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Tips for High Schoolers Beginning Their College Exploration [Podcast]

This is a transcription of a recent podcast episode where Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, is joined by Post-secondary Counselor, Amy Belstra of Libertyville High School, to have an important discussion ...

Gaining a Foundational Understanding of College Testing

By: Peter Van Buskirk | 04/29/21

This is a transcription of a recent podcast episode where Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, is joined by Rick Clark of ...

Advice on High School Course Selection from Admission Professionals

By: Peter Van Buskirk | 04/15/21

This is a transcription of a recent podcast episode where Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, has a discussion with Rob ...

Tips for Making the Final Choice of College

By: Peter Van Buskirk | 04/08/21

This is an abridged transcription of a recent podcast episode where Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, talks with Alison ...

Students: Here's What to Understand About the Waitlist

By: Erin Barnes | 03/26/21

This is a transcription of a recent podcast episode where we sit down with Former Dean of Admission and Strategic Advisor to Scoir, Peter Van Buskirk, to discuss all ...

Quotes to Consider from Admissions Leaders

By: Megan Kauffman | 03/01/21

Over the past few months we’ve met with admissions leaders to discuss how they were navigating the changes in the recruitment process as part of the Deans of ...

Course Selection: Why Your High School Class Decisions are Important

By: Erin Barnes | 02/18/21

For many high schools, course selection for the next school year begins as early as January. So, the fall is often a good time to contemplate your next steps. While ...

Key Themes from This Year's Recruitment Cycle

By: Megan Kauffman | 02/17/21

Last month we met with some of our Launch Partner Program colleges to discuss their biggest challenges and successes in admissions over the past year as they shifted ...

Recruiting Gen Z: Best Practices for Prospective Student Communications

By: Megan Kauffman | 02/11/21

This summer we surveyed high school students using Scoir about their college search to gain insights into the resources they rely on, what matters most, and the ...

Seniors: Here’s What to Focus on in February

By: Erin Barnes | 02/08/21

February of your senior year of high school can be a quiet, yet intense time if you’re a college-bound student. At this point, your difficult application work is ...

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