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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
296. SELF-ADVOCACY IN EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS
The Talmud teaches that a timid person cannot learn. While well-intentioned adults might negotiate obstacles and opportunities for teens, the most successful…
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295. WOULD ELIMINATING TESTS MAKE EDUCATION MORE EQUITABLE?
Inequitable access to high-quality education harms all of us in society, particularly the least advantaged among us. Yet some efforts to mitigate the…
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294. FLORIDA BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP
Some states find innovative and generous ways to support higher education for their residents, and Florida is one of them. As the first of what will be an…
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293. THE CASE FOR TUITION-FREE COLLEGE
The economic benefits of a college degree are not just to individual learners but entire towns, counties, states, and countries as a whole. So why don't we as…
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292. IEC PROFILE: Parke Muth
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Parke Muth, who has worked in…
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291. IEC PROFILE: Sandy Andolsek
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Sandy Andolsek, an Independent…
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290. FIRST THOUGHTS ON THE NEW DIGITAL SAT
When a test as influential and controversial as the SAT faces a new iteration, people take notice. But when that same test will be administered in an entirely…
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289. IEC PROFILE: Alan Sheptin
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Alan Sheptin, owner of Sheptin…
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288. IEC PROFILE: Kristina Dooley
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Kristina L. Dooley, a Certified…
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287. IEC PROFILE: Zach Galin
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Zach Galin, who has spent over a…
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286. ALL ABOUT THE LSAT
The attainment of a law degree in the United States is bookended by two essential standardized tests. While work in the legal field depends on passing at least…
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285. WHAT DO COLLEGES KNOW ABOUT APPLICANTS?
The odds that any individual college applicant will accept, enroll, and persist to graduation may not mean much to a given institution, but those same numbers…
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284. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES PRICING MODELS
Curriculum, structure, and delivery of educational services like academic tutoring and test prep tend to vary widely. So why is there so little diversity in…
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283. WHY GIFTED PROGRAMS ARE UNDER ATTACK
Anyone who has ever sat in a classroom knows that some students need a higher level of academic enrichment and challenge than others. When did such a…
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282. EARNING ADVANCE COLLEGE CREDIT
We often talk about how expensive a college education can be, but we don't explore often enough how to make earning a degree less expensive. Amy and Mike…
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281. HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE TESTS AND THE REST SUMMITS
The Tests and the Rest podcast has always focused in part on celebrating and supporting amazing test prep professionals. Why, then, are we ending our…
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280. TEST PREP PROFILE: Pranoy Mohapatra
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Pranoy Mohapatra began tutoring…
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279. TEST PREP PROFILE: Nikki Highfield
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Nikki Highfield, owner of…
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278. TEST PREP PROFILE: Steve Feldman
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Steve Feldman. As Founder…
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277. TEST PREP PROFILE: Alice Humbracht
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Alice Humbracht. Alice is a…
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276. TEST PREP PROFILE: Ian Siegel
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Ian Siegel. Ian started…
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275. Alternative Pricing Strategies In Higher Education
The cost of college has defied economic logic for decades but cannot rise exponentially forever. How can schools align tuition costs with what students want…
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274. How To Prepare For SAT Math
Math has been cornerstone content of the SAT since its inception nearly a century ago. What math is tested and how to prepare for it, however, evolves…
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273. Distance Learning In Higher Education
Not so long ago, distance learning was mostly seen as a futuristic experiment in education. Then all instruction moved online. Where are we now, and where are…
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272. Academic Success For Neurodivergent Students
While American culture celebrates individual differences and promotes diversity, many of our societal systems struggle with anyone who deviates too far from an…
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271. Should I Take The ACT Writing Test?
Nearly 20 years ago, colleges asked for standardized essay sections on admissions tests because applicants arrived on campus with deficient writing skills. Yet…
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270. Attending A College In Canada
U.S students often imagine the opportunity to study abroad as a path to experiencing cultures radically different than their own. Is there a benefit, though…
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269. Cheating And Plagiarism Software
Schooling and cheating share a long and sordid history. But what can educators do when the technology to undermine academic integrity advances faster than…
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268. Myths About Testing And College Sports
The opportunity to compete athletically on the college level--while winning scholarships for doing so--has always been connected to SAT and ACT scores. What's…
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267. When Borrowing For School Is A Bad Idea
Most students and their families enter the college admissions process fully expecting to take out tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars in student…
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266. What Is The ISEE?
The various versions of high school admissions tests may be even more confusing than those for college or graduate school. As part of our series on HS…
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265. IEC PROFILE: Kevin Newton
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Kevin Newton, the founder of An…
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264. IEC PROFILE: Aly Beaumont
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Aly Beaumont, the founder of…
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263. IEC PROFILE: Steven Mercer
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Steven Mercer, Ed.D., the…
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262. IEC PROFILE: Julie Kim
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Immigrating from Korea in her youth…
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261. IEC PROFILE: Phil Black
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Phil Black, the creator of…
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260. ACT Reading Reporting Categories
While nearly all high schoolers arrive at the ACT able to read, their levels of mastery often seem spotty at best. How can test takers determine where their…
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259. Tutoring Treasures: Tips For Teaching Teens
Tutoring at its best entails so much more than a mechanical transfer of information designed to improve a grade or score. An authentic student-teacher…
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258. Avoiding The Pageant Approach To College Admissions
Traditional beauty pageants typify the kind of competition where contestants do everything possible to be judged positively by a group of complete strangers…
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257. Big Tests As Fateful Rites Of Passage
Some challenges in life loom larger than others, fraught with the potential to immeasurably transform our lives for the better if only we can rise to the…
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256. Leveling The Playing Field
While we have no choice but to accept that life isn't always fair, we can--and should--do much better to make sure education is always equitable. Amy and Mike…
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255. Competitive Math And Testing
While many teens shudder at the prospect of adding math as an extracurricular activity, others relish the opportunity to engage in quantitative competitions…
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254. Using The Common Data Set
In a system where selective colleges benefit from as many applicants as possible even as acceptance becomes rarer than ever, smart applicants need to do more…
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253. The Unexpected Allure Of The Most Expensive Colleges
Higher education resembles most other goods and services in that price often increases with scarcity. In other contexts, though, the industry seems to defy…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
252. Are IQ Tests Valid?
Most of us imagine that human intelligence is simply too complex and magical to measure in any reliable way. Why, then, do so many studies suggest otherwise?…
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251. Success In Computer-Based Testing
Like it or not, most major assessment and admissions tests will eventually migrate to a digital platform, some sooner than you'd think. This need not be a…
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250. Test Prep Profile: Anna Solomon
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Anna Solomon. Anna grew up…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
249. Test Prep Profile: Adam Snoza
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Adam Snoza. Adam graduated…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
248. Test Prep Profile: Leia LeMaster Horton
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Leia LeMaster Horton, who…
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247. Test Prep Profile: Alex Chip
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Alex Chip, the founder of…
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246. Test Prep Profile: Jen Henson
Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Jennifer Henson a.k.a "The…
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245. Where Modern Education Fails
So many aspects of modern life represent obvious improvements over past practices. So why does it feel like we're not consistently applying what we've learned…
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244. Top Lessons For ACT Science
The existence of a science test sets the ACT apart from all other college entrance exams. What should a student do to be set apart from peers on this…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
243. What Is The SHSAT?
The various versions of high school admissions tests may be even more confusing than those for college or graduate school. As part of our series on HS…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
242. How To Write A Standout Letter Of Recommendation
The aspect of a college application that lies most outside an applicant's control is the recommendation. How can recommendation writers and requesters alike…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
241. The Future Of AP Exams
Advanced Placement (AP) classes and exams set the standard for academic rigor for millions of high school students every year. Will this continue to be the…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
240. Demographic Trends And College Admissions
If the success of educational institutions depends on a steady and predictable flow of incoming students, what does the American "birth dearth" forebode for…
- Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast
239. The Truth About Student Loan Debt
A four-year degree may be one of the most expensive investments a person can make, especially when we expect teenagers to make life-defining financial…
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238. Overworked School Counselors
Now more than ever, high school counselors are turned to for social-emotional counseling PLUS college and career guidance PLUS academic planning PLUS anything…
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237. Vocabulary On The SAT & ACT
For generations, the term "SAT word" has been synonymous with extremely challenging or esoteric vocabulary words. But does the phrase even still apply? Amy and…