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Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Industry Podcast

Dec 31, 2019

Too many students, parents, and professionals act as if high schoolers magically transform into independent, motivated, productive college students right after their graduation ceremonies, even if none of those adjectives previously applied. If only that were true! Amy and Mike invited clinical neuropsychologist Dr....


Dec 24, 2019

The college essay provides teens their single best chance to speak from the heart and share something significant that does not come through the rest of the application. But what happens when a student can’t find anything significant to share? Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Carrie Bedard to extol the...


Dec 17, 2019

Many families embark on the college search process with a magical “dream school” in mind. But what if the dream doesn’t match the reality? Amy and Mike invited college consultant Lynn O’Shaughnessy to answer the burning question of whether where you go to school matters.

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Dec 10, 2019

We live in a society where most people hate tests with the same intensity they love sports. Would this stark dichotomy exist if the many parallels between the two challenges were more widely known? Amy and Mike invited test prep professional Tony Miglio to describe how test prep and sports are similar.

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Dec 3, 2019

Grade inflation often seems like a trivial offense, a somewhat victimless crime. However, evidence suggests the exact opposite, that the practice undermines students, corrodes institutions, and perpetuates privilege. Amy and Mike invited researcher and professor Seth Gershenson Ph.D to enumerate the many reasons why...