Navigating College Admissions (pt. 1) with Holly Ramsey and Dr. Michele Evard

In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss what NOT to do when navigating the college admissions process as a homeschool family. They are joined by two educational consultants and college admissions experts, Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard.

Show Notes: 

• Holly Ramsey’s Website
• Michele Evard’s Website 
• Holly and Michele’s Book (Use promo code: HOMESCHOOL10 for 10% off the book and everything else College UnMazed sells)

Links mentioned: 

• 3:42: Independent Educational Consultants Association (Holly and Michele are part of this organization, the other association they mentioned is HECA)
• 19:49 Methodology on How US News and World Report Rank Colleges 
• 28:48 Holly mentions Colleges That Change Lives as an example of the many smaller schools that may be a great fit for your student. 
• 29:42 Holly’s recommendations for finding right fit colleges: New York Times Build Your Own College Rankings and Georgetown Return on Investment Chart. 
• 32:29 Holly recommends MEFA Student Aid Index calculator to determine what kind of aid you can get. 
• 37:52 Holly recommends Loper App (the dating app for colleges)

• (00:00) - Intro with Holly Ramsey and Michele Evard
• (06:11) - What not to do while thinking about the college application process
• (06:35) - Don't worry about what your third grader is doing
• (17:13) - Break
• (17:14) - Keeping on topic
• (17:38) - Don't worry about "Ivy Leagues"
• (33:10) - Don't get emotionally invested
• (39:15) - Don't shape your curriculum to have a good looking transcript
• (47:24) - Come back next week for the "Do-s"!

What is The Well-Trained Mind podcast?

Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss homeschooling and education.