Getting In: A College Coach Conversation
Jul 30, 2026 · 51 min · 11 segments
Host Sally Ganga explores financial aid and college applications before launching an exciting new series that celebrates the traditions that make campuses unique. In the first segment, Sally is…
Beth Feinberg KeenanGuest
Brittany PrestonGuestCarrie LewisGuest
Kimberly OrtizGuestWelcome back, everyone, and welcome Kerry Luce and Kimberly Ortiz, colleagues of mine who are here to talk about college traditions.
So, um, Kerry, why don't you go ahead and start? Like, um, why don't you start with kind of general background about what we mean by college traditions? I know sometimes we have listeners from overseas-
... and they may not have know as much about, like, traditions with US colleges.
Um, so why don't you start with that and then kind of dive in from there, and then Kimberly, we're gonna go to you afterwards to talk more specifically as well.
Um, and in my background from the admission side, I worked with international students in a large part-
And so the idea of, like, being an alum and having a commitment based on your experiences to-
... um, what is that lived experience amongst students at a particular institution that might span multiple generations [laughs] of students-
... and things that, um, that I will, will kind of focus on, particularly focused around the experiences of athletics, which is I think where many of us get our first taste of college and campus traditions.
Welcome back, everyone, and welcome Kerry Luce and Kimberly Ortiz, colleagues of mine who are here to talk about college traditions.
So, um, Kerry, why don't you go ahead and start? Like, um, why don't you start with kind of general background about what we mean by college traditions? I know sometimes we have listeners from overseas-
... and they may not have know as much about, like, traditions with US colleges.
Um, so why don't you start with that and then kind of dive in from there, and then Kimberly, we're gonna go to you afterwards to talk more specifically as well.
Um, and in my background from the admission side, I worked with international students in a large part-
And so the idea of, like, being an alum and having a commitment based on your experiences to-
... um, what is that lived experience amongst students at a particular institution that might span multiple generations [laughs] of students-
... and things that, um, that I will, will kind of focus on, particularly focused around the experiences of athletics, which is I think where many of us get our first taste of college and campus traditions.
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