Episode summary introduction: Allegheny College is a historic, private liberal arts college in Western Pennsylvania. Over 200 years since its inception, Allegheny is now being recognized as an innovative school and nurtures students who are trying to figure their future.

Cornell LeSane, Dean of Admissions at Allegheny College provides his views and insights on the school, students and applications. Join the Allegheny College Mailing List for updates.

In particular, we discuss the following with Cornell:

• About Allegheny College
  
• Recruiting a class
  
• COVID-19 Impact
  
• Advice to Applicants
  

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Allegheny College - Historic & Innovative []
  
• The Allegheny Students! []
  
• Students over the last couple of decades []
  
• Experience at CMU versus Allegheny []
  
• Admission Philosophies - CMU vs Allegheny []
  
• COVID-19 Impact []
  
• Applicants: Explain. Don’t Complain. []
  
• One Application for Admission & Financial Aid []
  

Our Guest: Cornell LeSane is the VP of Enrollment and Dean of Admissions at Allegheny College. Cornell has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Government from Hampton University and Master’s degree in Higher Education from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

Memorable Quote: “Explain. Don’t Complain.”, Cornell LeSane tells applicants for Fall 2021 about their COVID-19 upended Spring Semester.

Episode Transcript: Please visit this episode’s transcript.

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