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Great Counseling Begins with Listening
January 16, 2007
Download Podcast Now! Will Dix is currently college counselor at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School. He has worked on all sides of the college admission process during his career. He taught high school juniors and seniors before becoming an admission officer at Amherst College, then worked for a consulting firm specializing in college and university marketing research and development before becoming a college counselor. In addition to his work at the University of Chicago Laboratory High School, Mr. Dix does volunteer college counseling at a small public charter school in the south Loop of Chicago and also volunteers as a "liner" at the National Runaway Switchboard.
Managing the December Madness
December 6, 2006
Download Podcast Now! Dr. Jonathan Reider has been the Director of College Counseling at San Francisco University High School for the past six years. Before that, he served in the Stanford Admissions Office for fifteen years, and also taught in a "Great Books"-type Humanities course. He was the Chair of the NACAC Committee on Current Trends and Future Issues from 2002-2004. Dr. Reider holds a Ph.D. in European History from Stanford.
Managing Student and Parent Expectations
November 6, 2006
Download Podcast Now! Dr. Cathy Curtis is a college counselor at Shanghai American School in China. Cathy Curtis has 35 years experience working with students, 25 of which have been spent in international schools. She is a regular speaker at conferences for NACAC, ECIS, Overseas ACAC, and the East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools. She holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and has counseled and taught in both secondary and post-secondary institutions.
Straight Talk on SAT Optional
November 6, 2006
Download Podcast Now! Monica Inzer became Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Hamilton College in 2004. She was formerly dean of undergraduate admission and student financial services at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. Prior to her position at Babson, Monica was director of admissions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA, director of annual giving at Moses Brown School in Providence, RI and held admission and development positions at The Gunnery School in Washington, CT. She is a frequent speaker at national conferences and a regular media source on college admission topics.
Interviews: Do They Matter?
October 16, 2006
Download Podcast Now! Matthew J. DeGreeff is Director of College Counseling at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. Before coming to Middlesex School, Mr. DeGreeff spent ten years working in both admissions and financial aid at Harvard College, which requires admission interviews. He has read thousands of college applications and personally advised hundreds of students on shaping their candidacy for admission. Mr. DeGreeff's professional organization memberships include NACAC and the College Board, and he is a frequent speaker at College Board conferences. He is currently president of the Boston Independent Schools College Counselor's Association (BISCCA).
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