Admissions Insight: Building a School List

About Joanna

A proud alumna of Georgetown University, Joanna has decades of experience in the college admissions and standardized testing space. She’s a longtime admissions interviewer and current member of the Board of Governors at Georgetown, has worked for standardized test agencies (the Graduate Management Admission Council and HR Certification Institute) and prep companies (Veritas Prep), partnered with a great many admissions offices, and served as a college admissions consultant for hundreds of applicants to elite programs. As a nonprofit marketing executive, she focuses her efforts on educational technology and higher education, and volunteers her spare time at a variety of athletic and military organizations including Dog Tag Bakery, Team Red White & Blue, the Ironman Foundation, and the Pat Tillman Foundation.

About the class

The trends are clear: students are applying to more schools than ever before, which means that acceptance rates are decreasing, which means that students need to submit more applications…and the cycle continues. The right school list can help unlock a student's potential and allow their differentiators to truly stand out. So nailing that list is a critical component of the application process—and one that requires time, effort, and strategy.

Fortunately, there are more and better college research tools than ever before, and in this live, interactive session, admissions insider Joanna Graham will break down the school research and selection process by identifying the goals, tools, and questions students should use to create an ideal list.