College Candids
Wonder how test-optional policies impact admissions? Or what to do on a campus visit or how to choose your high school courses? Hear admissions experts explain these concepts and more through our College Candids.
Below is a sampling of our tips and also clips from interviews we have conducted with a variety of colleges. We encourage you to take some time to watch these videos to gain insights into the college process. And watch our Legacy College Candids for older videos if you want to learn more.
• Advice: Demonstrating Interest
• Advice: General Tips
• Advice: Teacher Recommendations
• Advice: HS Course Selection
• Advice: HS Preparation (St. Anselm & Rensselaer)
• Advice: HS Preparation (Washington Univ & Univ of Richmond)
• Advice: Junior Year Admissions Timeline
• Advice: Summer Planning for HS Students
• Advice: Managing the Admissions Process
• Application Insights: Univ of Maryland
• Application Insights: Strategy
• College Lists: Choosing Colleges Thoughtfully
• Essays: Choosing a Topic
• Essays: Writing the Personal Statement
• Essays: Writing and Editing
• Essays: What Are Supplemental Essays?
• Essays: Supplemental Essay Approach
• Interviews: 5 Tips for Interviews
• Interviews: Syracuse University
• Trends: Recent Changes in College Admissions
• Trends: Test-Optional Admissions
• Visits: Questions for Campus Tours
• Visits: What to do on Campus
Advice: Demonstrating Interest
Campus Bound spoke with Angie Dortenzio from Fairfield University about the importance of demonstrating interest when applying to college.
Advice: General Tips
Join Campus Bound for a discussion with admission representatives from Boston College, Bryant University, and Bentley University where they share their tips for high school students embarking on the college search.
Advice: Teacher Recommendations
Campus Bound’s Associate Director of College Counseling, Mindy Mitchell, shares advice for high school students who need letters of recommendation for college admissions.
Advice: HS Course Selection
Campus Bound counselor Jackie Woodson shares her advice for choosing high school courses with an eye toward college admission and personal goals.
Advice: HS Preparation (St. Anselm & Rensselaer)
Campus Bound asked admissions representatives from St. Anselm College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to share their advice about how high school students can prepare for college.
Advice: HS Preparation (Washington Univ & Univ of Richmond)
Listen as admissions representatives from Washington University in St. Louis and University of Richmond share their advice about how to prepare for college.
Advice: Junior Year Admissions Timeline
Join Campus Bound counselors for a quick look at the timeline of college admissions during a student’s junior year of high school.
Advice: Summer Planning for HS Students
Kristen Wiley, College Counselor at Campus Bound, shares tips for how to spend your summer productively while still enjoying the break from school.
Advice: Managing the Admissions Process
Campus Bound counselor Jen Orsini explains why it is helpful to have an experienced and objective guide managing the college admissions process with you.
Application Insights: Univ of Maryland
Nico Magpantay, Admission Counselor at the University of Maryland, gives insight on what UMD looks for when they review students’ applications.
Application Insights: Strategy
What role does strategy have in the college admissions process? Campus Bound counselor Sam Luby discusses the parts of the college search and application process that involve strategic decision-making.
College Lists: Choosing Colleges Thoughtfully
J. Dillard Taylor, Assistant Director of Admissions at Trinity College in Connecticut, shares his advice for how students can be most thoughtful as they build their college lists.
Essays: Choosing a Topic
Listen as admission officers at Bentley University, University of Rhode Island and Washington University in St. Louis share their advice on choosing an essay topic.
Essays: Writing the Personal Statement
Why is the personal statement important for college admissions? How can students effectively write an essay that showcases their strengths in their voice? Campus Bound Associate Director of College Counseling, Jen Forand, can help!
Essays: Writing and Editing
Join Campus Bound as we hear from admissions officers at the University of Richmond, Connecticut College, and Boston College about how to approach the writing and editing of your college admissions essay. Let Campus Bound’s team help you maintain your voice as you edit and refine your essay.
Essays: What Are Supplemental Essays?
What are supplemental essays in college admissions? Campus Bound counselor and former admissions officer Danielle Wells shares her insights.
Essays: Supplemental Essay Approach
How should students approach supplemental essays? Join Campus Bound counselor Danielle Wells for this brief video to learn more.
Interviews: 5 Tips for Interviews
Campus Bound counselor Jackie Woodson shares her five tips for a successful college admission interview.
Interviews: Syracuse University
In this clip, Syracuse University’s Associate Director of Admissions Kenny Sawada shares with Campus Bound the toughest questions he asks in college admission interviews.
Trends: Recent Changes in College Admission
Hear from admissions officers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Boston College about how the admissions process has changed in recent years.
Trends: Test-Optional Admissions
In this College Candid video, Campus Bound speaks with admissions officers at the University of Maryland, Bryant University, and Boston College about how the pandemic, and specifically test-optional admissions, impacted their admissions process.
Visits: Questions for Campus Tours
In this College Candid video, Campus Bound asked admissions representatives from St. Anselm College, Boston College, and Bryant University to share their advice for students touring colleges.
Visits: What to do on Campus
Listen as admissions representatives from University of Richmond, University of Maryland, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute share their advice for students visiting colleges.