In this episode from Season 2, host Glenn speaks with Lisa Shambaugh about student choice, intrinsic motivation, and the role neuroscience can play in rethinking the admissions process.
They discuss how diversity, equity, and belonging intersect with admissions, the limitations of standardized testing, and why student agency should be a greater priority when evaluating applicants.
Listen in to learn what admissions professionals should understand about the brain, how intrinsic motivation can shape student success, and why it may be time to reimagine an admissions process that has changed very little in decades.
"We didn't know what we would be coming into; we didn't know what school might look like, but we knew for sure that we had to rethink what our admission criteria were." - Lisa Shambaugh.
What You'll Learn:
- How many years has Lisa Shambaugh worked in admissions
- What is good about independent schools
- How did COVID-19 affect school admissions
- What are the challenges of working in admissions
- How to educate admissions staff on choice and intrinsic motivation
- Why has the student admission process changed
- How to make the school admission process equitable
- What are admissions offices doing about AI essays
- How do admissions offices analyze submissions
- Which research strategies did the admissions office use when changing their policies
"We see trends coming before they've totally materialized." - Lisa Shambaugh.
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