#155 Best of 2024: Colleges Share How Admissions by Major Works with Lisa Marker Robbins

Flourish Coaching

Dec 31, 2024

In this episode, Lisa discusses:

Trends in highly competitive majors like computer science, nursing, engineering, and business
The importance of aligning high school coursework and extracurricular activities with the intended major
The differences between liberal arts colleges and universities in admissions by major.
Three categories of how colleges handle admissions by major: direct admission, mixed approach, and applying to the university as a whole.

Key Takeaways:

Most universities, even those that don’t admit directly to a major, still consider a student’s intended major in the admissions process
Only 4 out of 50 state flagship universities take a truly open approach to not pressing students on their intended major
Universities are looking for alignment between the applicant and what they’re looking to major in (even if they don’t admit students directly to a major).
Using well-crafted questions and templates, families can gather the info they need to build a realistic, strategic college list.

“I want to emphasize to my listeners the need for early planning and informed decision-making while our kids are still at home under our roof because once they step foot on campus, the colleges are not communicating with the parents…Your student has to fully engage and take advantage of the resources on campus. And I’ve found that the quality of resources vary from needs improvement to really fantastic.” – Lisa Marker Robbins

Episode References:

#123 College Institutional Priorities: Understanding Who Gets In with Aly Beaumont

#057 College Admission by Major with Andy Borst

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The College Admissions Process Podcast: https://www.collegeadmissionstalk.com/

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