College Applications are In: Now What?

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Written by Sally Gangaon January 11th, 2023

Sally Ganga’s most recent college admissions role was at the University of Chicago, where she was associate director of admissions and ran the application reading and scholarship process. Previously she had worked at Whittier College in the Los Angeles area as an associate director of admissions. She graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon with a B.A. in history, beginning her admissions career there first as a tour guide and then as an intern in the admission office before being hired after graduation as an assistant dean of admission. After leaving college admissions, Sally became the director of college counseling at both the Archer School for Girls and Chadwick School in the Los Angeles area. In addition to counseling students one on one, Sally taught classes on preparing for the college process and general college life skills.

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Hopefully seniors everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief—applications are in! Today’s show is entirely focused on next steps, whether admissions or finance related, or keeping your counselors and teachers updated on your college results and decisions.

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