How competitive are college applications, really?

Do College Admissions Treat Students at Elite High Schools Compete Differently?

Do College Admissions Treat Students at Elite High Schools Compete Differently?

The path to college.
Oct. 29 2015 5:31 PM

Getting In: Competing With Your Classmates

And which colleges offer full-ride scholarships?

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Listen to Episode 3A of Getting In.

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Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Parke Muth, formerly a dean and an admissions officer at the University of Virginia, answer two listener questions. A mother of a high-achieving student wonders which colleges offer full-ride merit scholarships. And a teacher asks if students at elite high schools really do end up competing more with one another versus the total applicant pool when applying to select colleges.

Plus we get updates from some of our seniors about their Halloween plans and what they're doing that has nothing to do with the grind of applications and schoolwork.

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