Dec 10, 2018
This episode is part one of three on access and equity in the college counseling community. Today we meet Joan Liu, a counselor at a high school in Southeast Asia, who has been working on the front lines of access and equity issues during her career. When over 60 Nepali students suddenly lost their full-tuition...
May 10, 2018
In this episode you’ll hear Adam’s take on:
- What’s a “good” score?
- How much do SAT scores matter?
- Do students even need standardized tests?
- When should students take the test?
- What’s the difference between the SAT and the ACT?
- Do students need the optional essay?
- The most important things to know about...
May 9, 2018
On this podcast we discuss:
- Why parents should stop telling their students that there are tons of school and to not worry about where they will go
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Why (and how) to limit the amount of time you spend talking about college
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When the best time to start talking about college is
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The three most stressful parts of...
Apr 6, 2018
On this episode we discuss, among other things:
- How common testing anxiety is (you may be surprised)
- How anxiety functions in the body
- Strategies for changing how you think about anxiety #reframing
- Some ways you can understand and adjust self-talk
- What cognitive rehearsal is and how it can help
- A brief intro to the...
Apr 4, 2018
On this episode we discuss:
- Are standardized tests evil?
- What are some other standardized test myths that people tend to believe?
- To what extent does the SAT or ACT measure what students need to know in college?
- Important statistics from “Crossing the Finish Line,” a book that outlines the research around how well...