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Podcast: New Books in Education
Episode: Aviva Legatt, "Get Real and Get In: How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2021)
Description: Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about:
Aviva Legatt’s journey into and through college
Why she became an Ivy League college admissions officer
What that job taught her about common application missteps
How to determine which school is right for you and show them you’re right for it
Month-by-month application checklist for high school seniors.
Our guest is:Dr. Aviva Legatt, who has been in the higher education field for over fifteen years. She is a faculty member in Organizational Dynamics at the University of Pennsylvania and at The Wha...