Shows
Tests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastCELEBRATING OUR 600TH EPISODEAfter 599 episodes devoted to amazing conversations about testing, admissions, education, and learning, it’s time for something completely different. Amy and Mike invited educator Susan Powers to help celebrate our 600th episode. Get ready to hear from the ghosts of podcasts past, present, and future along with a modified Colbert questionnaire! What are five things you will learn in this episode? What are the biggest things Amy and Mike learned since the beginning of the podcast? What were some of our favorite episodes? What will our podcast tombstones say? Wha...2024-10-1532 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastCHOOSING BETWEEN THE DIGITAL SAT AND THE ACTNow that college admissions is moving back into a test-preferred environment, students don’t have to struggle with the choice of whether or not to take a college entrance exam but rather which one. Amy and Mike invited educator Susan Powers to weigh the important factors in choosing between the digital SAT and the ACT. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why should students give thought to which test they want to take? How are the ACT and digital SAT different? How does the ACT Science section pl...2023-11-2134 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastSPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Integrated Acceleration SystemSPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: Integrated Acceleration System The Ultimate Resource for Grade-Skipping, Subject Acceleration, and Early Entrance with researchers Susan Assouline and Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is the story behind the Integrated Acceleration System? How does the Integrated Acceleration System work? Who currently uses the Integrated Acceleration System? What kinds of outcomes do users experience? What should someone curious about the Integrated Acceleration System know about it? ABOUT THE INTEGRATED ACCELERATION SYSTEM Determining whether or not to accelerate a child can feel overwhelming. Teachers or p...2022-09-1815 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastTEST PREP PROFILE: Susan PowersReady to learn the history, philosophy, and practice of an experienced professional in the test prep industry? MEET OUR GUEST Meet Susan Powers, the founder and CEO of Woodlands Test Prep, a tutoring company based in the Houston area that improves students’ scores, supports students’ academic success, and helps families navigate the college admissions testing process with much less stress. Susan started teaching SAT and GMAT classes for Kaplan in 1994 as a hobby while an executive for a large oil and gas equipment company, doing strategy and acquisitions. The arrival of children put hobb...2021-08-2315 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastThe Impact Of Skipping A Grade On StudentsFor most families, the path from kindergarten to college seems set in stone, requiring as many years as there are grades. Yet, many students accelerate through the process. Should yours? Amy and Mike invited educator Ann Lupkowski-Shoplik to explore the impact of skipping a grade on students. What are five things you will learn in this episode? What is grade acceleration? Do a lot of students skip grades? What are the benefits and potential drawbacks of grade acceleration? How do the impacts of acceleration change based on grade? How can families make the right choice about gr...2020-10-2025 minTests and the Rest: College Admissions PodcastThe Ultimate College Stress TestHeading into 2020, various market stresses already threatened the viability of some of America's colleges and universities. Then came COVID-19! Amy and Mike invited consultant and author Susan Baldridge to explain the implications of the ultimate college stress test. What are five things you will learn in this episode? How does a stress test work, and what should it reveal? What tend to be the greatest predictors that an institution might close? How has the COVID-19 crisis impacted the survival of colleges? Which institutions are most at risk of closing and why? Which students may be most d...2020-06-0527 min