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Tests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastADMISSIONS NOTES FOR THE HS GRADUATING CLASS OF 2025Every year, the conventional wisdom about getting into college gives way to painful, new truths and exciting, new opportunities. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Rebecca Stuart-Orlowski to return to the show with admissions notes for the HS graduating class of 2025. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How are colleges and students using AI and AI detectors in college admissions and college essays? Are more colleges requiring test scores this application cycle? If so, why? Why is there a dearth of SAT centers despite more colleges requiring...2024-09-1028 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastADMISSIONS NOTES FOR THE HS CLASS OF 2024Every year, timeless verities related to getting into college–or even what colleges a student can get into–give way to painful, new truths and exciting, new opportunities. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Rebecca Stuart-Orlowski to return to the show with admissions notes for the HS graduating class of 2024. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What does it truly mean to build a balanced college list? What's a good way to help manage expectations for students who are applying to highly selective colleges? How optional are test s...2023-09-2628 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastADMISSIONS NOTES FOR THE CLASS OF 2023Over the last several years, timeless verities related to getting into college–or even what colleges a student can get into–have given way to painful, new truths. Amy and Mike invited educational consultant Rebecca Stuart-Orlowski to share admissions notes for the HS graduating class of 2023. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Should students in the HS class of 2023 take the SAT or ACT? How many reach/match/likely schools should be on a student’s list? What is considered a match or likely school for the Class of 2023? Should students consider applying E...2022-08-0526 min