Podcast Episodes

Taboo Essay Topics

Season 1 Episode 70

Admissions essays, more than any other piece of the college application process, allow applicants to communicate distinctive and personal aspects of …

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What Every Pre-Med Major Should Know

Season 1 Episode 69

Everyone knows that you have to graduate medical school to become a medical doctor. Less obvious are the actual steps required to get into medical sc…

6 years ago

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Common Testing Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Season 1 Episode 68

The gap between a test taker's potential best and actual best depends entirely on delivering an error-free performance when it counts. But how easy i…

6 years, 1 month ago

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Does College Engagement Matter More Than Selectivity?

Season 1 Episode 67

Every college applicant seems to dream of attending an elite academic or athletic institution. But does the difficulty in getting into a school predi…

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How To Win Local Scholarship Awards

Season 1 Episode 66

When it comes to paying for college, we could all use a bit of help. Why, then, do so many families ignore easily accessible sources of college fundi…

6 years, 1 month ago

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In Defense Of State Tests

Season 1 Episode 65

Most of us intuitively understand why testing is necessary to assess learning outcomes. What is the problem, then, with attempting to accurately asse…

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Why Take A Gap Year?

Season 1 Episode 64

The typical path for a student seeking higher education is to enter college right after high school. For what possible reason, then, would--or should…

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New Options For The ACT

Season 1 Episode 63

There are so many decisions to be made on the path to college, including deciding which college entrance exam to take. ACT has announced new options …

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Looking For A Full Ride

Season 1 Episode 62

Every high school athlete dreams of playing for an elite college team, ideally with tuition, room, board, and all associated expenses covered. But ho…

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Attending An Historically Black College or University

Season 1 Episode 61

American colleges and universities represent many of the highest ideals of an educated, democratic society, and few institutions of higher education …

6 years, 1 month ago

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