Dean of Admissions Cornell LeSane on the Historic, Innovative Allegheny College & Spotting Diamonds in the Rough.

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 10:27 p.m.

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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.

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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.

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In particular, we discuss the following with Cornell:

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  • About Allegheny College
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  • Recruiting a class
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  • COVID-19 Impact
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  • Advice to Applicants
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Topics discussed in this episode:

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  • Allegheny College - Historic & Innovative []
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  • The Allegheny Students! []
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  • Students over the last couple of decades []
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  • Experience at CMU versus Allegheny []
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  • Admission Philosophies - CMU vs Allegheny []
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  • COVID-19 Impact []
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  • Applicants: Explain. Don\\u2019t Complain. []
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  • One Application for Admission & Financial Aid []
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Our Guest: Cornell LeSane is the VP of Enrollment and Dean of Admissions at Allegheny College. Cornell has a Bachelor\\u2019s degree in Political Science and Government from Hampton University and Master\\u2019s degree in Higher Education from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

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Memorable Quote: \\u201cExplain. Don\\u2019t Complain.\\u201d, Cornell LeSane tells applicants for Fall 2021 about their COVID-19 upended Spring Semester.

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Episode Transcript: Please visit this episode\\u2019s transcript.

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