W. Kent Barnds discusses college admissions during the coronavirus pandemic with Amy Thompson, College & Career Counselor for York Community High School in Elmhurst, IL, and Megan O'Rourk, a Regional Admissions Counselor for Providence College in Providence, RI. Amy is currently President of Illinois Association for College Admissions Counseling and Megan is President Elect ..read more

"Relax and remember you are not alone in this" is some of the advice Bruce Epstein, independent counselor with First Choice College Counseling, offers to juniors as they make their first steps toward choosing a college this spring in this conversation with W. Kent Barnds on this episode of True Admissions. High school juniors and their support network will benefit from listening to this great dialog between two experts in the the college search and selection process ..read more

Kent Barnds hosts a conversation with a senior and father to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted her final college choice. Food, classroom visits and interactions with current students are really important for Natalie. Her father is focused on dollars and cents! Listen to this comforting and reassuring conversation with a student trying to decide between her remaining two choices ..read more

Kent Barnds talks with Mike Pettis, Associate Director of Admissions at Augustana College, about what to do when a college "recommends" an interview ..read more

Kent Barnds talks with Eric Rowell, Assistant Director of Admissions and Diversity Outreach at Augustana College, about the importance of considering general education courses when comparing colleges and universities ..read more

Kent Barnds talks with Debbie Blaylock from the Augustana College Office of Communication and Marketing about what a college means when it talks about “demonstrated interest ..read more

Kent Barnds talks with Keri Rursh, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications at Augustana College, about how to best translate all the claims and stats in a college's published materials ..read more

W. Kent Barnds discusses college admissions during the coronavirus pandemic with colleagues Karen Dahlstrom, Executive Director of Admissions, and Courney Wallace, Director of Admissions for the Chicago Region, both of Augustana College ..read more

"Relax and remember you are not alone in this" is some of the advice Bruce Epstein, independent counselor with First Choice College Counseling , offers to juniors as they make their first steps toward choosing a college this spring in this conversation with W. Kent Barnds on this episode of True Admissions. High school juniors and their support network will benefit from listening to this great dialog between two experts in the the college search and selection process ..read more

Kent Barnds hosts a conversation with a senior and father to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted her final college choice. Food, classroom visits and interactions with current students are really important for Natalie. Her father is focused on dollars and cents! Listen to this comforting and reassuring conversation with a student trying to decide between her remaining two choices ..read more