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Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
Welcome to THE college admissions industry podcast! Join Mike Bergin and Amy Seeley as they discuss the latest issues in testing, admissions, learning, and education with leading experts. Tests and the Rest is perfect for parents, students, counselors, educators, test prep professionals, college consultants, and just about anyone engaged in the college admissions process. You can subscribe to this podcast or stream it online via any podcast app, including iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify…
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- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
536. ALL ABOUT THE AMERICAN MATH COMPETITION
Mathematics is one of the fundamental tools for understanding the universe, nothing less than the science and study of quality, structure, space, and change…
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535. MAKING TIME VISIBLE
Bill Watterson observed that there is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do. With the right scheduling habits, though, maybe there can be. Amy…
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534. CHOOSING BETWEEN THE DIGITAL SAT AND THE ACT
Now that college admissions is moving back into a test-preferred environment, students don't have to struggle with the choice of whether or not to take a…
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533. HOW IMPORTANT IS GPA IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS?
We all know that the first and most influential item in a college application is the academic record, right? But, at a time when everything else in the…
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532. ALL ABOUT DIGITAL SAT MATH
Since its inception, the SAT has challenged math conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills. What, if anything, has changed on the new digital…
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531. WHEN IS DUAL ENROLLMENT A GOOD OPTION?
Earning valuable college credit while fulfilling high school requirements sounds too good to be true, and yet many teens do exactly this every year. Why don't…
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530. HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
We often hear that internships are a smart option for teens whether they have clear career aspirations or not. What we don't hear are all the details about…
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529. HOW TO PAY FOR COLLEGE
That old truism about needing to have money to make money wasn't necessarily coined with college in mind, but unlocking the long-term economic benefits of…
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528. BREAKING THROUGH TEST SCORE PLATEAUS
Students, parents, and even teachers sometimes fall prey to the misconception that academic improvement follows a perfectly linear path with each performance a…
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527. DOES GROWTH MINDSET MATTER?
Few concepts in education and performance psychology are as universally accepted as that of the power of a growth mindset. Does that mean the research is…
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526. ADMISSIONS NOTES FOR THE HS CLASS OF 2024
Every year, timeless verities related to getting into college–or even what colleges a student can get into–give way to painful, new truths and exciting, new…
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525. USING BRAIN SCIENCE TO HELP YOUR TEEN NAVIGATE THE COLLEGE PROCESS
Every aspect of being or raising a teenager is complicated by the emotional, irrational, and idiosyncratic responses inherent to all of us. Luckily…
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524. HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL
Grades 9 through 12 represent one of the most influential periods in a person's life, a time of dramatic change and growth during which many teens determine…
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523. WHY THIS COLLEGE, WHY THIS MAJOR?
With all the focus on the primary personal statement, we often overlook the importance of supplemental essays in the college application. Amy and Mike invited…
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522. HOW THE DIGITAL SAT IS SCORED
Every time a sophisticated educational assessment changes, every aspect has to be reconsidered and possibly changed. The digital adaptive SAT is no exception…
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521. TEST PREP PROFILE: Keith Brown
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Keith Brown, Ph.D. With a…
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520. TEST PREP PROFILE: Maria Harmon
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Maria Harmon. With an MIT…
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519. TEST PREP PROFILE: Kartik Sarda
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Kartik Sarda. At 25…
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518. TEST PREP PROFILE: Josh Kutchai
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Josh Kutchai, a private…
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517. COLLEGES THAT OFFER THE BEST SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
The promise and potential of higher education remain popular in good economic times and bad. Even more popular is the prospect of not paying full price for a…
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516. WHY STUDENTS SHOULD GET TO KNOW THEIR TEACHERS
At every level of education, teachers serve irreplaceable roles as purveyors of knowledge, curators of culture, and gatekeepers to priceless opportunities and…
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515. TOP TIPS TO PASS YOUR STUDY VISA INTERVIEW
In many ways, higher education can be considered one of the top U.S. exports, especially when you consider just how long the line of prospective international…
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514. WHY STUDENTS SHOULD STUDY IN THE UNITED STATES
The U.S. media has been delivering heavy doses of news and commentary about the state of our higher education system for years. Interestingly, the topic draws…
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513. DIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGE ESSAY
The written portions of applications to selective colleges have always evoked a lot of stress to say all the right things under limited word counts. How much…
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512. NAVIGATING COLLEGE AND ADMISSIONS AS AN LGBTQ+ STUDENT
Success in college depends on more than just finding the right academic fit–you have to find an environment where you can be yourself in all the ways that are…
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511. ANSWER TRAPS ON STANDARDIZED TESTS
The difficulty of individual multiple-choice questions depends on far more than just the questions themselves, as any test taker who has struggled to…
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510. THE W-CURVE MODEL AND NEW COLLEGE STUDENTS
New college students invariably arrive on campus flush with optimism for all the good times, academic successes, and healthy relationships ahead. If only life…
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509. WHO LOSES WHEN WE ABOLISH ENTRANCE EXAMS?
Admissions decisions for selective educational programs require as much useful data about applicants as possible, particularly regarding academic skills and…
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508. EFFECTIVE STUDY SKILLS FOR TEST PREPARATION
We accept as bedrock truth that every important test should be studied for. How often, though, do we explore what studying actually entails? Amy and Mike…
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507. THE NEW DIGITAL PSAT
Most years, the PSAT feels inconsequential for all but the highest-scoring students. The October 2023 exam, however, will put everyone–students, schools, and…
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506. REAL DIVERSITY IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
The Supreme Court's ruling outlawing race-conscious admissions seems, on its face, to be a blow against diversity in higher education. But how authentically…
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505. IEC PROFILE: Deb Davis Groves
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Deborah Davis Groves. "Mrs. G"…
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504. IEC PROFILE: Jenny Buyens
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Jenny Buyens, an independent…
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503. IEC PROFILE: Tonica Johnson
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Tonica Johnson. Her experiences…
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502. IEC PROFILE: Jen Nelson
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Growing up in suburban Minnesota, Jen…
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501. IEC PROFILE: Nancy Steenson
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Nancy Steenson, a graduate of…
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500. CELEBRATING OUR 500TH EPISODE
The success of the Tests and the Rest podcast can be credited to our focus on fascinating guests with specific expertise and insight into admissions, testing…
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499. COMPARING MOST POPULAR AND MOST LUCRATIVE COLLEGE MAJORS
While a college education represents far more than just job training, a substantial return on that tuition investment certainly doesn't hurt. Amy and Mike…
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498. HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE FRESHMAN
Entering the halls of higher education for the first time can feel momentous and exciting, which is true. What is also true is how challenging life can be at…
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497. HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU ARE READY FOR COLLEGE?
Graduation from high school may signal the natural time to enter the halls of higher education, but is that actually the right time? Amy and Mike invited…
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496. 12 MUST-SEE SCHOLARSHIPS
Everybody recognizes that four or more years of college costs a lot of money, but few know exactly how much will be required or where they'll be finding that…
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495. ADMISSIONS CONSIDERATIONS FOR AVIATION MAJORS
Believe it or not, you can go to college to learn to become a pilot or work in the airline industry. Just keep in mind how much there is to know if you're…
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494. WHAT IS THE HIGHLANDS ABILITY BATTERY?
When the time comes to select courses of study and future career paths, we hope to align what we are interested in with what we excel at. The preference part…
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493. HOW TO SPEAK TO A COLLEGE ADMISSIONS REP
As the primary ambassadors to prospective students throughout the application process, college admission representatives manage most communication on behalf of…
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492. THE BETTER FAFSA FOR NEW & PREVIOUS FILERS
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid has always been a crucial but complicated and challenging step in receiving financial aid for college or graduate…
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491. NAVIGATING COLLEGE AND ADMISSIONS AS A JEWISH STUDENT
Evaluating college fit encompasses so much more than finding the right academic programs. Many students also seek environments where they can continue to live…
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490. TEST PREP PROFILE: Mackenzie Lee
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Mackenzie Lee, Mackenzie Lee…
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489. TEST PREP PROFILE: Stefanie Toye
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Stefanie Toye, the Dean of…
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488. TEST PREP PROFILE: Nick Rubin
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Nick Rubin, who grew up in…
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487. TEST PREP PROFILE: Ingrid Moats
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Ingrid Moats, the founder of…
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486. TEST PREP PROFILE: Jim Shaver
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Jim Shaver, who has been…
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485. COMMON MISTAKES IN APPLYING FOR ACT ACCOMMODATIONS
Sometimes, the best way to ensure that everyone taking a test is compared fairly is to make sure that not everyone takes the test the exact same way. Testing…
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484. WHAT IS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING?
While schools are recognized primarily as institutions of academic study and knowledge acquisition, students learn so much more there… especially when they are…
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483. TUTORING IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Teaching as a profession has largely avoided job loss incurred by technological innovation. Is it only a matter of time before we turn classrooms over to…
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482. COLLEGE ESSAYS IN THE AGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
One of the major selling points of the current wave of natural language processing tools driven by AI technology is assistance in composing essays. What, then…
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481. HOW STRESS AFFECTS TEST PERFORMANCE
Response to stress manifests in a multitude of ways. Unfortunately, most of them are bad! Amy and Mike invited psychologist Ben Bernstein to explain how stress…
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480. HOW STANDARDIZATION CAN BENEFIT EDUCATION
Standardization has been instrumental in facilitating groundbreaking and life-saving improvements in nearly every industry, process, and infrastructure on the…
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479. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: National College Affordability Group
Equipping college admissions and financial professionals with the knowledge to facilitate smart choices about higher education with college counselor Julie…
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478. ADMISSIONS CONSIDERATIONS FOR MUSICIANS
AC/DC famously established that it's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll, but even they probably had no idea how true that could be even when…
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477. THE PROBLEM WITH GRADES
We all spend the majority of our youth chasing acceptable grades or coping with the ramifications of unacceptable ones. Isn't it odd that we invest so much…