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Episode 19 | The Common Data Set: Your Secret Weapon for College Research

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Section C7 of the Common Data Set shows exactly what a college prioritizes: very important, important, considered, or not considered.
The host explains the Common Data Set, a standardized report published by colleges that contains crucial admissions and financial aid data. She teaches parents how to find and interpret it to make informed college decisions based on facts rather than rumors or marketing.

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A calm, practical way to compare schools without treating rumor as evidence.

Episode 19 is useful if the goal is to turn college admissions talk into a concrete habit: use the Common Data Set, compare schools side by side, and stop treating rumor like evidence.

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Need a fact-check before you cross schools off the list?

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