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Tests and the Rest: College Admissions Podcast

Amy Seeley & Mike Bergin

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, Stitcher,

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361. UNDERSTANDING YOUR COLLEGE TUITION BILL

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2022/07/19

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, you should learn from one. Amy and Mike invited college funding advisor Liane Crane to share insights for understanding your college tuition bill. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What should parents know about reviewing the tuition bill? Why is the college portal so important to review before paying? What charges should

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24:25

360. FINDING YOUR COLLEGE FIT

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2022/07/15

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 made. Amy and Mike invited ed-tech entrepreneurs Eric Menna and Sam Bernstein to share tough love insights on finding your college fit. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How does personalized college guidance impact student success? How can counselors and students assess “fit” Is there such a thing as a college “soulmate”

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25:34

359. FAST AND SLOW LEARNERS

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2022/07/12

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 guidance on teaching fast and slow learners. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is a slow learner? How does consistency in building good habits help learning? What is the link between working memory and learning speed? How do students fool themselves into thinking they are learning? Why is rote learning being seen in a more

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358. SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: SoFlo Tutors

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2022/07/10

All about Soflo Tutors: 1-on-1 SAT/ACT tutoring with over 1000 happy students annually and exploring exit opportunities with educational entrepreneur Adam Shlomi What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the story behind SoFlo Tutors? How does SoFlo Tutors work? Who currently uses SoFlo Tutors? What kinds of outcomes do users experience? What should someone curious about SoFlo Tutors know about it? ABOUT SOFLO TUTORS SoFlo Tutors provides private 1-on-1 tutoring to over 1000

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357. LONG-TERM PLANNING FOR COLLEGE ADMISSIONS

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2022/07/08

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 invited educator and podcaster Ryan Tibbens to explain long-term planning for college. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What are the best extracurricular involvements from an admissions perspective? Is there such a thing as too many activities? What should students do in the summer to support admissions? What can students do

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25:02

356. HOW EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING PROCESSES IMPACT LEARNING

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2022/07/05

We’ve long understood how fundamental skills related to executive function facilitate workplace success. Only recently, however, has the public grasped how these skills–or the lack thereof–influence academic success. Amy and Mike invited educator Natallia Kohut to explain how executive functioning processes impact learning. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why are so many children now being identified with executive functioning difficulties? How do we promote resilience and

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355. IEC PROFILE: Laurie Kopp Weingarten

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2022/07/01

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Laurie Kopp Weingarten attended The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies. She worked in marketing for several Fortune 500 corporations until she decided to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School. After returning to New Jersey, Laurie and her partner, Elsie

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354. IEC PROFILE: Karan Shah

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2022/06/30

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Karan Shah, one of the co-founders of Ivy Experience. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in Bioengineering and a minor in Engineering Entrepreneurship. Since graduation, Karan has worked with hundreds of students on SAT, ACT, and SAT II Subject Test Prep. Karan also works with students on their college and graduate school application essays

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353. IEC PROFILE: Sheree Gravely

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2022/06/29

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Sheree Gravely, founder of Gravely Group College Advising and an IEC since 2014. Before becoming an IEC, she worked in marketing for Kraft Foods, HJ Heinz, and Arthur Anderson & Co. Sheree has a passion for helping students discover their interests and to use that to find great college options. Years of experience in private industry, education, and as a parent make her

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352. IEC PROFILE: Steve Gardner

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2022/06/28

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? Meet Steve Gardner, a Harvard grad and an educator who has been there before and understands how frustrating the college admissions process can be. He helps teens successfully pursue the college of their dreams without sacrificing sleep, fun, or friends along the way. He believes the world needs every student to reach their full potential, and college admittance shouldn’t hold them back. Before

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351. IEC PROFILE: Marni Levine

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2022/06/27

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? Meet Marni Levine, an independent concierge educational consultant who has helped hundreds of families over the last 15 years by guiding them along the college admissions journey. After hiring someone to help her oldest son apply to college, Marni believed that the process needed more personalization for each family. It was completely missing that special attention to details that only a mom

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350. All About MindFlow: Increase reading speed,...

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2022/06/26

All About MindFlow: Increase reading speed, improve comprehension, and reduce anxiety when taking tests with educator and author Bara Sapir What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the story behind MindFlow? How does MindFlow work? Who currently uses MindFlow? What kinds of outcomes do users experience? What should someone curious about MindFlow know about it? ABOUT MINDFLOW MindFlow is an online mindful speed reading platform created to help students increase reading speed,

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24:05

349. FITTING IN AND STANDING OUT

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2022/06/24

The most selective schools and academic programs seem to set an impossible standard for applicants: be as perfect in all ways possible as everyone else but somehow also be even better in at least some ways. Amy and Mike asked educational consultant Linda Abraham to describe the delicate dance of fitting in and standing out. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the paradox at the heart of admissions? How do you show you fit in at the school of your choice? What does

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348. WHAT IS THE IELTS?

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2022/06/21

English has become one of the world’s most important languages for accessing educational and professional opportunities. How can someone for whom English is a second, third, or fourth language prove sufficient fluency? Amy and Mike invited educator Fiona Wattam to explain the role, format, and content of the IELTS. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the IELTS and how is it used? What content is tested on the IELTS? What is a good score on the IELTS? What is the format of

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347. ATTENDING A SMALL COLLEGE

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2022/06/17

When most people think of college, they actually think of large public and private universities or community colleges. But what about all of those tiny, often overlooked gems sprinkled like stars across the firmament of higher education? Amy and Mike invited admissions expert V. Peter Pitts to sing the praises of attending a small college. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What kind of school qualifies as a “small” college? What is different or unique about attending a small

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346. TUTORING FOR TEENS WITH ADHD

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2022/06/14

Students with attention disorders have difficulty staying on task, sustaining focus, and staying organized–all of which are critical to academic and testing success. Amy and Mike invited educator Jenn Cohen to share strategies for tutoring teens with ADHD. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What kind of learning challenges do teens with attention deficits face? What strategies are most effective in helping students with ADHD excel academically? What makes standardized testing so

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345. ALL ABOUT THE TUITION FIT COLLABORATIVE

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2022/06/12

Empowering Counselors To Create College Price Transparency Through Crowdsourcing with college cost advocate Mark Salisbury What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is TuitionFit? What is the story behind the TuitionFit Collaborative? How does the TuitionFit Collaborative work? Who currently uses the TuitionFit Collaborative? How can someone be a part of the TuitionFit Collaborative? ABOUT TUITIONFIT COLLABORATIVE The TuitionFit Collaborative extends the core premise behind the

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344. RED FLAGS IN COLLEGE SELECTION

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2022/06/10

Just about every institute of higher education looks idyllic from the outside, but not every school delivers the goods as far as a great academic and social experience culminating in a timely graduation goes. Amy and Mike invited college consultant Vielka Hoy to identify red flags in college selection. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is a “red flag” in the college selection process? Why should students consider graduation rates and not admissions rates or rankings? How

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343. TRACKING TIME ON STANDARDIZED TESTS

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2022/06/07

All time management, it is said, begins with planning. If you have a big test in your future, your time management plan better include a watch! Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Dustin Claretto to share strategies for tracking time on standardized tests. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why is timing so important on standardized tests? Is time management a practicable skill? How can students use a watch during the test? What kind of watch is permissible during testing

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342. WHY COLLEGE READINESS MATTERS

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2022/06/03

Considering how much attention is focused on getting into college, you’d think people would be equally concerned with getting out of college… with a degree, of course. Sadly, the shockingly low six-year graduation rate suggests otherwise. Amy and Mike invited author and researcher Michael Petrilli to explore why college readiness matters. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What exactly does college readiness mean? How can college readiness best be measured? What is the risk for

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