In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss what NOT to do when navigating the college admissions process as a homeschool family. They are joined by two educational consultants and college admissions experts, Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard.

Show Notes:

Holly Ramsey’s Website
Michele Evard’s Website
Holly and Michele’s Book (Use promo code: HOMESCHOOL10 for 10% off the book and everything else College UnMazed sells)

Links mentioned:

3:42: Independent Educational Consultants Association (Holly and Michele are part of this organization, the other association they mentioned is HECA)
19:49 Methodology on How US News and World Report Rank Colleges
28:48 Holly mentions Colleges That Change Lives as an example of the many smaller schools that may be a great fit for your student.
29:42 Holly’s recommendations for finding right fit colleges: New York Times Build Your Own College Rankings and Georgetown Return on Investment Chart.
32:29 Holly recommends MEFA Student Aid Index calculator to determine what kind of aid you can get.
37:52 Holly recommends Loper App (the dating app for colleges)

(00:00) - Intro with Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard
(06:42) - What not to do while thinking about the college application process
(07:07) - Don't worry about what your third grader is doing
(17:44) - Break
(18:38) - Keeping on topic
(19:02) - Don't worry about "Ivy Leagues"
(34:33) - Don't get emotionally invested
(40:39) - Don't shape your curriculum to have a good looking transcript
(48:48) - Come back next week for the "Do-s"!

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