To kick off the season, Brennan and Rick are joined by returning champion, Juan Espinoza (Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at Virginia Tech), to dive into how Virginia Tech has adopted artificial intelligence to help with the essay reading process, how that has affected their timeline, and his advice to students approaching the essay writing process this fall.

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The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Juan Espinoza

Humans And AI Collaborate To Review College Admission Essays - Forbes

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Guest: Juan Espinoza

Production: Jack Purdy

Rick and Brennan are back from summer vacation and ready for the FOURTH(!) season of The Truth About College Admission Podcast. Today, the pair recap their summers, preview a format update to the episodes this season, and reflect on a word they're thinking about for the upcoming admissions cycle.

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Brennan's Substack: The Application Trail

The Truth About College Admission Newsletter

Hosts: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Production: Jack Purdy

In our Season 3 bonus episode, Rick and Brennan visit the College Parent Central podcast with Elizabeth Hamblet and Vicki Nelson to talk about communication during the college search, realistic expectations, how schools evaluate prospective students, how college is an opportunity, and focusing on long term relationships with family.

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Hosts: Elizabeth Hamblet, Vicki Nelson

Guests: Brennan Barnard, Rick Clark

Production (TACA cut): Jack Purdy