{"podcast":{"title":"Admissions Beat","slug":"admissions-beat-4462287","podcast_index_feed_id":4462287,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/Xa7viccF","website_url":"https://admissions-beat.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/0439f9d6-ef41-4970-954e-2e52feec7fe4/f346788d-53d7-44e8-930d-559ce9f7e836/3000x3000/s8-admissionsbeat-logo-1500x1500p.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Dartmouth Admissions","episode_count":136,"summary":"On the Admissions Beat, veteran dean of admissions Lee Coffin from Dartmouth College and a range of guests provide high school students and parents, as well as their counselors and other mentors, with \"news you can use\" at each step on the pathway to college. With a welcoming, reassuring perspective and an approach intended to build confidence in prospective applicants, Dean Coffin offers credible information, insights, and guidance—from the earliest days of the college search, to applications, decision-making, and arrival on campus. He does so by drawing on nearly 30 years of experience as an admissions leader at some of the nation's most prestigious institutions.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287"},"episode":{"title":"\"Let's Just See What Happens...\"","slug":"let-s-just-see-what-happens","published_at":"2026-02-17T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287/let-s-just-see-what-happens","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287","url":"https://admissions-beat.simplecast.com/episodes/lets-just-see-what-happens-6G_8OtGl","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/b86abed6-d3fe-4642-bea6-db292e207f10/episodes/197b6ed9-8d0a-44a0-ba1f-fe53a0177eb3/audio/d0ad1af8-5e72-4046-90b5-5d5a88a8d08a/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=Xa7viccF","summary":"By definition, a guidance or college counselor offers counsel as a search takes shape and progresses. But sometimes that advice is resisted by parents and students. A \"reach\" or a \"likely\" designation can spark debate as aspirations meet the truth of a competitive forecast of admissibility. \"Let's just see what happens...\" or \"you never know...\" are common reactions of resistance. “I know,\" a veteran counselor replies. “I am not trying to insult you—I am trying to steer you towards good options.\"","meta_description":"By definition, a guidance or college counselor offers counsel as a search takes shape and progresses. But sometimes that advice is resisted by parents and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3043,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/admissions-beat-4462287/episodes/let-s-just-see-what-happens/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/admissions-beat-4462287/let-s-just-see-what-happens.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}