The podcast is looking to discover how the college admissions process and the college admissions industry are impacting students' welling being. Sometimes as a result of the process it can feel like students are pitted against one another, perpetuating a culture that craves validation, and giving the illusion that there is the only way to achieve success one has to go to college first. 

The first episode explains the complexities of the college admissions process in terms of exposing how privilege plays a part in college decisions and how the process psychologically affects students.

Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/five-myths/five-myths-about-the-ivy-league/2019/03/22/13fdb0da-4bf0-11e9-93d0-64dbcf38ba41_story.html
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2019/03/18/look-many-legal-ways-wealthy-applicants-have-edge-admissions
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2018/11/12/new-data-admissions-including-application-trends-early-decision-and
https://www.ivywise.com/ivywise-knowledgebase/admission-statistics/
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/lowest-acceptance-rate
https://www.toptieradmissions.com/resources/college-admissions-statistics/
https://www.instagram.com/p/B8HVbSdB8bg/
https://files.freemusicarchive.org/storage-freemusicarchive-org/music/no_curator/Robert_John/Compilation/Robert_John_-_01_-_Home_Fire.mp3

Admitted

Admitted: Episode One - Harsh Reality

The podcast is looking to discover how the college admissions process and the college admissions industry are impacting students' welling being. Sometimes as a result of the process it can feel like students are pitted against one another, perpetuating a culture that craves validation, and giving the illusion that there is the only way to achieve success one has to go to college first.

For my second episode, I delve into the Hollywood college admission scandal and how it reveals how collegiate industries cater to the entitled and privilege. The episode explores what a scandal like this means for average students and parents that extend themselves to send students to college. 

Sources:
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/william-rick-singer-and-the-key-profile/index.html
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-unseen-student-victims-of-the-varsity-blues-college-admissions-scandal
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-admissions-scandal-list-operation-varsity-blues-every-charge-plea-accusation-facing-parents-2019-05-16/
https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/investigations-college-admissions-and-testing-bribery-scheme
https://www.instagram.com/p/B1L8OwRB4ku/
files.freemusicarchive.org/storage-fre…me_Fire.mp3

Sophia Gentile