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A year ago, an innovative new digital adaptive SAT came to the United States–a year after its first appearance internationally. This is the perfect time to find out how College Board feels about both the obstacles and opportunities encountered over this historic transition. Amy and Mike invited Vice President of SAT Suite Program Maureen Forman to talk all about the digital SAT: how it started and how it's going. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Looking back, what were the most substantial challenges in transforming the SAT to a digital adaptive test? What were the most positive outcomes from the digital transition? What is the current and projected state of the Bluebook practice tests and question bank? What is the role of Khan Academy as College Board's Official Digital SAT Prep Partner? What can students and educators expect from College Board through 2025? MEET OUR GUEST Maureen Forman is the Vice President, SAT Suite Program and Innovation for College Board. Like many of our listeners, Maureen considers herself an educator first and began her career as a high school teacher in the School District of Philadelphia with the New Teacher Project. She earned her Masters in Education from Eastern University before moving into her work with education technology almost 15 years ago. Maureen's earliest experiences in product management and edtech implementation consulting were with Naviance, a popular college and career readiness application designed to support high school counselors and students' college, career, and life readiness. Maureen joined College Board in 2018 and in partnership with hundreds of dedicated College Board employees, helped to lead the digital transformation of the SAT Suite of assessments which culminated with the final delivery of the world's last paper-based SAT in December 2023. Learn more about the SAT at https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/. LINKS SAT Suite of Assessments Khanmigo RELATED EPISODES THE NEW DIGITAL SAT EXPERIENCE: A STUDENT PERSPECTIVE NEW SAT TEST SPECIFICATIONS HOW THE DIGITAL SAT IS SCORED ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS Mike Bergin is the president of Chariot Learning and founder of TestBright. Amy Seeley is the president of Seeley Test Pros and LEAP. If you're interested in working with Mike and/or Amy for test preparation, training, or consulting, feel free to get in touch through our contact page.
High School to Higher Ed: A Father/Daughter Perspective - Part 1: First Impressions Matter: How 9th Graders View CollegeIn this debut episode of our new pulse check series 'High School to Higher Ed: A Father/Daughter Perspective', hosts Emma and Kevin Cavanagh explore the college admissions process from a ninth grader's perspective. They discuss the early outreach from colleges, the influence of friends and family, the role of school counselors, and various platforms like Naviance and Niche that assist students in their college search. The conversation highlights the evolving landscape of college admissions and the importance of understanding how young people perceive these processes.Pulse Check Co-Hosts:Kevin Cavanaghhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-cavanagh-b4999b2a/Emma CavanaghEmma Cavanagh is a 9th grader at Glen Rock High School in Glen Rock, NJ, and an aspiring journalist. This is her first podcast, but she already has an impressive portfolio of academic and extracurricular achievements. Emma completed the Travis Manion Foundation Character and Leadership Course and earned professional recognition from the PEN America Free Expression Advocacy Institute, where she created a zine highlighting issues of free speech and freedom of the press. Emma recently completed a Modern Journalism course with NYU American Journalism Online and Rolling Stone Magazine, and is currently serving as an ambassador for the Sandra Day O'Connor Institute Civics and Debate Club. Her writing has earned her top honors in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Patriots Pen Essay Writing Contest, including first place in Glen Rock, first place in Bergen County, and recognition by New Jersey's Veteran of Foreign Wars leadership. - - - -Connect With Our Co-Hosts:Mallory Willsea https://www.linkedin.com/in/mallorywillsea/https://twitter.com/mallorywillseaSeth Odell https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethodell/https://twitter.com/sethodellAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Pulse is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Some of our favorites include Generation AI and Confessions of a Higher Education Social Media Manager.Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com.Element451 is hosting the AI Engage Summit on Oct 29 and 30Register now for this free, virtual event.The future of higher ed is being redefined by the transformative power of AI. The AI Engage Summit brings together higher ed leaders, innovators, and many of your favorite Enrollify creators to explore AI's impact on student engagement, enrollment marketing, and institutional success. Experience firsthand how AI is improving content personalization at scale, impacting strategic decision-making, and intuitively automating the mundane tasks that consume our time. The schedule is packed with real examples and case studies, so you leave knowing how to harness AI to drive meaningful change at your institution. Whether you're looking to enhance student outcomes, optimize enrollment marketing, or simply stay ahead of the curve, the AI Engage Summit is your gateway to the next level of higher education innovation. Registration is free, save your spot today.
Paying for college has been tough for a while now, but high interest rates are making it even tougher. Host Ian Fisher is joined by College Coach finance expert Alex Bickford to discuss what your options are. In addition, he will be digging into the details of rolling over your Common Application account if you opened it before the official August 1 start date for the 2024-2025 year with colleague Mary Sue Youn, and discussing the various college application process trackers used by high schools, such as Naviance, Scoir, and Maia. They all offer different functionalities that can help with the college application process, so listen in.
Welcome to this week's episode of Real Talk! In this installment, hosts Susan and Kristina delve into the high-stakes world of college admissions alongside guest Davida Amkraut. As the trio navigates the aftermath of a particularly competitive admissions season, they offer invaluable insights, tips, and tricks to help listeners make informed decisions. With the college acceptance landscape resembling a bloodbath this year, many students have found themselves admitted to schools that weren't necessarily their first choice. Parents, this episode is essential listening as the team breaks down what you need to know before sending your child off to college. And for upcoming seniors, they provide crucial advice on staying ahead of the curve and crafting a strategic plan for the college application process. Tune in for a candid discussion packed with insider knowledge and practical guidance! About Davida Amkraut: Davida is an Independent College Consultant who serves as the saving grace for students and families in crisis who are navigating the complex college application process. Whether a student finds themselves in trouble and is applying to college for the first time, or is transitioning from one university to another due to a Title IX or other university-related misconduct claim, Davida helps young adults shape their stories so that they gain acceptance into college. TRANSCRIPT: Susan Stone: Welcome back to Real Talk with Susan Stone and Kristina Supler. We are full time moms and attorneys bringing our student defense legal practice to life with real candid conversations. Susan Stone: Last week was accepted students weekend for Tori. Can you believe it? Kristina Supler: what a big, big like- How do you feel now that you know where she's going? Susan Stone: Oh my gosh. First of all, for the listeners out there. My youngest just accepted college. She will be going to Ringling College in Sarasota, Florida, which is an art school. Kristina Supler: Fabulous. Susan Stone: To have it done for the final time was crazy. And our guest today, I also know has three kids, but I think all of them are out of college. Welcome back to Davida Amkraut . Davida Amkraut: Thank you. Thank you. I actually have one still in college. He's just finishing his sophomore year, so. Kristina Supler: Well, we're glad you're able to join us again.Our listeners probably remember you from some of your prior recordings with us and welcome back. Davida Amkraut: It's good to see you guys. Yeah. Susan Stone: Where is your youngest? Northeastern Davida Amkraut: am I that's my middle. He's graduating in May from Northeastern. He's graduating in two weeks, and my youngest is at George Washington University. Susan Stone: And how was his experience there? Davida Amkraut: Loves loves loves loves it.He's in the pre physical therapy program there. So he's having wow that's back. That's back to your that's your basic simpler. Yeah. Therapy. Yeah. Susan Stone: may be great for everyone out here. Christina's family's in Kristina Supler: PT Bizz Susan Stone: So, DeVita, you've got a lot of career changes lately. Why don't you catch our listeners up with what you're doing? Davida Amkraut: Yeah, so I'm still doing.I still am running my own private practice where I assist. This past year, I had about 55 kids from all across the country, actually, who I worked with, on college admissions. But I also joined a high school team, in the Bronx, where I'm working at a Jewish high school in the Bronx, and I am on their college counseling team. So it's really fascinating for me to see both sides of the table. Right. So I'm working with kids from my computer, but then I'm also working with kids in person, and I've had a lot of access to admission officers, which has been amazing. I've been on advocacy calls for my students. For the listeners who don't know what that means is, prior to decisions being released, if schools allow it, we we have a call with the admission officer for our our rep for our region, and we're sort of able to pitch our case, you know, and, you know, tell them a little bit, Kristina Supler: So you can literally lobby for a particular student to have a spot at assembly Davida Amkraut: Only at certain schools. A lot of schools have done away with these advocacy calls, calls because it prevents and prevents inequity, because not every counselor has the time to make 400 phone calls for their students. But because we're at a smaller school, our caseload is a little bit smaller. So we do have the ears and eyes of some counselors who are still very happy to talk to us. So, for example, Cooper Union, which is an engineering and architecture school in Manhattan. I don't know if you Susan Stone: I looked at Cooper Union with Tory. Davida Amkraut: Yeah. So I actually was able to talk to Cooper about my student, who they were considering for a regular decision, and give them an update about everything that he's been doing since he last applied in person. And then they were able to ask me questions, and it was like a 15 minute phone call. but it's a fascinating thing, right? To be able to have that access. Some schools will just call and give you the numbers of who is going to get in and who's not going to get in by names, actually. But you can't really advocate at that point because it's already done deal Susan Stone: done deal. Davida Amkraut: But they do give the courtesy to the admission, you know, the college counselors to let them know what our decisions are going to be so that we can be there for the students on the receiving end. Susan Stone: Could you have done that for your private clients? Davida Amkraut: No no no no no. They will never speak to independent office counselors at all. No. Susan Stone: So what can the independent college counselor do that's different from the in-house school college counselor? Davida Amkraut: So I always say the in-house school college counselor is not only well, it depends on if it's a college counselor or if it's a high school counselor. So you'll see that that verbiage has changed, because if it's a high school counselor, that counselor and I know in Beachwood in Shaker, they are high school counselors as well as college counselors.So not only are they dealing with a college process, they're also dealing with a social, emotional piece for every single student in that high school. So they have a very, very big, big caseload. You know, if they're dealing with social, emotional and college, college sort of doesn't always take, you know, the front seat to that. So an independent counselor can help identify schools. They can help keep the kids on deadlines. They can do read throughs of essays. They could help position them a little bit better and look at their activities and say, you know, you're applying to an engineering program. You have nothing engineering on your application. We need to get you involved with something. A counselor at a large public school probably doesn't have the bandwidth to do that, right. They're just looking at doing a cursory review. They're going on scatter grams, which is the, you know, the Naviance score to see where they have sent other kids in their school and making a guess about where the kids should apply without really having that in-depth consultation. If that makes sense Susan Stone: When you have a kid, let's say you have five kids at your high school all looking at George Washington. Can you advocate for all five or do you have to? Davida Amkraut: You probably wouldn't. We probably wouldn't advocate for all five. We would choose the one that we think would probably be the most successful, or the one that they would really want. looking at the profile and looking at and also knowing that that might not be that student's first choice.Right. We have that Intel. So we would never advocate for a school if it's an early action or if it's a regular decision for a school that we know that the kid would never go to. Does that make sense? We know what Susan Stone: they're right, kid. But let's say you have three kids. I'm going to say a popular school this year.They want Michigan and they're dying to get into Michigan. Do you pick the best horse? Davida Amkraut: Well, Michigan doesn't let advocacy calls. Are you surprised by that? They, they have a Kristina Supler: no, because they don't need to. I mean, that they get the best of best. Davida Amkraut: They had 75,000 applications this year for a class that's housed. That was their numbers for this year.That was 70,000 early action. Right. So who knows how many additional people who had in their regular season. Right. So a lot of kids will not apply during that early action because they want to use that time to get their grades up, for instance. Right? So then they'll hold back their application until the January 1st to really show their, you know, the upward trajectory. So that's only 70,000 early action applications for our class of 7,000. Right. Kristina Supler: So what are your takeaways from this past, you know, season? I mean what did you see, what trends and what lessons, you know, were learned for students who are, you know, on the brink for next year? Davida Amkraut: Yeah. Well, I would say actually, funny you should ask that.But just yesterday we had two bombshells just dropped on our laps on April 11th that two of the big schools are now going to require testing. Harvard and Cal Tech announced April 11th that they're gonna require testing, which is very, very it's it's so hurtful to so many counselors who are listening that to Kristina Supler: Other schools announced that to in the Ivys Davida Amkraut: They did it before the march SATs Kristina Supler: earlier. So that's the issue was the timing. Davida Amkraut: The timing is terrible because after reading why Susan Stone: that's a bomb debate is are they punishing the kids who didn't submit? There's Davida Amkraut: no I think I think we I don't think that they're punishing. I mean, Harvard, 80, 86% of their kids submitted test scores, so they were never fully test optional, right? That's that's for sure. But it is for kids who are, you know, who have planned their testing, who have talked to counselors, who have sort of said, okay, I want to focus on X, Y, and Z because I'm just not a great tester. That really puts them now in a bind to have to test. And the next S.A.T., I think, is the end of May. So they don't have as many shots now to take that S.A.T. if they were just counting on that early decision, if that makes sense. Susan Stone: No. I'm confused. So you're saying for the kids who got who put in their application for Harvard, but didn't test, they have to scramble and get a test? Davida Amkraut: No, no, no, this is for the next cycle. This is next year. Next year. Now this cycle is already done. But it's for kids. I mean, if you think about April and these kids are already planning, you know, and they're working and they have a schedule and they're planning on when they're exactly doing everything. And now the school says, okay, you have to do testing. Now they have to scramble and go back. If they weren't planning on testing to go back and start studying, it's just not ethical, I mean, listen, I think Caltech and Harvard are very, very high ranking schools, and I'm assuming most of their kids knew already that they had to have testing that will position them. But there are some schools out there who still have not announced what their plans are for this coming cycle. Susan Stone: So wouldn't you counsel them, everybody take a test. Davida Amkraut: We do, we do, we do. I counsel everybody to take a test because you don't want to have would have, could have. But it's more like the second or third test, you know, should that kid ten take a take it a third time? Should they take it a fourth time? Should they get additional tutoring. Right? And also you have the issue of the digital S.A.T. versus the pen to paper. Right. So not every school has announced if you can super score your pen to paper, score with your digital score. Right. Kristina Supler: So what does that mean? Super score Davida Amkraut: to take different set test scores from different different tests that you've taken. Susan Stone: And so you use the best math of the scores you've taken and you combine one. Davida Amkraut: Yeah. Or you know a lot of schools have not even really come out and said if they're going to allow super scoring from the pen to paper tasked with the digital. So there's this whole unknown going on here. So a kid who, who took the SATs, who got like an 800 on English but got a 650 on math right now, if she wants to apply to Harvard, she has to go back and take the test.That 800 on the English might not ever be seen, because if they don't super score. I don't know if that made sense. Susan Stone: Now that's great. Kristina Supler: Why, if most Harvard applicants were submitting the test score anyway, why why did Harvard announce this policy much less so late in the game? Like what was the reasoning behind it? If anyone knows? Davida Amkraut: Well, there are some conspiracy theories out there that the College Board is smearing these schools to go back to, Kristina Supler: Ahh okay. Davida Amkraut: Right. That's not founded by anything, right? Like I'm just putting that out there, like, you know, we're wondering all of a sudden, you know, that digital S.A.T. has come out, right? And they're trying to drum up business, right? They're there as much as they say they are a nonprofit. Right? And they have that .org or whatever they have next to their name. It's a business. And if people are not taking tests, they're going to lose their business. Right. And I think that they want to drum up business. From what I understand, in some schools, it's not the admission officers at the schools, at the colleges that decide whether or not testing should be reinstated its actually a faculty decision. So maybe, perhaps the faculty is seeing not as many competitive candidates as or candidates now who are in their classrooms, who are not as competitive as their candidate, as their students from like 4 or 5 years ago. Right? So if the faculty is seeing that, then they're going to probably say, you know, we need higher caliber students like this is not, etc. Susan Stone: Davida, can you circle back to what Christina asked you because she you really did.I know you partially answered it, but she asked a great question because every year now that I've done this three times, everyone says this was the hardest year. This was the hardest year to get kids. Davida Amkraut: Bloodbath. Susan Stone: It's a bloodbath like that every year. I hear this from parents tell us 24, was it really a bloodbath or were kids getting in just like they were every other year? Davida Amkraut: I mean, the students that are at the school that I'm working at and my clients listen, we all have our kids all have a place to call home, right? I say that very confidently, where our school is a little bit more selective, that we're a little bit shocking. Some of them were like a Michigan not so shocking.They've been on the same trajectory for many years. I tell my students I was like, you can apply to Michigan, but don't count on it, right? Just don't count on it because there's something going on there with their numbers and how they spit things out, but don't count on it. Right. And there were superstars waitlisted. And that's the other thing that Michigan does that's not so kind is that they don't cut their kids loose. Right? They don't cut these applicants loose. They waitlist them and they let them live in what we call purgatory. You know? And then kids get in in July and August, right. And then they lose their day. They have to make this big choice. They have to lose their deposit. Their other school scramble for a roommate, you know, is it really worth it?And I tell my students, cut bait like you are done with Michigan if you don't get in. If you're not the kind of kid that can pivot in a heartbeat, then it's not going to be a great place for you. You know? Why do that? Kristina Supler: With respect to waitlists, what do you tell families in terms of in reality, how likely is a student to get admitted off of a waitlist? Davida Amkraut: I tell them, pretend it didn't happen and I do. I say, you know, put a deposit, put a deposit, you know, and get excited for your other choice. Just get excited, embrace it. And if they get in, a lot of students decide not to take that, take that adamant off the waitlist. They decide not to because they've already been hyped up.They already found their roommate. They're already, you know, invested, which I think is a great thing. You know, because it's college. What you do when you get there, what you make of it when you get there. but circling back to Susan, your question about what do I advise my students to do? Right. And I think that's a conversation.We're still seeing a lot of kids getting in an early decision one, and early decision two. Right. financially, you know, if you're in a position to do that and you have, you know, that sort of relationship with a school and you're willing to do that, that's what we always say, you know, don't apply to certain schools. That's not like if you're not applying ed Right. So I'm, I have the stats up here for BU right now. Susan Stone: Kristinas alma mater . Kristina Supler: My alma mater, Davida Amkraut: they had 79,000 applicants this year. Kristina Supler: Is that all? Davida Amkraut: But they did increase. They did increase their first year class size to 3300, which is 155 more seats than last year. Right. So, despite the fact that they have this larger class size, they only now there are a rate.Their admit rate is just 10.7%. View. So BU When I first started this, I'd say like seven, eight years ago they were 25, 30%. Right. and now they're they're almost in single digits. Susan Stone: Who's going to BU you know, what's the profile? Davida Amkraut: I think at the profile is very similar to a student who might be applying to, a northeastern, a George Washington, because these are kids who want a city school.it's not incredibly rah rah ish. I mean, you have a hockey, but that's really basically, that's what you have. And they're kids who are very I think that there are more independent thinkers because they are living in like a city. NYU is also I put that in that cohort also. So, you know, that sort of thing. the oh, you asked Susan Stone: What are the up ad commers Davida. I know when my daughter went to northeastern, I didn't even know what northeastern was. And now it's the hot school. so we already know northeastern is already up there with BU and George Washington. What do you see as the up and comer next wave hot school. Kristina Supler: Good question. Davida Amkraut: That's such a great question.I think that there are a lot of hidden gems, and I think that it's really hard to answer that question because it's like, I can say Fordham University, I think is going to be a hot school. Kristina Supler: Really? Davida Amkraut: yeah. Yeah, Kristina Supler: I think, that used to be a safe school for students who, you know, wanted the Boston college Georgetown experience, but y you but couldn't get in.Well, who wanted the Jesuit component? And then you go to Fordham. Davida Amkraut: Yeah. And I think Fordham, I don't mark my words, but I think that they have they have two campuses. So you have the opportunity to have a traditional campus experience, which is in the Bronx, which is a gated campus. And you can also choose to live in Lincoln Center in New York City and live in a city campus.And they have a fabulous business program. It's in New York City, so, I'm going to say, I think Fordham, in terms of that piece, is going to be, you know, a school to watch out for. in terms of other schools that are hot. And, I mean, it just runs the gamut. You know, the we hear the same names over and over and over again.I think that for Out-of-staters, Ohio State is looking really great for a lot of people. You're going to see a lot more kids applying to like an Ohio State and Indiana. because those are a little bit less selective than, Michigan or Wisconsin. Boulder also will be I'll see. They're they're getting they're doing great. You know, those schools are doing great because they are taking the kids who are not getting into the Michigan and Wisconsin into their into their class Kristina Supler: is bolder, getting more selective. Davida Amkraut: I don't not yet. Not yet and not yet. It'll take some time. and there's also a very, very big school, so I don't think it'll be assault. It'll never hit the Michigan level. Then it'll probably hit, like, I would say, a Wisconsin or, or an Ohio State at some point, you know, because Susan Stone: with 80,000 applications or even if it's 50,000 applications, Kristina Supler: seriously, what's the difference? Susan Stone: I there's no difference. What trends do you see? Does the Essay matter . Davida Amkraut: Well, so Duke just announced Duke University just announced that they're actually moving that down in their priorities because of AI. Right. So Duke has that has announced formally that they are no longer scoring their essays as, as highly as they were. I think what always will matter the most is the rigor of the child's,curriculum. Right. That is the grant. Yeah. And that is of Susan Stone: The transcript. You can't game a transcript Davida Amkraut: Right. So I think that transcript is, is the going to be like, if you had a pizza pie, I'd say that's like 60% of the pizza pie. Really I do. Right. And it's not the transcript I took woodworking and got an A-plus or I took pottery and I got it. You know, it is part and Kristina Supler: Both important classes, by the way. Davida Amkraut:They are. But it is like we're even seeing now like AP, A, B and AP calc. Those are like, like 5 or 6 years ago. Those were the really, really hard AP math classes. Now schools are looking for AP multivariable right there, like for their engineering students. They are looking for AP multivariable.I don't even know what that is. Right. Kristina Supler: I wouldn't stand a chance, but I, of course, would never. I have no business anywhere near an engineering thing. Susan Stone: I want to challenge you on this, okay? Both Christine and I, we're both lawyers and we're both stronger in humanities. So are we going to get punished by a highly selective school if we didn't have high IP transcripts in the science and the math and the stems? Davida Amkraut: No. Only if you're applying to a like a degree program as college, a college within years, they have engineering or math. Right now, if you're a humanities person, you're applying to a journalism program. They're not gonna care. So like if they want to see rigor, they're not gonna want to see the easiest math classes. But they'll understand that if you're taking, you know, APUSH. AP euro, AP lang, AP lit, and then you're just taking honors math. Totally fine. Susan Stone: So how else can you stand out if it's not the essay anymore? Because I understand it's going to be with I impossible to distinguish essays. Kristina Supler: I'm wondering about that. This issue of the essays, though, because of course, after the affirmative action ruling, there was a lot of discussion about how students can speak about various points in their personal lives that would be potentially relevant for consideration and mission in the essay. But now it's interesting. The point you point raised regarding Duke and the role of AI, which that's actually really fascinating. And so I'm just thinking about how you how students could navigate through, you know, these different how the landscape has changed. Davida Amkraut: So I will say a few things about the AI essays. I've written 5 or 6 college essays on AI there. You can tell it's written by a bot. And that was with me going back and changing things and asking AI to do certain things and change things up. You it's it's crazy. Like there's no way I would let any students submit an essay like that. because it's it doesn't sound like a human's written. I'm just being completely honest with you. Like, I've done it like. And I did it also with my letters of recommendation that I have to now write for my students at my school. I've learned things through a bot and there's no comparison there. Human element is is a big touch, I would say, for the race issue. we saw a lot of a lot of schools after Scotus announcement went and changed their supplemental questions to include a question about race or adversity in their supplemental questions. And for those kinds of questions, A.I you can't you can't write. You can't write a like that through AI. Right? So, I'd say I'd say we're going to I it's going to be here. I don't think it's kind of like if you're a smart person, you can you can see exactly what's written by AI and what's not.But the smarter the computer gets, right? And the more information the computer is going to have on essays. And I'm more than it's going to get smarter as we go along, for sure. University of Michigan Honors program just released their honors. Like they invite kids for their honors program. And they said, put an essay through through AI about answering this prompt and then tell me and then and then send that to us and tell us what's missing from the essay.So they're using that. They are. So they're Uising AI there. No, the kids are using it. But then they're asking, okay, what did I miss? Like what? Tell us about that experience. Right. So it's actually very clever. So I'm wondering like you know what other schools with out of the fall. Of course with that, you know, we won't know the supplements for quite a while now. So Susan Stone: other than transcript. So you rank transcript first because I've always thought that. Right. What would you say is next? Davida Amkraut: every school has different priorities, but I would say what would be next is, extracurricular activities. If there's testing at this child has testing, I would say that would be next. Right. If they're submitting testing, then I would say, extracurricular activities. Then I would say letter of recommendations. And then I would say essays, but letter recommendations and essays probably are maybe equal. Every every school is very different. And, yeah. So that's what I would say. But the extracurricular activities, you know, showing what the let the students doing and they're not just going home and watching Netflix and playing, you know, video games is going to be really important. Kristina Supler: Are all extracurriculars created equal? I mean, what would you say in terms of if a student is, you know, let's say you have that child who's just interested in everything and wants to be in this club and play that sport and have a job and volunteer and student council, so on and so forth. I mean, wonderful, but at the same time, how would you what are your thoughts or what advice do you have for families that have to sort of focus or call through the extracurriculars, Susan Stone: breath or death Davida Amkraut: Yeah. So I say be authentic to who you are. If you are doing all those extracurriculars because you are genuinely interested in all these different things, do it right, because then that will also be reflective on your transcript. It will reflective from your letters of recommendation. If you're doing all these activities because you think you're just checking off boxes. Oh, I'm doing a journalism one here. I'm doing a math one here. I'm doing an engineering one here that'll check off all these boxes and they'll look well rounded. I don't think that's going to be super authentic. And if it won't, it'll resonate with the application. and there are two schools of thought. People are like, you want to create a profile and you want to make sure if you're an engineering student, then you are going to do everything engineering, you know, in your extracurriculars. I don't necessarily buy into that so much. I think that authentically, kids should be able to allow to be explore what they're doing. And they're 14, 15 when this all begins. my advice is pay to play. Activities never mean much. Which and I say when I say pay to play. I spent the summer at Harvard with a two week course on X, Y, Z. You know those? That's what we call on the college world pay to play. And Susan Stone: I painted murals in a third world country. Davida Amkraut: Right. So those are manufactured those are manufactured experiences. And then there are the pay to play where you send your kids off and you are going to say, oh, they're going to, you know, be on this campus and it's going to look great. I mean, scooping ice cream looks much better than being on a college campus. You know, Kristina Supler: let me ask you, though, about being authentic. Conversely, conversely, do the child who's interested in everything give the child who's just all in on my life passion is crocheting? Should parents say, okay, that's wonderful that you crochet, but maybe think about some other activities? Or I mean, how do you when you have a child who's laser focused on, a sport, a hobby, an instrument, whatever it may be, Susan Stone: Unless they're going to do something cool with crocheting, right? Davida Amkraut: Yeah. I mean, I think that. Right. So. Okay, if they're if their goal is maybe to be in fashion. Right. Okay. So it's amazing and it's amazing. And then let's try to see like entrepreneurial stuff going on out there. Or maybe there's marketing or maybe there's like you know, maybe you want to take some Coursera classes on fashion marketing and then also babysit and also peer tutor in your class or, you know, or, you know, crochet, teach, teach other people how to crochet or crochet for, you know, for babies that are in need. Right. So like, you can kind of take that, that sort of that passion, which is an overused word in the college world, right? And sort of infused into different areas, you realize that are meaningful. Kristina Supler: So how does that laser focused interest translate to your college education, but also maybe ways to, you know, iterations of broadening that interest in other respects.So like the babysitting or so on and so forth, that that was good inside there. Davida Amkraut: So what you tell me, Susan Stone: I think you just comment. That was a really good insight. But I do want to go back to the pay to play because just because something doesn't have great college resume value, I don't think it's a reason to not do it if you have another valuable course. Davida Amkraut: Of course Susan Stone: Right. So my number two, who you know, and you were his college counselor privately went to Berkeley one summer and he today will say that was a formative experience for him, that summer experience that he reflects back and feel so grateful that he went. I mean, I don't think we should always pick things because of will it look good for college? No, it won't do something else. Davida Amkraut: Right? So he might not have even reported that experience at Berkeley. Do you know what I'm saying? Like that Susan Stone: he didn't Davida Amkraut: Right. Kristina Supler: And that's interesting. Susan Stone: I was a pay to play. He did not everything. What we did his job right. Davida Amkraut: I mean, it could have also been like, okay, that could also been a little bit of a touch point for an essay. Right. Or you know, but you only have ten activities to report, period. Right. So you want to make sure that you're reporting the ones that mean the most to you and that, you know, you feel authentically you. And I always tell my students, if you did it and you really, really glean so much from it, then put it down for sure. Right? But let's also do the description so that the reader understands why that experience was so important to you and what you know, what it did to sort of that formative experience that sort of I Susan Stone: Is it hard internally. Now write those letters of recommendation. Davida Amkraut: Oh my God, it's so I can't even tell you what I have to do. Like. Right. So I'm going the and this is and I and I also feel pain for these other counselors who don't have this luxury of writing periods in, in their schedule. Right? I have writing periods in my schedule because I'm working at a private school. Right. and I remember when I worked at Laurel, they had days where they didn't even come to school, the counselors, because they were home on their writing days, and they were sitting there and they have all, you know, they have all the transcripts out there So what I do with my students is I meet them 2 or 3 times, you know, form a rapport with them. And then I also go back into their anecdotal and I grab sentences or anecdotes from their teachers, and I craft a whole narrative that, you know, encompasses this kid. You know, a page, a page and a half long and, sort of represent the student. And it's painful that, you know, other counselors don't have that time that, you know, those resources. Some teachers don't even write an external site where they're just literally filling in, you know, bubbles up, you know, comes to class, you know, Susan Stone: so schools do better, have better relationships with the colleges than others. Davida Amkraut: So I will I will say that's that's like we're seeing that fade a lot.Like, right. Brandeis University, that used to be a school that would do advocacy calls. And they said, no, we're not doing them this year. Brown used to do advocacy calls. They said no Kristina Supler: Why is it fading? Davida Amkraut: because of the inequity. Kristina Supler: That makes sense. Davida Amkraut: Yeah. Yeah, it makes sense. I mean it makes complete sense. Barnard also did it. They they they told us this year I mean this was also my first year on staff. But so I can see the counselors, they're like oh my gosh look we don't have that Intel right. And I'm like, well I feel like that's that's good. Susan Stone: Well, I mean this has been amazing and it always is. And I'm so happy to see you. I know we spoke last week. Do you have any lasting thought regarding 2025 to say to parents, those juniors. Kristina Supler: What wisdom would you like to leave? Davida Amkraut: I would like to leave that name brands or not, that there are more to the name brands that really I am a true believer is that college is what you make of it when you get there, right? And you will bloom where you were planted and that you should not. You should look beyond the name brand, right? You should definitely look.There are hidden gems out there that will take care of your child, that will take care of you and really, really value, you know, the students that will be coming to their campuses. Susan Stone: I felt that way last weekend at Ringling College. It's very small, but I felt like when I walked on this campus, I didn't even know about the school, but I felt like I found a hidden gem for my daughter to really flourish as an artist. Davida Amkraut: And for. Yeah, yeah. And the other thing I would say is fall in love with more than one school, right? You're not marrying the school for, you know, fall in love with three, four different schools, one a far reach one, you know, a target, one to, like, fall in love, you know, and then you'll. Kristina Supler: My mother says it's always good to have options to be. Susan Stone: You know, it was a pleasure. I just love talking to you. And I miss you. So it's great to see you. All right. Take care. Bye. Kristina Supler: Thank you. Thanks for listening to Real Talk with Susan and Kristina. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to our show so you never miss an episode and leave us a review so other people can find the content we share here. You can follow us on Instagram. Just search our handle @stonesupler and for more resources, visit us online at https://studentdefense.kjk.com/ Thank you so much for being a part of our real talk community. We'll see you next time.
Host Sally Ganga interviews her fellow College Coach admissions consultant, Mary Sue Youn, about how to use Naviance in your college search and application process. Not all high schools offer this online platform, but if yours does, be sure to listen in! Parents will also be glad to hear from College Coach Jay Bonham, parent of a recent high school graduate, on the dos and don'ts for move-in day and beyond. We close this episode with our finance expert Beth Feinberg Keenan, who explains how college refunds work.
Host Sally Ganga interviews her fellow College Coach admissions consultant, Mary Sue Youn, about how to use Naviance in your college search and application process. Not all high schools offer this online platform, but if yours does, be sure to listen in! Parents will also be glad to hear from College Coach Jay Bonham, parent of a recent high school graduate, on the dos and don'ts for move-in day and beyond. We close this episode with our finance expert Beth Feinberg Keenan, who explains how college refunds work.
Seniors completing the Common App and looking at a long list of supplemental essays may be asking, “but why do I have to write more essays?!” right about now. Becky Konowitz, dean of admissions at Santa Clara University joins the show to answer that question and dig into her own schools supplemental questions. In other segments, we're breaking down recent updates re: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and sharing insight on how to maximize Naviance.
Seniors completing the Common App and looking at a long list of supplemental essays may be asking, “but why do I have to write more essays?!” right about now. Becky Konowitz, dean of admissions at Santa Clara University joins the show to answer that question and dig into her own schools supplemental questions. In other segments, we're breaking down recent updates re: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and sharing insight on how to maximize Naviance.
Seniors completing the Common App and looking at a long list of supplemental essays may be asking, “but why do I have to write more essays?!” right about now. Becky Konowitz, dean of admissions at Santa Clara University joins the show to answer that question and dig into her own schools supplemental questions. In other segments, we're breaking down recent updates re: Federal Student Loan Forgiveness and sharing insight on how to maximize Naviance.
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Most Ivy-smart students aren't at Ivy-tier schools, published by Aaron Bergman on August 7, 2022 on LessWrong. [I posted this on the EA Forum as well, and may as well leave the following note in :)] Note for the EA Forum I've decided to share this here because it seems relevant to EA hiring and community building strategy and practice. I don't address/argue the normative claim that EA should focus less on college rank at the individual (e.g., hiring) and/or community (e.g., which schools' EA groups to invest more resources in developing) levels, but that would indeed be a non-crazy takeaway if the post makes you update in the direction I expect it to, on average! Anyway, here's the post: Intro First, a few points to get out of the way: 1) High-minded (but totally sincere) disclaimer Intelligence isn't a moral virtue. One's intelligence is attributable almost entirely to luck of one kind or another, and thus is a form of privilege like any other. In a more just world, being called “unintelligent” or even “stupid” wouldn't bite any more than being called “colorblind,” and being told that you're “brilliant” wouldn't leave anyone gushing with pride. 2) No bullshit faux modesty This post is neither about me nor for me, but it is inspired by my experience, and it would be silly and a bit disingenuous to pretend otherwise. In short: My high school transcript was pretty damn good—almost as good as one can get in terms of grades, course rigor, and AP/SAT test scores. I got rejected from all five Ivy-tier colleges to which I applied (and yes, I probably should have applied to more.) 3) This is (probably) totally fine - at least at the individual level It at least might be totally appropriate that I got rejected; there's no law that says colleges are “supposed” to be a ruthless academic meritocracy. I personally find my own set of rejections mildly selfishly unfortunate, but not a moral injustice. I got into some excellent colleges, including Georgetown, which is where I graduated a few months back and was extremely very fortunate to attend. Hoya Saxa! I could be convinced that, in fact, it was some sort of personal injustice, but if so I'd nonetheless find it a relatively quite minor one. Upper middle class ivy rejects like me are doing just fine. Even at the societal level, such a blemish on the meritocratic veneer of higher education itself isn't an issue. What might be, however, are individuals' (e.g., high school me), groups' (e.g., performance-focused organization) or society's failure to grasp the situation. All this is to say that I'm trying to get some facts on the table so they can be recognized—not (necessarily) so they can be “corrected.” 4) A key assumption: test scores and intelligence For this post, I'm going to take as given that: SAT scores are a pretty good proxy for intelligence, and Intelligence (even when proxied by a single number a lá IQ) is a meaningful and important individual-level characteristic. A lot of ink has spilled on these topics, and I'm sure as hell not going to add anything important to those object-level debates ¯_(ツ)_/¯ If you think this is wrong, this post is likely going to seem wrong or misguided. Sorry. Anyway, on to the substance! Forbidden knowledge I'm also writing this post because the information I'm going to present to show isn't publicly available - at least to the best of my knowledge. I'm only able to access it because my Naviance account from high school (somehow) hasn't been disabled, and gives me access to micro-level college admissions data from my high school (alone). Namely, I can see scatterplots like the one below of anonymized individuals' (weighted) GPA + SAT/ACT scores and college application outcomes. Secret questions Search online, and you'll find a thousand statistics tables detailing admissions rates and 25th a...
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Most Ivy-smart students aren't at Ivy-tier schools, published by Aaron Bergman on August 7, 2022 on The Effective Altruism Forum. Note for the Forum: I've decided to share this here because it seems relevant to EA hiring and community building strategy and practice. I don't address/argue the normative claim that EA should focus less on college rank at the individual (e.g., hiring) and/or community (e.g., which schools' EA groups to invest more resources in developing) levels, but that would indeed be a non-crazy takeaway if the post makes you update in the direction I expect it to, on average! Anyway, here's the post: Intro First, a few points to get out of the way: 1) High-minded (but totally sincere) disclaimer Intelligence isn't a moral virtue. One's intelligence is attributable almost entirely to luck of one kind or another, and thus is a form of privilege like any other. In a more just world, being called “unintelligent” or even “stupid” wouldn't bite any more than being called “colorblind,” and being told that you're “brilliant” wouldn't leave anyone gushing with pride. 2) No bullshit faux modesty This post is neither about me nor for me, but it is inspired by my experience, and it would be silly and a bit disingenuous to pretend otherwise. In short: My high school transcript was pretty damn good—almost as good as one can get in terms of grades, course rigor, and AP/SAT test scores. I got rejected from all five Ivy-tier colleges to which I applied (and yes, I probably should have applied to more.) 3) This is (probably) totally fine - at least at the individual level It at least might be totally appropriate that I got rejected; there's no law that says colleges are “supposed” to be a ruthless academic meritocracy. I personally find my own set of rejections mildly selfishly unfortunate, but not a moral injustice. I got into some excellent colleges, including Georgetown, which is where I graduated a few months back and was extremely very fortunate to attend. Hoya Saxa! I could be convinced that, in fact, it was some sort of personal injustice, but if so I'd nonetheless find it a relatively quite minor one. Upper middle class ivy rejects like me are doing just fine. Even at the societal level, such a blemish on the meritocratic veneer of higher education itself isn't an issue. What might be, however, are individuals' (e.g., high school me), groups' (e.g., performance-focused organization) or society's failure to grasp the situation. All this is to say that I'm trying to get some facts on the table so they can be recognized—not (necessarily) so they can be “corrected.” 4) A key assumption: test scores and intelligence For this post, I'm going to take as given that: SAT scores are a pretty good proxy for intelligence, and Intelligence (even when proxied by a single number a lá IQ) is a meaningful and important individual-level characteristic. A lot of ink has spilled on these topics, and I'm sure as hell not going to add anything important to those object-level debates ¯_(ツ)_/¯ If you think this is wrong, this post is likely going to seem wrong or misguided. Sorry. Anyway, on to the substance! Forbidden knowledge I'm also writing this post because the information I'm going to present to show isn't publicly available - at least to the best of my knowledge. I'm only able to access it because my Naviance account from high school (somehow) hasn't been disabled, and gives me access to micro-level college admissions data from my high school (alone). Namely, I can see scatterplots like the one below of anonymized individuals' (weighted) GPA + SAT/ACT scores and college application outcomes. Secret questions Search online, and you'll find a thousand statistics tables detailing admissions rates and 25th and 75th SAT score percentiles for students. You'll find that “selective...
Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Most Ivy-smart students aren't at Ivy-tier schools, published by Aaron Bergman on August 7, 2022 on LessWrong. [I posted this on the EA Forum as well, and may as well leave the following note in :)] Note for the EA Forum I've decided to share this here because it seems relevant to EA hiring and community building strategy and practice. I don't address/argue the normative claim that EA should focus less on college rank at the individual (e.g., hiring) and/or community (e.g., which schools' EA groups to invest more resources in developing) levels, but that would indeed be a non-crazy takeaway if the post makes you update in the direction I expect it to, on average! Anyway, here's the post: Intro First, a few points to get out of the way: 1) High-minded (but totally sincere) disclaimer Intelligence isn't a moral virtue. One's intelligence is attributable almost entirely to luck of one kind or another, and thus is a form of privilege like any other. In a more just world, being called “unintelligent” or even “stupid” wouldn't bite any more than being called “colorblind,” and being told that you're “brilliant” wouldn't leave anyone gushing with pride. 2) No bullshit faux modesty This post is neither about me nor for me, but it is inspired by my experience, and it would be silly and a bit disingenuous to pretend otherwise. In short: My high school transcript was pretty damn good—almost as good as one can get in terms of grades, course rigor, and AP/SAT test scores. I got rejected from all five Ivy-tier colleges to which I applied (and yes, I probably should have applied to more.) 3) This is (probably) totally fine - at least at the individual level It at least might be totally appropriate that I got rejected; there's no law that says colleges are “supposed” to be a ruthless academic meritocracy. I personally find my own set of rejections mildly selfishly unfortunate, but not a moral injustice. I got into some excellent colleges, including Georgetown, which is where I graduated a few months back and was extremely very fortunate to attend. Hoya Saxa! I could be convinced that, in fact, it was some sort of personal injustice, but if so I'd nonetheless find it a relatively quite minor one. Upper middle class ivy rejects like me are doing just fine. Even at the societal level, such a blemish on the meritocratic veneer of higher education itself isn't an issue. What might be, however, are individuals' (e.g., high school me), groups' (e.g., performance-focused organization) or society's failure to grasp the situation. All this is to say that I'm trying to get some facts on the table so they can be recognized—not (necessarily) so they can be “corrected.” 4) A key assumption: test scores and intelligence For this post, I'm going to take as given that: SAT scores are a pretty good proxy for intelligence, and Intelligence (even when proxied by a single number a lá IQ) is a meaningful and important individual-level characteristic. A lot of ink has spilled on these topics, and I'm sure as hell not going to add anything important to those object-level debates ¯_(ツ)_/¯ If you think this is wrong, this post is likely going to seem wrong or misguided. Sorry. Anyway, on to the substance! Forbidden knowledge I'm also writing this post because the information I'm going to present to show isn't publicly available - at least to the best of my knowledge. I'm only able to access it because my Naviance account from high school (somehow) hasn't been disabled, and gives me access to micro-level college admissions data from my high school (alone). Namely, I can see scatterplots like the one below of anonymized individuals' (weighted) GPA + SAT/ACT scores and college application outcomes. Secret questions Search online, and you'll find a thousand statistics tables detailing admissions rates and 25th a...
It is time for some college advice whether you are just starting to think about college, heavy in the work or just asking yourself how should I present myself. Here is some college advice from AMV with almost 30 years of experience in college admissions.
Student athlete hoping for a scholarship? In honor of National Student Athlete Day on April 6, we have everything you need to know about athletic scholarships for college. In another story from our team, Vanessa Garrido will share her story of applying to college as the first generation daughter of immigrants. And for those students with access to Naviance through their high school, we're offering tips on how to use it to its fullest potential.
Student athlete hoping for a scholarship? In honor of National Student Athlete Day on April 6, we have everything you need to know about athletic scholarships for college. In another story from our team, Vanessa Garrido will share her story of applying to college as the first generation daughter of immigrants. And for those students with access to Naviance through their high school, we're offering tips on how to use it to its fullest potential.
Where will your path lead? Emmaus High School Counselor Mrs. Grim gives us all the important information to assist students, staff and parents on the road to answering that question as we kick off March Career Month. She assists everyone in where to go to find the calendar of speakers, biographies on each presenter, and how to sign up through Naviance to attend the sessions. She also talks about the importance of taking the time to learn about things that interest and excite students while gaining those foundational skills that are important in any job. During the month of March, in addition to wearing the green career readiness t-shirt, the 9th Grade Experience will feature different members of our local community talking about their own careers and the things our students can do to prepare themselves to enter a particular field. Please check out the links below for more information for Career Month and other Career-related activities here at EHS Calendar of Speakers Speaker Biographies Career Readiness Requirements Special thanks to Eli Heckman, Class of 2025, for providing the intro and outro music for today's episode!
Where will your path lead? Emmaus High School Counselor Mrs. Grim gives us all the important information to assist students, staff and parents on the road to answering that question as we kick off March Career Month. She assists everyone in where to go to find the calendar of speakers, biographies on each presenter, and how to sign up through Naviance to attend the sessions. She also talks about the importance of taking the time to learn about things that interest and excite students while gaining those foundational skills that are important in any job. During the month of March, in addition to wearing the green career readiness t-shirt, the 9th Grade Experience will feature different members of our local community talking about their own careers and the things our students can do to prepare themselves to enter a particular field. Please check out the links below for more information for Career Month and other Career-related activities here at EHS Calendar of Speakers Speaker Biographies Career Readiness Requirements Special thanks to Eli Heckman, Class of 2025, for providing the intro and outro music for today's episode!
School is officially back for most seniors, and it's time to focus on the application process in earnest. We have timelines for both the admissions and the college finance process, including what needs to get done and when. For those students with access to Naviance, we have suggestions for how to use that through the application process.
School is officially back for most seniors, and it's time to focus on the application process in earnest. We have timelines for both the admissions and the college finance process, including what needs to get done and when. For those students with access to Naviance, we have suggestions for how to use that through the application process.
School is officially back for most seniors, and it's time to focus on the application process in earnest. We have timelines for both the admissions and the college finance process, including what needs to get done and when. For those students with access to Naviance, we have suggestions for how to use that through the application process.
Many families begin to think about college before high school even begins. What major do you want to study? Should you take the SAT or ACT? What extracurricular activities will show your leadership skills to make you more desirable to a specific school? All of these things are important when considering the right academic fit for a student. But how do you measure the right emotional fit at a college or university? How do you make sure that a grieving student will be prepared for the transition to college? How do you know if a particular school will have enough supports in place to meet the needs of a grieving student? With an education career spanning over 25 years, Brett Levine has worked with thousands of students going through the college search, application, and selection process. He has worked as a school counselor and administrator in two wonderful New Jersey districts, being one of the state's first counselors to integrate Naviance into the schools back when it was known as TCCI. (The College Counselor on the Internet). He has also worked on the other “side of the desk” as a college admissions officer and academic advisor at Adelphi University and New York University respectively. Mr. Levine works full time as a School Counselor in a wonderful New Jersey School District and lives in Union County, New Jersey with his wife Rachel (a social worker) and their two sons, Ryder and Jackson. Mr. Levine can be reached at brett@sensiblecollegecounseling.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Where will your path lead? On this episode, School Counselor Mrs. Grim gives us all the important information to assist students, staff and parents on the road to answering that that question as Emmaus High School kicks off March Career Month. She assists everyone in where to go to find the calendar of speakers, biographies on each presenter, and how to sign up through Naviance to attend the sessions. As an added bonus, thanks to the counseling department, we will be giving out prizes to students and staff as they display examples of career readiness. Take a picture of something career-related, yourself watching one of the career speakers, or a potential job or career related to something you are doing in or out of class and post it to Twitter or Instagram using #EHSCareerMonth to enter. Names will be drawn at random at the end of the month.
Where will your path lead? On this episode, School Counselor Mrs. Grim gives us all the important information to assist students, staff and parents on the road to answering that that question as Emmaus High School kicks off March Career Month. She assists everyone in where to go to find the calendar of speakers, biographies on each presenter, and how to sign up through Naviance to attend the sessions. As an added bonus, thanks to the counseling department, we will be giving out prizes to students and staff as they display examples of career readiness. Take a picture of something career-related, yourself watching one of the career speakers, or a potential job or career related to something you are doing in or out of class and post it to Twitter or Instagram using #EHSCareerMonth to enter. Names will be drawn at random at the end of the month.
Who said Rehoboam correctly? The best way to pronounce Rehoboam is Facebook! With just 2 episodes left, we give our overall opinion of this season so far, and how it compares to seasons 1 and 2 in the park. Although we still love this series, some feel like this season is loosely based on seasons 1 and 2. and does the name still fit for this new reboot? Rehoboam kinda like a AI version of Miss. Cleo - that fakin Jamaican psychic hotline lady from the TV commercials in the late 90’s! We ask the group, would you want to see your predicted future? We already have a similar system in place now for middle school students called, Naviance system www.naviance.com - tradectory of a students performance, tells you what schools you're likely to be accepted to based on your history of grades. Some will see the predicted future as a warning if they need to make changes in their life. Some would not want to see it because as long as you're still alive, you can change it. With all the probably realities that exist, it would be almost impossible for any algorithm to accurately predict. But also wondering if Rehoboam isn't just predicting someone's life, it's controlling your options in life to guarantee you live out the future it predicted for you! The show is reminding us we have the ability to reflect on our own lives to see where we're headed and make the necessary changes. After reading books like Seth by Jane Roberts and US Anderson's Three Magic Words and The Holographic Universe by Michael Talbot, it's nice to see some of these ideas weaved into science fiction and comic book stories.
Join our counselors today to hear about our College and Career Readiness (CCR) tool we use to prepare our scholars for their next steps in their choosing a career.Naviance is a comprehensive college, career and life readiness solution that helps districts and schools align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life.Legacy has used Naviance for several years to help bring the college and career readiness tools today’s kids need to make the appropriate CCR decisions. Today our CCR counselors will talk about how Naviance is used at Legacy.Naviance Course Planner Includes:· Career Clusters· Resume’· Interest Career Proflier· College Search· Do What You Are· Learning Style Inventory· Upload PSAT, SAT, ACT scoresCome listen to hear how these tools work, what grades they are used in, and what questions they should be asking their children about Naviance.
From where do contemporary, resilient changes begin - from a top-down mandate, or from a bottom-up, tech-driven evolution? Today’s guest, Matt Greenfield, is an investor in entrepreneurial companies that drive transformative social outcomes through the power of using technology in education. He sifts through fascinating trends and prophetic scenarios as we discuss everything from the Common Core to cloud-based platforms, bullying to virtual reality, and pedagogy to washing machines. If you are curious about how technology will continue to impact education, have a listen to the man who searches the horizon for innovation so that he can invest in change for the educational ecosystem.Quotes:12:39 “There is a whole range of needs that children have that have to be addressed one way or another if they are to have even the slightest chance of getting a decent education and carving out a place for themselves in the workforce of the 21st-century.”28:28 “Unlocking the passions and the creativity of the students is the key; the first thing you have to do is to ask them what they are passionately interested in or curious about. Everything has to start with that.”Here are some resources mentioned in our discussion:Rethink - https://rethink.vc/NoRedInk - https://www.noredink.com/Bright Hive - https://brighthive.io/Burning Glass Technologies - https://www.burning-glass.com/Outschool - https://outschool.com/Keith Rabois - https://podcastnotes.org/2019/03/05/rabois-5/GoNoodle - https://www.gonoodle.com/Most Likely to Succeed - https://teddintersmith.com/mltsfilm/Naviance - https://www.naviance.com/services/professional-developmentWhere to learn more about the guest:Matt at Rethink - https://rethink.vc/people/matt-greenfield/Matt on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattgreenfieldMatt on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/matt-greenfield-07b96815Matt at EdSurge - https://www.edsurge.com/writers/matt-greenfieldWhere to learn more about Enrollhand:Website: www.enrollhand.comOur training on how to grow your school: https://webinar-replay.enrollhand.comOur free Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/schoolgrowth/You can always reach out by emailing hello@enrollhand.com
In this episode, Laurie LaComb talks with Aaron Ragon about preparing your students for college. Tips for how to apply, the importance of visiting schools, and how to make wise financial decisions when choosing a school. QUESTIONS: How do you start the search for the right college? Why is it important to visit colleges? How to know if the school is a good fit for your student? How to help your student make wise financial decisions when choosing a school? When do they introduce Naviance to students?
Now is a great time for parents and students to start focusing on the future, especially college and career goals. In this episode, CCISD Director of Counseling and Guidance Dava West talks through college preparedness, high school endorsement plans and how students can use Naviance to help with their goals. Click here for more informationFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterFollow us on Instagram
Naviance by Hobsons is a comprehensive K-12 college and career readiness platform that enables self-discovery, career exploration, academic planning, and college preparation for millions of students across all ages and around the globe. How important is this for your high school student? Aaron, Alex and Emma dig into the details. During each episode, Aaron Greene, Founder and CEO at College Liftoff, and his staff of counselors help students and families reduce the cost of higher education, navigate the application process, and make well-rounded decisions by evaluating the modern metrics of education. College Liftoff emerged from Aaron's desire to help students learn to treat education like an investment, accounting for the career, academic, and financial factors that shape this decision. He has also forged a debt control calculation to set student loan debt limits for each student. College Liftoff opened its first office in Columbus, Ohio in May 2009. https://www.collegeliftoff.com (College Lift Off) - https://www.collegeliftoff.com https://facebook.com/collegeliftoff (Facebook) - @collegeliftoff https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff (YouTube) - https://youtube.com/collegeliftoff https://twitter.com/collegeliftoff (Twitter) - @collegeliftoff Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or your favorite podcast player. http://www.subscribeonandroid.com/ (Android user)? http://www.subscribeonandroid.com HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! If you liked this episode, please leave us a rating and a review in your podcast player.
Why is it so difficult sometimes for professionals with overlapping competencies to collaborate or communicate even when they seek the same outcomes. Amy and Mike invited Cathy Charles Szendrey, who works as both a school-based and private college counselor, to explore how school and private college counselors can work together. What are five things you will learn in this episode? Why do school counselors often reject working with outside college consultants? Are there positive ways school counselors and private consultants can work together? Why should school counselors work with or refer outside counselors? What role does a student’s family play in encouraging collaboration? Are there good reasons for families to engage private college consultants? MEET OUR GUEST Cathy Charles Szendrey has been counseling, coaching and advising students for twenty years. She began her career advising first generation students through the access group formerly known as Cleveland Scholarship. This opportunity trained her in the areas of college counseling, financial aid and scholarships for the most at risk students in the greater Cleveland area. Cathy then went onto become the Director of College Counseling at St. Ignatius High School, a nationally recognized all-male Jesuit High School. During her time at Ignatius, Cathy brought Naviance onboard, created college application classes, and co-created the Cleveland Urban plunge week. After leaving St. Ignatius, Cathy began her own private college admissions consulting business where she partnered with three innovative high schools in the Cleveland Municipal School district, mapping out their first graduation success plans. In this role, she took students on college tours, coordinated high stakes test prep, designed summer programs to develop and launch college applications, as well as informing administration and faculty about the process. Currently, Cathy has her feet in both worlds of high school college advising: she is a high school counselor at a suburban Cleveland high school and is a private college consultant who advises families on planning for college from 8th to 12th grade. Cathy's diverse experience has trained her in student planning for the best fit in academic classes ranging from Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, College dual enrollment and all other opportunities for course enrichment. She has consulted on sports, fine arts, and military recruitment processes. She also works with families needing assistance with IEP’s, 504’s and navigating the challenges of mental health issues for their child. Cathy is a passionate learner of all things counseling and considers it her lifelong calling. Find Cathy at https://www.guidanced.com/ ABOUT THIS PODCAST Tests and the Rest is THE college admissions industry podcast. Explore all of our episodes on the show page.
College? Applications? Where do I start? Who can help me? Ahhh! Don't worry because Maria, Ricky, and Camryn interview Mr. Egan from the Counseling Department to get you marching in the right direction as you start your *gasp* post-WeGo life. In our first Episode of 2018, we cover all the big questions and concerns for this process. Remember...You got this! ~ When should we start the application process? 1:10 ~ How do you start the process? 2:20 ~ What is Naviance? 4:05 ~ How many schools should I apply to? 6:40 ~ What are the typical costs of application fees? 8:15 ~ Are there any fees to send test results? 9:10 ~ What should we do about AP scores-even if I don't? 10:40 ~ What is Illinois AP credit policy for state colleges? 12:40 ~ How many letters of recommendation should I seek? Who do I ask? 13:45 ~ Should I ask teachers for letters of recommendation even from 9th or 10th grade? 15:08 ~ Can I use people other than teachers for letters of recommendation? 16:20 ~ When do I need to have my application submitted by? 16:48 ~ How do I make my application unique? 18:37 ~ What are the non-college option? 21:45 Be sure to check out the Counseling College page to start your clicking curiosity.
Host Jason Breitkopf is joined by fellow Endeavor host Kristi Davin to discuss a useful tool in the college prep and admissions process: the scattergram. Follow this link to the example scattergram used by Jason & Kristi in the episode: http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/auburnpub.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/f/bb/fbba2f32-e3f5-5e20-a630-7ed6dfbcf27f/563bac99b044a.image.png If you have any questions on this topic or any other, please reach out to us at http://www.twitter.com/endeavorpod . Join us at http://www.facebook.com/EndeavorParents for more tips, videos, & information.
Mich Warren, Director of Admissions at Purdue University joins The Toolbox. Mitch discusses a vast array of topics including what being college ready means and looks like in middle school and what students in grades 7-12 can do to find "the right fit" in the college and career process. https://admissions.purdue.edu/: The Purdue University Undergraduate websitehttp://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/gallup/: The Purdue University Gallup Index websitehttp://whscounselingcenter.com/: Westfield H.S. Counseling Center website. Find info. on Naviance as well as other WHS resources shared during this episodehttps://www.collegeboard.org/?navId=www-cb: The College Board websitehttps://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx: The U.S. Department of Education Net Price Calculator
Mich Warren, Director of Admissions at Purdue University joins The Toolbox. Mitch discusses a vast array of topics including what being college ready means and looks like in middle school and what students in grades 7-12 can do to find "the right fit" in the college and career process. https://admissions.purdue.edu/: The Purdue University Undergraduate websitehttp://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/gallup/: The Purdue University Gallup Index websitehttp://whscounselingcenter.com/: Westfield H.S. Counseling Center website. Find info. on Naviance as well as other WHS resources shared during this episodehttps://www.collegeboard.org/?navId=www-cb: The College Board websitehttps://collegecost.ed.gov/netpricecenter.aspx: The U.S. Department of Education Net Price Calculator
Five minutes to go, everything is planned, you're ready and prepared, and then...technology fail! Now what? Perhaps you are about to introduce students to a program like Naviance for the first time. Or maybe you are considering having a student-of-the-week take over your school's Twitter account. You might simply be preparing to share a presentation in a room you've never been in before. On this episode of Admissions Live, we sit down with Ross Wolfson, School Counseling Department Chair at Westborough High School, to discuss what could go wrong in situations like these, as well as what to consider beforehand and in the moment, so that when technology fails, you won't!
Five minutes to go, everything is planned, you're ready and prepared, and then...technology fail! Now what? Perhaps you are about to introduce students to a program like Naviance for the first time. Or maybe you are considering having a student-of-the-week take over your school’s Twitter account. You might simply be preparing to share a presentation in a room you’ve never been in before.On this episode of Admissions Live, we sit down with Ross Wolfson, School Counseling Department Chair at Westborough High School, to discuss what could go wrong in situations like these, as well as what to consider beforehand and in the moment, so that when technology fails, you won't!
It seems that every other day we get asked about the possibility of paying in-state tuition at an out-of-state college. There are so many myths surrounding this concept that it can start to feel like the whole thing is made up, but it is a real option. In part one of a multipart series that will explain these options in the US, we'll take a closer look at the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. Other segments will cover tips and tricks for using Naviance to navigate the college application process and answer listener questions on college admissions.
It seems that every other day we get asked about the possibility of paying in-state tuition at an out-of-state college. There are so many myths surrounding this concept that it can start to feel like the whole thing is made up, but it is a real option. In part one of a multipart series that will explain these options in the US, we'll take a closer look at the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. Other segments will cover tips and tricks for using Naviance to navigate the college application process and answer listener questions on college admissions.
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