Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStandardized Tests: The Details
Part 2 in a 3-part series on Yale’s test-flexible policy. Hannah and Mark reveal the details of Yale’s newly announced test-flexible policy, which go…
2 years, 8 months ago
Standardized Tests: The Big Picture
Part 1 in a 3-part series on Yale’s test-flexible policy. Dean of Undergraduate Admissions Jeremiah Quinlan shares his thoughts on the role and value…
2 years, 8 months ago
Mythbusters Live – EA Deadline Edition
With just days to go before Yale’s early action deadline, Hannah, Mark, and special guest Moira hosted a special live virtual event for students prep…
2 years, 11 months ago
What’s the Deal With That Supreme Court Case?
In June 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in two cases about how admissions offices can consider an applicant’s race and ethnicity. Hannah and Mark…
3 years ago
Mythbusters Live
In September 2023 Hannah and Mark hosted a special live virtual event for high school seniors. Responding to questions submitted by audience members,…
3 years, 1 month ago
AI and College Essays: Wrong Question, Wrong Answer
The sudden availability of Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have raised new questions about authorship, plagiarism, and fairness in college …
3 years, 2 months ago
Application Update 2023-2024
At the start of the 2023-2024 admissions cycle, Jackie joins Hannah and Mark for the second annual preview of the new and updated questions that will…
3 years, 2 months ago
Bulldog Days Live!
A live audience of recently admitted students joins Hannah and Mark for a special episode recorded at Bulldog Days, a three-day campus preview progra…
3 years, 6 months ago
Yield Season
Yale admissions officers always look forward to April, when their focus shifts from selecting students to working closely with admitted students deci…
3 years, 6 months ago
Reading Reloaded
For their thirtieth episode, Hannah and Mark revisit the application reading process detailed in episode 1. They share insights into the office’s new…
3 years, 8 months ago