{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Kitchen Table College Chats","title":"Falling in love with a campus - or choosing a future at the Kitchen Table College Chats","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/098ff814\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1920,"description":"In this podcast episode of Kitchen Table College Chats, Marc Deboer and Gary Stocker continue their virtual kitchen table chats for colleges students and their families.\nMost students fall in love with a college campus.  In this episode, we ask parents and students alike to make sure that colleges they love during the tour can deliver the college education needed.\nFrom Emotion to EvaluationBefore you fall in love with a college campus, run a simple mental shift:\nInstead of asking:\n Do I love this campus?\nAsk:\nWill this college still get me to graduation day?\nWill this college keep my major or eliminate it?\nDoes this college have the resources to keep the buildings and grounds safe?\n\nThat means looking at: Enrollment trends (growing or shrinking?)  Graduation rates (who actually finishes? Most colleges take longer than 4 years to graduate students.)  Financial health (stable or stressed?)  Program strength (expanding or being cut?) This is the difference between choosing a place… and choosing a future.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jZ2XRYsDFO3U04Wwz1DKIbcOTUoevfb7TelLoMxQJ9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kOGQx/MTVjNDY2M2YwNTAw/MDc4ZGU0MDFhZmUw/NWZlNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}