42: The College Admission Process is Rigged!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Susan Paterno is the Director of the Journalism Program at Chapman University. Susan is an award-winning writer, reporter, and columnist. Susan’s work has been featured in Forbes, NY Times, Washington Post, and she was a correspondent for the LA Times. She is out with a new book, “</span><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Game On: Why College Admission Is Rigged and How to Beat the System”</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">, which details why parents struggle in this area and what to do about it. In this episode, Susan provides hope to parents and students looking to get an education as debt-free as possible. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Is it possible to get a debt-free education? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">After talking with Susan’s immediate friend circle, she realized almost no one understood how to navigate the college admission process. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When parents see there’s only a 3-4% college acceptance rate, this is not actually the ‘real’ number. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Before you begin applying to colleges, first find a university that is a good financial fit. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Elite colleges almost always offer the best tuition discounts. Susan explains further what this really means. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Susan found out that it was cheaper to send her daughter to Harvard than it was to send her to UC Berkeley. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">What is the likeliness that your child could get an athletic scholarship? 0.1%! </span></li> <li style=