In this episode you will hear:

(02:24) Question from a listener:

Julia joins me to answer a question from a dad from North Carolina who wants to know if there is a way of figuring out class rank or a proxy for it when it is not explicitly listed.

(16:20) Second Question from a listener:

Mark and Hillary answer a question from a listener who has heard that students should not mention their race in their Personal Statement

(24:41) 3rd and 4th questions are both about preparation for med school

Carter, a student from VA asks a question and we also have a question from an anonymous listener, both questions have to do with preparation for med school. Susan joins me to answer these questions, Part 1 of 2

(51:54) Interview: Mark Stucker and Nate Haveman, VP of enrollment of Hope College

Preview of Part 4 of 4

v Nate explains the various reasons why HOPE loses students to their overlap schools

v Nate tells us what percentage of students are from Michigan, what percentage are from contiguous states and what percentage of students are International

v Nate tells us which sports Hope has had the most success in

v Nate tells us what two of his admissions pet peeves are

v Nate goes on the hotseat in our lightning round

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