286: ENCORE: Getting into College with Rick Clark

The college admissions process doesn't have to consume your family. If it already feels that way, this episode is exactly what you need.

Dr. Lisa Damour and Reena Ninan revisit their conversation with Rick Clark, higher education leader, co-author of “The Truth About College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together,” and a career insider in college admissions at Georgia Tech. Rick has spent years helping families cut through the noise, anxiety, and mythology of the admissions process, and his perspective is grounding and genuinely reassuring. 

💡 YOU'LL LEARN:

- Why there is no magic formula for college admissions, and why that's actually good news for your teen

- What a strong college essay actually looks like — and the one mistake that sinks more applications than any other

- How to structure college conversations so they don't bleed into every carpool and dinner, protecting your relationship and your sanity through the process

- Why "test optional" means something different at every school, and how to use net price calculators to get a realistic picture of what college will actually cost

- Why you should be talking to parents of current college students, not parents of other applicants — and what a difference that shift makes

The college admissions process can be stressful, but it doesn't have to take all of the joy out of family life.

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