College Appeals & Negotiations Case Studies
College Appeals & Negotiations Case Studies, Special Circumstances and a Pearl “Dr. Laura” Moment College Advisors Pearl and Andy Lockwood chat on their weekly show, College Talk Tuesday about some live, actual client case studies of financial aid and scholarship appeals, what constitutes “Special Circumstances” and what does not! College Talk Tuesday airs…
Ironic New College Admissions Scandal
Ironic new college admissions scandal stuff, the title of Rick Singer’s keynote speech to Morgan Stanley and other brokerages (too funny, can’t make this stuff up) and Felicity Huffman’s ancestors. And a current college negotiations case study. For more information on Lockwood College Prep’s podcasts and our college advising, financial aid and test prep and…
“War Stories” with NYC-based College Advisor Abby Siegel
Andy interviews friend and college consulting colleague Abby Siegel about some of the crazy, ethical and borderline illegal behavior we’ve heard about over the years, including: “Double depositing” Weaseling out of ED agreements and the bad things that can happen (as opposed to doing so the right way) Parents who write their kids’ essays…
Interview with former Princeton Admissions Committee Member, College Board Trustee on The Recent College Admissions Scandal
College consultant Andy Lockwood interviews Don Betterton, former director of Financial Aid and member of the Admissions Committee of Princeton University and former trustee of the College Board In this wide-ranging interview, Andy asked Mr. Betterton about: Was he surprised by the FBI investigation How William “Rick” Singer could have pulled off such…
My Personal College Admissions Scam Confession
Pearl and Andy Lockwood share their thoughts – and personal experiences, including the time Andy met “Rick” Singer (the sleazy college consultant at the center of the FBI investigation, and the times clients have discussed, ahem, “fudging” things on their college applications and more. Join us as we chat about the CRAY-CRAY week…