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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
416. TEST PREP PROFILE: Kailey Ossanna
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Kailey Ossanna, the proud…
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415. TEST PREP PROFILE: Kuni Beasley
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Dr. Kuni Michael Beasley has a BS…
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414. TEST PREP PROFILE: Jeff Eisenberg
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Jeff Eisenberg, the founder of…
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413. TEST PREP PROFILE: Huzefa Kapadia
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Huzefa Kapadia is the founder of…
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412. HOW TO BE AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATOR
Learning and innovation, it is said, go hand in hand. Unfortunately, teachers don't always see how to bring the two together. Amy and Mike invited educator…
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411. CONSIDERING COLLEGE FINANCIAL FIT FIRST
So many important factors converge in the college selection process, yet one of the most critical ones is far too often ignored. Amy and Mike invited college…
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410. FEEDBACK-DRIVEN METACOGNITION
Discussions about education tend to focus on those who do the teaching. Let's not ignore, however, the abundant opportunities for improvement possible at the…
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409. WHY PRACTICE TESTS MATTER SO MUCH
Test takers have more ways than ever to prepare for important exams. However, if the way you are learning doesn't involve actually taking practice tests, does…
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408. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Clear Choice Prep
Helping Tutoring Companies Grow Their Businesses with educator Matt McCorkle What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the story behind…
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407. MAKING THE MOST OF COLLEGE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
Most new college students say they don't want a reprise of high school, but rather a brand new world of educational immersion and independent living. So why…
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406. WHAT DOES UNHOOKED MEAN IN ADMISSIONS?
Most of us understand the meaning of the term "hook" in the context of a catchy song or piece of writing, but when did we start using it for college…
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405. ALL ABOUT THE MCAT
We all value physicians, which means we all, by extension, value medical school. Like it or not, that must mean we all value that really challenging admissions…
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404. MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT MERIT AID
While college applicants are often offered all different sorts of financial aid, one type of aid stands head and shoulders above the rest. Amy and Mike invited…
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403. WHICH COLLEGE RANKINGS CAN YOU TRUST?
Generations of applicants have turned to the same metrics and authorities time and again to compare institutions of higher education. Should they? Amy and Mike…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
402. HOW DO I MOTIVATE MY STUDENT?
The ability to achieve incredible things usually results from the combination of two powerful ingredients: practice plus coaching. However, nobody can follow…
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401. HOW TO IMPROVE FUTURE MEMORY
Most conversations about memory tend to focus on familiar challenges with retention and retrieval of what we've previously learned and must know now. An…
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400. WHY UC WAS WRONG TO STOP USING THE SAT
In May 2020, the University of California Board of Regents eliminated standardized testing as part of its admissions considerations for at least five years…
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399. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: The Good College
Unique Insights Into College Admissions, Costs, Academics, Reputations, and Rankings with Stuart Nachbar What are five things you will learn in this episode?…
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398. US NEWS & WORLD REPORT COLLEGE RANKINGS
With nearly 3,000 four-year schools in the United States to choose from, prospective students need ways to tell them apart. But how exactly are institutions of…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
397. HOW AND WHY TO MANAGE YOUR PROCTOR
As if taking high-stakes exams wasn't stressful enough, test takers today don't just need to contend with fantastically challenging content and rigorous time…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
396. BUILDING HAPPIER TEENS
Parents, educators, and all the other adults in children's lives focus on helping them become healthier, smarter, and better prepared for their futures…
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395. IMPROVING ADMISSIONS TESTS
Colleges and graduate programs seek a broad range of attributes in applicants, only some of which are effectively measured in current entrance exams. Amy and…
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394. TEST PREP PROFILE: Erin Billy
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Erin Billy is the founder of Test…
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393. TEST PREP PROFILE: Emily Raphael
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Emily Raphael is the mom in…
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392. TEST PREP PROFILE: Luis Smith-Rosario
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Luis Smith-Rosario, owner…
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391. TEST PREP PROFILE: Patricia Brown
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Patricia Brown, a native of…
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390. TEST PREP PROFILE: Andre Kiss
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Andre Kiss started Critical Point…
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389. FINANCIAL LITERACY ESSENTIALS FOR STUDENTS
One of the great challenges of modern education is finding ways to teach students everything they should know along with everything they must know…
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388. EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
We all expect K-12 schools to run smoothly, supportively, and safely while providing the highest levels of educational excellence. How much, though, do most of…
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387. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Integrated Acceleration System
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Integrated Acceleration System The Ultimate Resource for Grade-Skipping, Subject Acceleration, and Early Entrance with researchers Susan…
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386. HOW TO TELL THE IVIES APART
Ivy League colleges and universities may share a certain level of selectivity and academic rigor, but they also differ in surprisingly significant ways. Amy…
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385. NEW INSIGHTS INTO LITERACY
Reading, we've long understood, is fundamental. Where we lack consensus, however, seems to be on what the fundamentals of reading are. Amy and Mike invited…
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384. WHAT IS THE SSAT?
If you find the news that many high schools require admissions tests surprising, you'll be even more shocked to learn just how many different exams there are!…
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383. SHOULD YOU PREPARE FOR THE PSAT?
The PSAT high schoolers take in October of 11th grade has no bearing on college admissions, but that doesn't mean the test isn't worth taking or prepping for…
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382. IEC PROFILE: Kate Sonnenberg
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Kate Sonnenberg is the founder of KS…
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381. IEC PROFILE: Marcy Fischer
The fascinating independent educational consultant we want to profile today is Marcy Fischer. We're so glad to be speaking with you today, Marcy. How are you…
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380. IEC PROFILE: Ibrahim Firat
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Ibrahim Firat has been an IEC for 17…
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379. IEC PROFILE: Tara Niemi
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Tara Niemi, founder of Plan…
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378. IEC PROFILE: Lisa Barret
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Lisa Barrett, a former professor…
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377. HOW TO BECOME A RIDICULOUSLY EFFECTIVE STUDENT
Learning does not just happen but represents, instead, a skill set that should be improved and refined by anyone seeking any kind of education. Amy and Mike…
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376. NEW SAT TEST SPECIFICATIONS with educators Neill Seltzer and Sonya Muthalia
Ever since a move to a new digital adaptive SAT was announced, College Board has provided admirable transparency at every step of the transition so far. What…
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375. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: CSP Worx
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: CSP Worx How to create a more robust learning experience for students and the tutors who work with them with educator Sapneil Parikh and…
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374. HOW TO BREATHE DURING STRESSFUL ACADEMIC SITUATIONS
Public speaking, steep heights, and high stakes exams share at least one element in common: they really stress some people out! Luckily, response to all kinds…
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373. SMALL GROUP CLASSES VS 1-1 TUTORING FOR SAT & ACT PREP
At every stage of education–including test preparation–highly individualized instruction presents both benefits and tradeoffs compared to learning in large or…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
372. MAKING LEARNING SCIENCE WORK FOR YOU
While education often feels like an art, a great deal of objective research and proven strategies support the technical craft of both teaching and learning…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
371. HOW STUDENT RESEARCH IMPACTS COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
In 2022, the University of Pennsylvania reported that a third of their class of incoming freshmen had done research in high school. What makes research so…
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370. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Dog Star Prep, LLC
How Students Can Differentiate Themselves To Stand Out To Prospective Schools and Employers with coach Dave Harris What are five things you will learn in this…
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369. ADMISSIONS NOTES FOR THE CLASS OF 2023
Over the last several years, timeless verities related to getting into college–or even what colleges a student can get into–have given way to painful, new…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
368. HOW TO READ A PSYCH-ED REPORT
Few documents are as influential in securing needed academic accommodations as the psychoeducational assessment. Moreover, few documents are as commonly…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
367. TEST PREP PROFILE: Valerie Erde
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Valerie Erde, founder of…
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366. TEST PREP PROFILE: Rob Margolis
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Rob Margolis is the founder and…
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365. TEST PREP PROFILE: Blaire Richter
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Blaire Richter from Three…
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364. TEST PREP PROFILE: Michael ElDeiry
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Michael ElDeiry. Since…
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363. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Launch College & Career Clarity Course
AKA Gain the Self-awareness, Tools, and Experiences Necessary to Flourish as an Adult with career counselor Lisa Marker-Robbins What are five things you will…
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362. COVID LEARNING LOSS
The global pandemic may be behind us, but every sector of society–including education–still struggles from its aftereffects. Amy and Mike invited educator…
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361. UNDERSTANDING YOUR COLLEGE TUITION BILL
More and more, it feels as if you need a doctorate in finance to fully comprehend the bill for a modern bachelor's degree. If you're not a financial expert…
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360. FINDING YOUR COLLEGE FIT
Looking for the right school looks more and more these days like online dating, particularly in all the superficial and short-sighted ways these matches are…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
359. FAST AND SLOW LEARNERS
Academic and testing success depends not just on much you learn but also how quickly. Amy and Mike invited professor and author Barbara Oakley to provide…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
358. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: SoFlo Tutors
All about Soflo Tutors: 1-on-1 SAT/ACT tutoring with over 1000 happy students annually and exploring exit opportunities with educational entrepreneur Adam…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
357. LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
If you want college to represent some of the best years of your life, why wouldn't you spend years putting all the necessary pieces in place? Amy and Mike…