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Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

YCBK 677: Can Your HS Counselor Call Colleges and Advocate for your Acceptance?

Sep 24, 2026 · 1h 2m

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In this episode you will hear: (10:16) Hillary joins Mark to answer a question from a school-based counselor who wants to know if she can make advocacy calls for her students to colleges. (35:36) Mark and Christina interview Adam Miller, The VP of Enrollment at Whitman College, Part 2 of 3 Understanding Whitman's Ten Percent Promise ¢ Adam explains why Whitman still accepts the CSS Profile instead of having their own individual, separate form ¢ Adam explains why they ended up going up with 10%, as opposed to 11 or 12 or 13 percent, for what they would ask families to pay for tuition ¢ Christina asks what happens if your applicant pool is less well-resourced and the 10% brings in less…