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

The Well-Trained Mind podcast

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
• (06:42) - What not to do while thinking about the college application process
• (07:07) - Don't worry about what your third grader is doing
• (17:44) - Break
• (18:38) - Keeping on topic
• (19:02) - Don't worry about "Ivy Leagues"
• (34:33) - Don't get emotionally invested
• (40:39) - Don't shape your curriculum to have a good looking transcript
• (48:48) - Come back next week for the "Do-s"!