A college decision can change your life, but a good campus visit can change your mind even faster. We sit down with Blair Suttles, assistant director for first-year admission at Baldwin Wallace University, to talk about what admissions work actually looks like when it’s done with care. Blair explains how BW coordinates personalized visits that go beyond a standard walking tour, helping prospective students meet professors, connect with coaches, and see the parts of campus that match their goals.

We also dig into what makes Baldwin Wallace University feel like “the best of both worlds”: a smaller campus where you’re known by name, paired with the kind of internship and career connections students often expect from a bigger school. If you’re comparing colleges in Ohio, looking at private universities near Cleveland, or trying to understand how student support and faculty access affect outcomes, this conversation gives you a clear lens for what to ask and what to look for.

Then we keep it real. Blair shares her Cleveland picks like Playhouse Square, the Great Lakes Science Center, and the West Side Market, plus thoughts on the East Side vs West Side debate that locals take very seriously. We even talk DoorDash as a side hustle, what it’s like when gas prices climb, and why flexibility matters. We wrap with a simple message that hits hard: be yourself, embrace your weird, and stop policing other people’s harmless joy.

If you like honest conversations about college admissions, campus culture, Cleveland life, and figuring things out as you go, subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find the show.

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