test scores, transcripts, and recommendations within the context of students’ personal circumstances and the programs available in the secondary schools they attend. They also weigh in on the optional submission of SAT or ACT scores during the pandemic.

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• The Search: Season 2 Bonus Episode: Lee Coffin Welcomes the Class of 2025
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 9: Podding Together
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 8: An Applicant Interviews the Dean
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• The Search: Season 2 Episode 5: Financial Fit
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 4: Finding Your Place
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 3: Decision Daze
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 2: My Neighbor Says
• The Search: Season 2 Episode 1: Reading Season
• The Search: Season One Highlights
• The Search: Bonus Episode: Ask Me Anything!
• The Search: Episode 12: Admissions Then and Now
• The Search: Episode 11: Shaping a Community
• The Search: Episode 10: Practical Matters
• The Search: Episode 9: Scholarship Dollars and Sense
• The Search: Episode 8: Junior Jitters
• The Search: Episode 7: Telling Your Story
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• The Search: Episode 5: Avoiding the Parent Trap
• The Search: Episode 4: Passport to Admission
• The Search: Episode 3: Does It Fit?
• The Search: Episode 2: Getting Started
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