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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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281. HISTORY AND FUTURE OF THE TESTS AND THE REST...

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2022/01/04

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 successful run of professional development summits? We invited educator Dan Ascher to join us for a discussion of the history and future of the Tests and the Rest Summits. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What initiated the first Tests and the Rest conference? What was the immediate and long-term impact of the Boca Raton TATR

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280. TEST PREP PROFILE: Pranoy Mohapatra

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2021/12/31

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Pranoy Mohapatra began tutoring as a high school sophomore for a local company after finding joy in helping classmates at the Academy of Allied Health and Sciences study for tests. Pranoy found he learned by teaching and explaining concepts to reinforce them, and often viewed standardized tests as puzzles. He continued to tutor through college and his first year of medical

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279. TEST PREP PROFILE: Nikki Highfield

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2021/12/30

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 Helping Hands Educational Services. Nikki is a native of Cincinnati, OH. She holds a B.S. in Elementary Education and an MBA from Xavier University as well as a M.Ed in Special Education from St. Joseph’s University. Nikki spent 15 years working in the financial industry before returning back to the world of education. She started Helping Hands

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278. TEST PREP PROFILE: Steve Feldman

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2021/12/29

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 and Managing Partner of Private Prep, Steve initiates and manages strategic partnerships. Steve also leads Private Prep’s growth into new geographic markets and additional services. Since founding Private Prep in 2006, the company has become recognized as one of the leading personalized education services in the NY Tri-State Region, the

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277. TEST PREP PROFILE: Alice Humbracht

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2021/12/28

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 premier tutor with over 16 years of full-time experience tutoring standardized tests. She spent six years at The Princeton Review honing her skills, and then she started her own tutoring office in 2011. Alice specializes in ACT and SAT, but has helped students improve their scores on a variety of standardized tests including the ACT, SAT,

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276. TEST PREP PROFILE: Ian Siegel

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2021/12/27

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 Streamline Tutors in Baltimore, MD, in 2013 and has been tutoring full-time for a decade, primarily as an SAT/ACT tutor and college essay coach. Ian consistently gets some of the highest score improvements in the country on the SAT and ACT. He attributes his success to his ability to act as a mirror to his student’s actual potential, something

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275. Alternative Pricing Strategies In Higher Education

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2021/12/24

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 and need? Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Rick Staisloff to explore alternative pricing strategies in higher education. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What drives current higher education pricing models? Who do these models serve? What are some alternatives to conventional tuition structures? What would be

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274. How To Prepare For SAT Math

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2021/12/21

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 endlessly. Amy and Mike invited educators Jackie Pollina and Josh Kariyev to explore current best practices in how to prepare for SAT math. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Is the SAT math more of a content-oriented section or a strategy-oriented section? Is the best way to prepare for the SAT math to do practice sections from the

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273. Distance Learning In Higher Education

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2021/12/17

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 we going? Amy and Mike invited ed-tech consultant Phil Hill to assess the state of distance learning in higher education. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How can the transition from all in-person to at least partially distance learning in education be described? Is online instruction synonymous with for-profit in higher

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272. Academic Success For Neurodivergent Students

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2021/12/14

While American culture celebrates individual differences and promotes diversity, many of our societal systems struggle with anyone who deviates too far from an accepted norm. This can certainly be the case in school. Amy and Mike invited counselor Emily Kircher-Morris to share academic success strategies for neurodivergent students. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What do neurodivergent students need to focus on for academic success? Why is self-advocacy such an important

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271. Should I Take The ACT Writing Test?

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2021/12/10

Nearly 20 years ago, colleges asked for standardized essay sections on admissions tests because applicants arrived on campus with deficient writing skills. Yet today, when very few schools want to see essay scores, do those test sections still have value? Amy and Mike invited educator Brian Eufinger to explore potential advantages and opportunities in the ACT Writing Test. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the framework of the ACT Writing Test? What is the current state

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270. Attending A College In Canada

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2021/12/07

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, to considering a country with more similarities than distinctions? Amy and Mike invited Brandon Miller to extol the virtues of attending a college in Canada. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What are some notable colleges and universities in Canada? How does the college admissions process in Canada differ from the US

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269. Cheating And Plagiarism Software

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2021/12/03

Schooling and cheating share a long and sordid history. But what can educators do when the technology to undermine academic integrity advances faster than conventional efforts to protect it. Amy and Mike invited ed-tech executive Eric Gibbs to share updates on cheating and plagiarism software. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What threats to academic integrity have occurred as education has shifted from traditional face-to-face to online modalities? How has cheating technology

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268. Myths About Testing And College Sports

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2021/11/30

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 changed post-pandemic and what hasn’t? Amy and Mike invited educator Jen Henson to correct myths about testing and college sports. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is NCAA eligibility? What kind of scores are needed? Can we anticipate that NCAA eligibility test score requirements will continue to be waived? If a

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267. When Borrowing For School Is A Bad Idea

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2021/11/26

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 loans. Does earning a degree really have to cost that much? Amy and Mike invited college cost advocate Mark Salisbury to elaborate on when borrowing for school is a bad idea. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why are student loans particularly burdensome, especially for young adults? What choices can increase or decrease the

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266. What Is The ISEE?

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2021/11/23

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 admissions tests, Amy and Mike invited educator Brenna O'Neill to explain the role and structure of the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE). What are five things you will learn in this episode? Who takes the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE)? What are the ISEE testing seasons, and when should students test? How and where is the ISEE

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265. IEC PROFILE: Kevin Newton

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2021/11/19

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Kevin Newton, the founder of An Education Abroad, a company that helps Americans who are interested in earning a degree outside of the United States. Since 2016, he and his wife have helped place dozens of students at top universities around the world. Kevin fell in love with everything that international education has to offer while studying for his MA in Islamic and

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264. IEC PROFILE: Aly Beaumont

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2021/11/18

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Aly Beaumont, the founder of Admissions Village, a family focused, affordable, one-on-one college guidance consultancy. Aly is deeply committed to making the college admissions process less stressful, and her success with this objective can be measured by both the growing number of referrals she receives as well as the repeat business of family siblings. Aly is also a

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263. IEC PROFILE: Steven Mercer

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2021/11/17

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Steven Mercer, Ed.D., the founder of Mercer Educational Consulting, a private college counseling practice in Los Angeles, CA. He is an experienced educator with an extensive background in selective college admission, counseling, teaching, and academic and non-profit leadership. Prior to founding Mercer Educational Consulting he was an admission officer at the University of

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262. IEC PROFILE: Julie Kim

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2021/11/16

Ready to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced independent educational consultant? MEET OUR GUEST Immigrating from Korea in her youth, Julie Kim is a graduate of USC and Harvard (Ed.M). She founded Julie Kim Consulting after years of working in larger consulting firms, hoping to establish a new way of approaching college admissions. Julie offers a unique perspective as the first in her family to navigate the American college admissions process and works with students of

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