Accepted: A College Admissions Podcast
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Tokyo Academics presents "Accepted: A College Admissions Podcast." This podcast is dedicated to delivering the unfiltered truth about applying to college in the 21st century.
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#146 - The Return of Test Mandatory
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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#145 - It's Been a Crazy Year: Interview with an Admissions Expert
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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#144 - Does the SAT still matter?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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#143 - Crafting a Strategic (and meaningful) Summer Plan
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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#142 - The Truth About AP Exams
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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#141 - Crossing the Pond: Interview with a UK Admissions Expert
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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#140 - The Truth About Volunteering
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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#139 - Interview with Dr. Jason Cody Douglass: Yale Young Global Scholars
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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#138 - Making the Most of Your Winter Break
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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#137 - Things to Know Before Submitting Your UC Applications
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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#136 - It's Time to Start Thinking About Summer
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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#135 - Before and After Hitting 'Submit'
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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#134 - How to Play the College Game Part 3: The Truth About Demonstrated Interest
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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#133 - How to Play the College Game Part 2: Is "Optional" Optional?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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#132 - How to Play the College Game Part 1
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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#131 - Early Action vs. Early Decision: The Rematch
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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#130 - The New US News College Rankings and What They Mean for You
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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#129 - The Importance of Context: The Additional Information Section
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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#128 - How to Build a Data-Driven College Strategy
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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#127 - The New 2023 Supplemental Essays
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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#126 - Interview with TASIS Boarding School Alumna: Discovering Your Purpose
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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#125 - Interview with Claremont McKenna College: Truth-seeking and Civil Discourse
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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#124 - Interview with Dartmouth College: Pushing the Boundaries of New Knowledge
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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#123 - Interview with Hamilton College: The Open Curriculum
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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#122 - Interview with Pomona College: The Importance of Interdisciplinary Exploration
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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#121 - The Truth About the Trauma Essay
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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#120 - The Supreme Court Decision on Affirmative Action
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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#119 - The Truth About Financial Aid
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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#118 - The Truth About "Tier 2" Schools
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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#117 - Columbia Pulls Rank: The Truth About Engineering Degrees
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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#116 - The Truth About Business Degrees
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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#115 - The Truth About College Graduation Requirements
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May 25, 2023 |
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#114 - The Essential Ingredient of Failure
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May 19, 2023 |
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#113 - Defining Your College X-Factor
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May 12, 2023 |
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#112 - From Tall to Venti: Scaling Up Your College Admissions Strategy
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May 02, 2023 |
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#111 - Finding the Hidden College Gems
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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#110 - On College List Building: Be Intentional
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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#109 - UPenn Shifts Its Legacy Policy: What This Means for You
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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#108 - Common App Prompt 6: What Captivates You?
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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#107 - Common App Prompt 5: Accomplishments and Personal Growth
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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#106 - Common App Prompt 4: Reflection and Gratitude
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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#105 - Common App Prompt 3: Challenging Beliefs and Ideas
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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#104 - Common App Prompt 2: Challenges, Setbacks, and Failures
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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#103 - Common App Prompt 1: Background and Identity
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#102 - Interview with another Essay Consultant: Good Writing Takes Time
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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#101 - Interview with an Expert Essay Consultant
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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#100 - Episode One Hundo!
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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#99 - This Week in 5 (10?): The Politics of Curricula
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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#98 - Putting Pen to Paper
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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#97 - Going Beyond the Rankings
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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#96 - The Other Recs
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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#95 - On Teacher Recommendations
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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#94 - Match vs. Fit: Another Food Analogy
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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#93 - The Digital SAT: A Full Breakdown
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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#92 - This Week in 5: College Acceptances Update
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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#91 - What it Takes in 2023: A Conversation with Harry Hu
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#90 This Week in 5: ChatGPT Picks Up an Ivy-League MBA
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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#89 - The New SAT and You
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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#88 - Getting Started on Your Summer Plan Part 2
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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#87 - This Week in 5: Ivy League Presidents, Tiktok, and Literal Skeletons
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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#86 - Getting Started on Your Summer Plan Part 1
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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#85 - The Supreme Court Case on Affirmative Action
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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#84 - Let's Chat About ChatGPT
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Crafting the Ultimate Early Decision Strategy (Ep. 71 Replay)
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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What 'Holistic Admissions' Actually Means (Ep. 65 Replay)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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The Freakonomics of College Admissions (Ep. 50 Replay)
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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The Truth About the Ivy Leagues (Ep. 44 Replay)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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What Colleges Look For: A Food Analogy (Ep. 34 Replay)
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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#83 - Interview with a Northeastern University Student
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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#82 - This Week in 5: Columbia's Ranking Plummets
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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#81 - What Colleges Want Now: The New Supplemental Essays
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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#80 - This Week in 5: Fighting for Rights On College Campuses
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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#79 - What You Need to Know About the New SAT
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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#78 - This Week in 5: A Constitutional Speed Bump in Digital Testing
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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#77 - The True Deciding Factor
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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#76 - This Week in 5: University Greek Life Under Fire
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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#75 - There's More to College Than Harvard: Mythbusting the Liberal Arts Degree
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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#74 - This Week in 5: U.S. Secretary of Education Slams University Ranking System
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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#73 - There's More to College Than Harvard: A Look into UK Universities
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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#72 - This Week in 5: Harvard's Legal Battle and Roe v Wade's Impact on Admissions
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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#71 - Crafting the Ultimate Early Decision Strategy
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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#70 - This Week in 5: Common App Opens, New Early Action Options
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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#69 - Networking 102: How to Connect with University Professors
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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#68 - This Week in 5: Institutional Priorities and The Student Housing Crisis
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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#67 - Networking 101: How to Secure Great Teacher Recs
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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#66 - This Week in 5: Upping Your Skill Set with Forage
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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#65 - What 'Holistic Admissions' Actually Means
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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#64 - This Week in 5: Columbia Unranked, Bowdoin's Need Blind Admissions
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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#63 - Book Review: Who Gets In and Why by Jeffrey Selingo
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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#62 - This Week in 5: A Bombshell Moment in the History of College Admissions
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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#61 - We Need to Talk About ED
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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#60 - This Week in 5: Political Alignments, Student Safety, and Asking the Important Questions
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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#59 - A Harvard Approach to Failure
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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#58 - This Week in 5: US News Rankings, No College, and Reading Stuff.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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#57 - Interview with a Brown University Alumni PART 2
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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#56 - This week in 5: The Great Quit, What Colleges Should Teach, Board Games
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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#55 - Interview with a Brown University Alumni
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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#54 - This Week in 5: Predictive Technology, Mental Health, and American Culture
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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#53 - The Truth About College Rankings
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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#52 - The Freakonomics of College Admissions PART 2
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May 27, 2022 |
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#51 - Now Talk the Talk! On College Interviews
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May 20, 2022 |
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#50 - The Freakonomics of College Admissions
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May 13, 2022 |
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#49 - On the Road: College Tours 2022
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May 06, 2022 |
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#48 - Staying True to Your Shelf: On Reading
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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#47 - The Absolute Value of Doing More Math
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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#46 - The Best Extracurriculars: Another Food Analogy
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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#45 - So You Actually Want to Go to Harvard
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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#44 - The Truth About the Ivy Leagues
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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#43 - The Truth About Undergraduate Business Degrees
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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#42 - The Truth About Arts and Creativity
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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#41 - The Truth About Liberal Arts Colleges
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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#40 - Start Talking: A Quick Guide to Teacher Recs
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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#39 - What Classes Should I Take (IB Edition)
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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#38 - What Classes Should I Take (AP Edition)
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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#37 - The New SAT: Should You Switch to the ACT Instead?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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#36 - A Discussion with a Former SAT Question Writer
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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#35 - BREAKING: The New Sat
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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#34 - What Colleges Look For: A Food Analogy
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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#33 - New Year, New You. What Should You Do?
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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#32 - End of the Year SPECIAL: A Roundtable with First-year College Students
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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#31 - I've Been Deferred. Now what?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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#30 - The 12 College Prep Activities of Christmas PART 4
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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#29 - The 12 College Prep Activities of Christmas PART 3
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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#28 - The 12 College Prep Activities of Christmas PART 2
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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#27 - The 12 College Prep Activities of Christmas PART 1
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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#26 - We Need to Talk About the F-Word
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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#25 - The Alumni Interview
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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#24 - SPECIAL: College Talks with UC School Admissions Officer Lisa Przekop
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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#23 - The 'Why This School?' Essay
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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#22 - Some Final Tips for ED and EA
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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#21 - College Rankings and You
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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#20 - Your Four Year Plan: How to Map Out a Successful High School Career
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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#19 - Take your Vitamins! Some Thoughts on Essay Supplements
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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#18 - Do You Want to Build a Story?
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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#17 - The Importance of Being Earnest
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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#16 - To E or Not to E
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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#15 - What Makes for a Strong Activities List
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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#14 - The MasterClass
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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#1 - Test Optional Admissions
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#2 - Choosing the Right College in 2021
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#3 - Demonstrated Interest
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#4 - College Visits
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#5 - The College Essay
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#6 - Getting Started Early
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#7 - Connecting with Students
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#8 - ACT vs. SAT
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#9 - Just Ask
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#10 - Teacher Recommendations
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#11 - UK Schools
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#12 - Activity List
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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#13 - Starting the School Year
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Aug 26, 2021 |