Today's episode is part three of our series, Inside the Application. Ethan is joined by Cassidy, a current high school senior who is working on her college applications for the Fall 2025 term. This episode is a deep dive into the supplemental essays — specific essays that many selective colleges and universities require. In particular, Cassidy and Ethan get into:
Finally, we close the episode out with a special guest appearance from Renee Ferrerio to review Cassidy's college list. Renee has been working in college admission for three decades. She has a Masters in school counseling, has worked as both a public and independent school counselor, and serves on numerous college advisory boards and committees, including the Common Application Outreach Advisory Board, and many others.
Stay tuned for future episodes where Ethan and Cassidy continue the conversation. We'll continue to check in with Cassidy to see how things are going, and you'll find out how it turned out a few months from now.
Cassidy is a current high school student going through the college application process. She lives in the Bay Area, loves ballet, knows a lot about Biology, and identifies as a "yapper"—more on that in our conversation.
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